"Madrid te abraza!". . . Madrid embraces you. Family-friendly Madrid was full of pleasant surprises for all of us. It was quite a beautiful, international and welcoming city with clean streets filled with happy-looking people. As a capital city it has many things to offer visitors, including us families with little kids in tow. But, … Continue reading If you can only do one thing in… Madrid this summer, what will it be?
What to do or see near Cordoba or Jaen? If you're already gonna be there, make sure to save a day to visit an off-the-beaten-path, gem-of-a-destination: Santa Elena. It is a little village in Spain between Andalucia and Castile-La Mancha. It was a random stop, 4 hours drive from Jerez, and a little hop over … Continue reading Between the cross and the half moon… but where the *heck is Santa Elena?
Jak zorganizować niedrogie rodzinne wakacje, które zadowolÄ… zarówno Wasze pociechy, jak i Was? Czy da siÄ™ zaspokoić WaszÄ… duszÄ™ podróżnika, jednoczeÅ›nie zapewniajÄ…c moc atrakcji dla Waszych dzieciaczków? Tak, da siÄ™! Dla nas takim rozwiÄ…zaniem okazaÅ‚a siÄ™ rodzinna objazdowa podróż samochodem po Europie. Brzmi szalenie? Boli gÅ‚owa na sama myÅ›l dÅ‚ugiej jazdy z dzieciaczkami wiercÄ…cymi siÄ™ … Continue reading Samochodem przez EuropÄ™ z maÅ‚ymi dziećmi. SzaleÅ„stwo, czy przygoda? A może szaleÅ„cza przygoda? 🙂
Here's the unedited translated text of the original post in Polish "Samochodem przez EuropÄ™ z maÅ‚ymi dziećmi. SzaleÅ„stwo, czy przygoda?... (which has pictures), using GOOGLE TRANSLATOR--savior of these semi-nomadic travelers. You can also use the Google button at the bottom of each post to translate from English to your language of choice. How to organize … Continue reading By car across Europe with small children. Madness or adventure? Maybe a crazy adventure? 🙂
Europe... here we go again!!! "Yeah... yuupeeee... wa-wow-weeeee!!!... Vamos por ahÃ"!!! Our children get so excited every time we talk about our upcoming summer camping road trip that will take us, once again, to many magical places and will let us experience new cultures and fun things (for both kids and parents) throughout Europe. All … Continue reading Ready for the summer?… a family fun camping road trip across Europe 2
Our family plan to take a year off work and live abroad needed careful long-term planning. To convince my wife that I was not "finally at the CRAP END of CRAZY," I first needed to think about several important questions to make a family move abroad, with two young kids in tow, possible. Then, I … Continue reading A family gap year without work. . . Thinking about taking a career break?
So you've come to visit a city/town, hit all the need-to-see places, keep the kids engaged, and you only have a day or two. How do you do all that without losing your cool? Of course, kids get bored. We can only expect them to visit as many landmarks, museums and historical places, until they … Continue reading The best playgrounds in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain
"Tata, we are gypsies, right?," my then 6-year old son Karol asked me. We were looking at a map, talking about his diverse friends in school, why we have moved from the "yellow house" to the "blue house" to the "white house" in the past two years, and our future plans to move elsewhere. Well, … Continue reading New gypsies: International Romani Day, 8 April
With over 300 days of strong Andalusian sunshine here in southern Spain, you would not think that there would be snow. Think again! The Sierra Nevada, about a one-hour drive from the city of Granada, boasts the southernmost point of Europe where you can ski, sled and snowboard as late as early May. You can … Continue reading Snow this far south in Europe?
This can help you make it happen for your family. This is part 2 of the questions that I needed to address in order to persuade my wife for us to quit the job and life in the U.S. and move to Spain, two young kids in tow, three summers ago. "Tata!," my seven-year old, … Continue reading Thinking of moving abroad with your family for a year without work? Yes, you can! We did.
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