Best Museums in Manchester for children Manchester is a great city and there is so much to see and do as a family and its sad that its often overlooked when people are visiting the UK. Similarly to London, Manchester is jam packed with museums covering so many different areas...
As readers of the blog know, Doc is our resident scientist/geek/genius rolled into one. Wherever we can we love to try to showcase days out which are fun, different and educational too. On our recent visit to Newcastle we were looking for family friendly activities and discovered the Life Science Centre....
Picture this, being stuck halfway up a hill (the total height was 833 metres and we were at the middle station which is higher then Eiffel Tower, so still pretty high) a crying baby with a dirty nappy and no changing bag. We had no food, water, struck on a...
The London Eye is a true architectural feat and towers over the South Bank of London as one of the highlights of the London skyline. Regardless of the number of times I have seen it, the London Eye is always a sight to behold and standing at the feet of...
Sitting in front of my computer on a dreary, grey and all round miserable day in March, I am for the first time in my life both mentally and physically exhausted. Feeling a little down I cannot help but find my mind drifting off to faraway places of turquoise...
We travel a lot with our children and as a result we are in and out of airports across the globe. Whilst the little adventurers have grown accustomed to generally occupying themselves whether it be by playing on the iPad, games with one another or reading, as a parent I...
During our visit to The Lowry, Manchester to watch the fantastic Shrek Musical Live we had the opportunity to try the theatre’s newly opened Pier Eight restaurant. As our readers know we aren’t the biggest foodies with one of the reasons being that we find it difficult to find “family...
My parents were both born and spent the first 20 years of their lives in Pakistan and it has always been a country which has always hit a cord with my heart strings. I still have lots of family in the country and after visiting several times as a young...
As we get to the end of 2015, I thought I would do a summary of our fantastic year of adventures. We have had lots of days out, small breaks and holidays in the UK with one big trip in summer. Being a Scouts Leader, my Saturday mornings are now...
The Force has been awoken in us all and as I saw die hard Star Wars fans eagerly counting down the hours until the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga finally hit the big screen I thought I would look into the the all the different Star Wars sets...
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