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A camping beach-side birthday cake

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Beach camping birthday cake

Sometimes different events collide and help create something better.  The way Angelina's birthday party and cake together was a bit like that. We'd postponed Angelina's party a couple of weeks as we had such a hectic April. She asked for a sleepover party, I put a twist on it and suggested a camping sleepover party.  She was ecstatic, even though this meant she could only … [Read more...] about A camping beach-side birthday cake

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, beach, birthday, birthday cake, cake, camping, cooking and baking, Home-made birthday cake, Homemade & homebaked, sand, themed birthday

A postcard…with love: Nieuwpoort, Belgium

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Nieuwpoort belgium seaside beach postcard

My dear Friend, Today we planned to travel, drive and get to our stop over for the night quickly. Instead we ended up on this gorgeous beach in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. We had a delicious picnic lunch, a splash in the North Sea and enjoyed the warm soft sand tickling our feet. Although it was a brief stop we got sand into EVERYTHING, so for the rest of our journey we'll have a … [Read more...] about A postcard…with love: Nieuwpoort, Belgium

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3 great outings on the Gower with kids 2 to 7 years old

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Worms head tidal causeway

  Having heard so much about how beautiful the Gower peninsula is, this week came the time to explore it for ourselves.  Our short week in this beautiful part of Wales did not disappoint.  Exploring it with my brood was great fun, perfect for bonding with little modern life distractions.  I had no agenda for the week, just to chill and enjoy the outdoors with the … [Read more...] about 3 great outings on the Gower with kids 2 to 7 years old

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: beach, camping, Camping, Camping and Caravanning, Family fun, Gower, kids, Natural Childhood, Travel, UK, wales, walks

A Postcard…with love: the Gower Peninsula, Wales

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Hi, We're sending our love from the Gower. If you are ever after endless beaches to share with few others, this is the place! We've had lovely long walks, splashed in the shallow waters and delved into rockpools. Little mobile reception, little interruption from modern life. We bought our veggies straight from the farm from a lovely lady as old as fossils (according to … [Read more...] about A Postcard…with love: the Gower Peninsula, Wales

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: A postcard, beach, Campy, Gower, Natural Childhood, rockpooling, UK, wales, walking

My favourite beach holiday destination: Barcelona

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Barcelona Beach

A beach holiday in Barcelona?!  You might be forgiven for thinking you read that wrong.  However, I stand by it. I've had a quite a few holidays which took me to the beach- New Zealand's deserted beaches with thermal springs, the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney was our weekend haunt for some formative years of my childhood, Northumberland's fantastic coast with long sandy … [Read more...] about My favourite beach holiday destination: Barcelona

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: Barcelona, beach, beach holiday, Europe, holiday, Travel, Travel, young children. city break

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