We visited the magical world of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina while on the road with our kids. We bought entrance tickets at the gate but this was no theme park. This is a real mountain that dates back over a billion years. The legendary American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820) once hunted among its rocks. We […]
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We decided to get in the slow lane and drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachians. Tired of motorways, we headed to “America’s Favorite Drive.” Like Route 66 it’s legendary. I soon discovered why the Blue Ridge Mountains are called blue. A week or more could be spent on the road with kids following
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Holding tight onto the cuddly as storm approaches.
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I was looking for a place for lunch and a break in our drive when I discovered the Adirondacks Wild Center. On the road with kids from Connecticut, USA to Ontario, Canada we needed a break in the journey. Leaving the major highways, we chose a route through the vast six million acres of wilderness
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When is it a perfect time for strawberry tart? Always but strawberry pie – or tart – is truly scrumptious in the summer when strawberries are sweet, ripe and plentiful. Recipe contributed by British chef Lydia Brownlow: Lydia runs cooking workshops in the English countryside for parents and children and has contributed recipe posts to The
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve updated my list of top baby boys names in the UK and USA. Looking for a name for a baby boy? I’ve compared the top 10 most popular names for the United Kingdom – England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland – with the United States. These are all the
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