Felsenweg and Hammetschwand Lift with Kids

A trip to the Felsenweg and Hammetschwand Lift is a great one to do both with and without kids. The Felsenweg is an easy hike offering impressive and unparalleled views of Lake Lucerne. How to get to the Felsenweg and Hammetschwand Lift There are several ways to get to the…

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One Day in Medellin – Places You MUST Visit

Do you have just one day to spend in Pablo Escobar’s home? Read on to find out the places you must visit in Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city. Here are the places we visited during our one day in Medellin with our kids: Pueblito Paisa Pueblito Paisa is a replica…

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Playa del Carmen’s best kept secret – Punta Esmeralda

Playa del Carmen’s best kept secret has got to be Punta Esmeralda. A huge tourist spot, Playa del Carmen offers all the amenities travelers are looking for while being perfectly situated between Cancun and Tulum. We were however disappointed by the beaches straddling the Caribbean coastline of Riviera Maya due to…

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Kid friendly cenotes near Playa del Carmen

Are you traveling with kids and looking for kid friendly cenotes near Playa del Carmen? Read on to find out which ones you must visit on your trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. What are cenotes? A cenote is a natural sinkhole resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes…

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Floating reed villages of Lake Titicaca

The floating reed villages of Lake Titicaca are a must visit when traveling in Peru or Bolivia. At 3812m high, Lake Titicaca is South America’s largest lake and the world’s highest navigable body of water. The Uros floating reed village is the perfect day trip from Puno. …

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30 countries, 6 continents; and he is only 3 years old!

Following a previous post where I wrote about the 15 countries our first son Ilyas had been to before 1.5 years of age, below is the map of the 30 countries he has now visited at the age of 3 years and 4 months. List of continents and countries: Europe:…

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3 kids 4 countries 6 flights 23 days – how & what to pack?

Knowing that one pays almost nothing for flights for babies below the age of 2, we decided to travel as far as possible before our firstborn’s second birthday in February 2017. Back then, the destination of choice was New Zealand. With the second child’s upcoming second birthday approaching, I wanted…

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