This Easter we checked out Holbox Island — a great place for a family reunion as 10 of us headed there to enjoy the beaches of Holbox.
Category Archives: Long Weekend
Malinalco
Malinalco is a Pueblo Magico just under two hours from Mexico City, making it the perfect getaway for a day trip or short long weekend. I really loved Malinalco — the weather was warm, the people were friendly, the food was amazing, oh, and there was a (smallish) hike! I really feel it has something …
Tepoztlán
Tepoztlán is a Pueblo Magico just 85 km south of CDMX. In an hour and a half drive you will arrive to a cute town full of great restaurants, hiking and markets to enjoy. I really miss a good hike on a holiday, so this town was high on our list! The first day we …
San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende is a great Pueblo Magico to visit for a weekend from Mexico City.
Grutas Tolantongo
A recent day trip to the Grutas Tolantongo was a wonderful, relaxing way to end my friend’s holiday to Mexico. Soak in warm pools, rivers and a sauna-like tunnel!
Mexico City 10 day itinerary
A 10-day Mexico City itinerary for markets, crafts, museums and, of course, Mexican wrestling.
Oaxaca
The city of Oaxaca is a perfect weekend or week long excursion for delicious food, beautiful architecture, market towns and artesania.
Chilean Beaches
One of the advantages of being a long, skinny country stretching down between the Pacific and the ribs of the Andes, is that Chile has a Pacific coastline of 4,270 km // 2,653 mi. That’s as long as driving from Vancouver to Ottawa! With a width of only 90 km in some places (and a …
10 tips to get kids hiking
My husband and I have spent most of our holidays hiking and camping. When our children came along it was an important family activity. Our middle child was born with Down’s Syndrome and our youngest was born with hydrocephalus and a weaker left side. We really thought our hiking days as a family would be …
Entertaining children in lockdown
It’s September and we are currently experiencing a lifting of the lockdown in Santiago. Where we live, we can leave our houses Monday to Friday, but we can’t leave on the weekend and we can’t leave the city at all. We have completed 23 weeks of online home learning (as our school year runs March …
Come From Away 