Last weekend I participated in a travel blogging conference called Traverse and spent a couple of days in the lovely city that hosted it: Cardiff. The capital of Wales, Cardiff is located on the southern  Welsh coast: it overlooks the synonymous bay and has a history that dates back to Roman times. It was my first time in the city and to make the most of it, I took a self-guided tour of its castle and then joined some of the activities generously offered by the conference organisers: a walking tour of the old town and then a visit to one of Cardiff’s most peculiar museums, The Dr. Who Experience. The latter was incredibly enjoyable…

Last month, we took a family trip to Thomas Land UK and, after the visit, we found ourselves with a few hours to spare before we could board our ferry back to Ireland. We were travelling by car, so we looked at things to do with children in the East Midlands, and soon found out a place that caught our attention: the British National Space Centre in Leicester. Space is a subject we all find fascinating, in our household: both my husband and I love looking at the night sky and just recently we had noticed the kids seemed to follow our amateur astronomer footsteps: my son, in particular, is…

My family is made of 4 people, but we have a fifth honorary member: Thomas the tank engine. My son discovered Thomas for the first time when he was 1, during a summer vacation in Italy, and for the following four years he kept his love for his hero alive: Thomas toys, clothes, DVDs – we are a family that usually avoids branded stuff but with Thomas we were simply powerless. For my son, it’s a love affair and since the heart has reasons that reason cannot understand, we decided not only to let this feeling blossom but to reward it with maybe the most cherished present of all: a…

Family itinerary for a weekend in the area of Enniskillen with kids. One of our most pleasant week-ends away, in the last couple of months, was a trip to Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland. We went there with the children and the Italian grandparents: we left Dublin on a Friday afternoon, excited for this impromptu cross-border road trip, and armed with maps and nibbles, we drove north. Enniskillen is the largest town in county Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and sits in a beautiful spot: built on a natural island which separates the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne, it is surrounded by water, accessible throughout the town through gently sloping lawns. What to…