Parc Astérix with kids - the park that beat Disneyland
Roman legionaries, the spinning Discobélix disc and a wooden roller coaster. The Astérix park near Paris was smaller and cheaper than Disneyland, and we liked it much more.
Le Chêne Gris campsite near Paris - a Eurocamp mobile home and days of rest
A railway station by the gate, 25 km to Disneyland and an icy pool for our family's winter swimmers. Le Chêne Gris was our base near Paris and the place for two well-earned days of rest.
Disneyland Paris with kids - ten hours in the park on a holiday weekend
Winnie the Pooh, Sleeping Beauty Castle and a dragon in the dungeon, but also queues longer than an hour. Our day at Disneyland Paris on a long weekend and what we would do differently today.
Paris in one day with kids - the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre
The top of the Eiffel Tower, baguettes from a bakery, the Arc de Triomphe and a walk along the Champs-Élysées to the Louvre. We saw Paris with four kids in one day, and now we know what we would do differently.
Bruchhäuser Mühle in Holzappel - a stopover on the way to France
We only planned to sleep halfway to Paris, but we found an old mill in a forest valley, with ponies, a playground and a restaurant. This is how our May holiday in France began.
May holiday in France 2019 - Paris, Disneyland and Parc Astérix with kids
The Eiffel Tower, Disneyland and the Astérix park in one May holiday, with four kids and a mobile home at a campsite near Paris. Our 9-day plan, almost 3,000 km and a lesson about long weekends.
Borówiec model railway with kids: an airport, a motorway and a city at night in 1:87 scale
A crash on the motorway, a LOT plane at the airport and skyscrapers that light up when night falls on the layout. See what we spotted with our four kids on a huge model railway in Borówiec near Poznań.
Alps and Dolomites 2018 - a road trip with kids through Austria and Italy
Snow by the road in the middle of July, World War I tunnels on Monte Lagazuoi, a toboggan run in Tyrol and a pizza that lost to the homemade one. Our 10-day road trip with four kids through the Alps and the Dolomites, day by day.
Timmelsjoch, Imst and the Journey Home - The Final Days of Our 2018 Summer Trip
Over the Timmelsjoch pass to Austria, up a gorge with a pushchair to a 3.5 km summer toboggan run in Imst, and a trip home that did not go to plan.
Sass Pordoi, Lago di Carezza and Pizza in the Dolomites
The Pordoi Pass below the Sass Pordoi cable car, the emerald Lago di Carezza and a real Italian pizza taste test that ended with a surprising verdict from our kids.
Monte Lagazuoi - World War I tunnels in the Dolomites
At the top of Monte Lagazuoi, tunnels and trenches from over a hundred years ago waited for us. We hiked down a path once used by Italian soldiers - except we had four kids and a thermos of tea with us.
Zell am See and Grossglockner - an Alpine start to our summer holiday
A night drive across half of Europe, an Alpine lake for breakfast, and a road with views that take your breath away - this is how our 2018 summer holiday began.
