Category: Travel

I love seeing new places, going on holiday and travelling with my family. Travel and kids may not always seem like the best idea but in the last few years I have learnt so much from it and now it feels so natural and each time we go I am eager to get away again on the next adventure. Whether it is a holiday in the UK or abroad we have fun whatever we get up to and it is always the highlight of my year and we love sharing this with you. You will also find tips and tricks, destination and tour ideas, recommendations (from both myself and companies) and eco-conscious travel.

How to Maintain Heart Health While Traveling

Posted on January 21, 2025July 10, 2025 by Emma Reed

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Traveling can be one of the most enriching experiences you’ll have, but it doesn’t always do your heart any favors. Between hectic schedules, indulgent meals, and spending hours sitting during transit, it’s easy to fall out of your usual healthy routines.

Still, traveling doesn’t have to mean putting your heart health on hold. By planning ahead and making mindful decisions, you can explore new places and create lasting memories while keeping your heart in top shape. This guide will show you how to keep your heart healthy no matter where life takes you.

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What To Know Before Your First Ski Trip

Posted on January 20, 2025April 29, 2025 by Emma Reed

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Few forms of holiday are quite as fulfilling as a good ski trip. The pastime itself can be thrilling, and you’ll get a complete form of exercise. The stunning mountain views, and the clear, fresh air, can also make a difference. And that’s before we mention the appeal of the apres-ski experience.

Getting the best from your ski trip, however, often means forging the right plan and doing a little bit of preparation. If you’ve never been skiing before, then it’s particularly important to get this right. But what does this mean in practice?

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How We Spent Our Magical 5 Night Stay in Lapland

Posted on January 5, 2025March 2, 2025 by Emma Reed

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In September 2024, I turned to my husband and said I think we need to have a magical Christmas, let’s make Lapland happen! He was a little reluctant at first (costs, busy time of year etc) but we set to work researching how to do it and in the end, went for a DIY trip. We booked an Airbnb, flights, excursions and a hire car and on 22nd December we left for the most magical holiday we have ever been on. Here is all we got up to and packed into our 5 night stay…

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Arcandia – Arctic Adventure Park Review, Lapland

Posted on January 5, 2025March 2, 2025 by Emma Reed

We have recently returned from an amazing DIY Christmas trip to Lapland having had such a wonderfully, magical time and one of my favourite days had to be our visit to the Arcandia – Arctic Adventure Park. Packed full of stunning movie set buildings, beautiful lights, family games, sledging, entertainment and more, this was a day out that we all really enjoyed so I thought I would write a little review about it.

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An Honest Review of The Searching For Santa Experience at The Northern Lights Village

Posted on January 5, 2025March 2, 2025 by Emma Reed

We have recently returned from a dream DIY trip to Lapland where we had such a magical time we really didn’t want to come home. During our 5 night stay, we booked the Searching for Santa experience at the Northern Lights Village in Levi for Christmas Day itself as a big treat for both of our boys – one who had his birthday that day too. I’d heard great things about this experience via a Lapland Facebook group I joined and looking at the website, it sounded like the ideal way to wrap up our special Christmas Day. As much fun as most of this 3 hour experience was, I did have some issues with parts of it and I am going to cover all of this in my honest review…

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An Honest Review: Family-Friendly Husky Dog Sledding Safari, Lapland

Posted on January 5, 2025March 2, 2025 by Emma Reed

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When we planned our DIY trip to Lapland, Husky sledding was right at the top of my must-do list. It has been a dream of mine since I was little and something I wished we had done during our visit to Tromso. Thankfully, these types of excursions are popular in Lapland with lots of companies providing this experience. We easily found and booked our family-friendly Husky safari via MANAWA and this is my honest review…

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How We Planned our Amazing DIY Christmas Trip to Lapland

Posted on January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 by Emma Reed

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Lapland has always been on my travel dream list, even more so since having children but as we all know, having young children costs… a lot! And even though we had talked about making this trip happen years ago, we couldn’t ever afford to. This year, however, I decided we just had to go what with our eldest turning 11. So I carefully (and secretly) saved up and announced to my husband in September that life is too short and that we needed to organise a surprise Christmas trip to Lapland for the boys. He may have reluctantly agreed at the start but as soon as he started researching everything he was completely invested and between us we worked hard to make our DIY Lapland trip happen…

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