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Are you ready for an adventure to the happiest place on earth? Our family certainly is! Especially our youngest daughter couldn’t contain her excitement as soon as she heard that we were planning a trip to Disneyland Paris. But when she found out that we would be staying at the New York Marvel Hotel, her enthusiasm reached a whole new level. Read more…
As the autumn breeze whispers through the charming boulevards of Paris, our family's stay at the Sofitel Arc de Triomphe encapsulates the essence of French sophistication and familial warmth. This exquisite journey, with our teenage daughters in tow, transforms into an enchanting tale of cultural exploration, culinary delights, and beautiful memories. Read more…
Beautiful, luxurious holiday homes are not always particularly suitable for a visit with children. Genuinely nice for adults who are looking for something special to stay overnight for the holidays, but true hell for families. How different is our experience with Mas Canopée. A beautiful villa on top of a hill overlooking the cute town of Saint Maxime in the south of France. Read more…
For our trip to the South of France we nominate our stay at the Domaine du Mas de Pierre near the city of Nice as one of the highlights for this year so far. Indeed, it is luxurious and offers all the amenities you aspect from a five-star resort, but what really strikes us was its innovative approach to hospitality. Read more…
We often rent holiday homes during our travels and are quite used to it. However, we have never stayed anywhere with as many facilities as we discover during our stay at Gite Grand-Pas in France. Read more…
The gravel splashes high and our girls are screaming with pleasure. When we spot them, we see that they are together on a cool and sturdy pedal scooter. Again, and again they make a tour of the site. And that site is not exactly an amusement park as you might think, no, it is a majestic retreat in the Calvados region of Normandy in France. As we have the pleasure to be guests at Château d’Audrieu for three nights. Read more…
The beach is an explosion of brightly colored sun umbrellas against the fine sand. We just arrived in the pretty town of Deauville in the province of Normandy in the most Northwestern corner of France where we stay at the Hotel Barrière Le Normandy in France. Read more…
“Which prince and princes actually live here?” We just arrived and check in at the Chateau Lalande in the Périgord region in France as our youngest daughter suddenly gets some hesitations. She thinks we have booked a home stay with some descendants from the former France Royal Family. Read more…
With close to 100 million visitors across the whole country it is one of the most visited places on earth. So, finding a somewhat quiet spot sounds like impossible. Well to the contrary; we found a small slice of heaven hardly visited by any tourist and smack in the middle of the Mediterranean coast. Welcome to Mas de Peint in the Camargue region. Read more…
Sometimes you just know when you hit a family friendly hot spot. This happens to us on the afternoon we arrive at the Mas de Thau near the small town of Montagnac… Read more…
In this hectic life, the holiday is often the time for one to take things easy: give more attention to each other and yourself, and more attention to the things one does. Mindfulness is the buzzword nowadays. Today, however, we are in a tent. The location we chose is situated on the gorgeous Domaine de Saint-Christophe not far from Metz, in the north-east of France. Read more…
Paris, the city of love. This stems from the romance of the old city and the fact that Paris has long been in demand as a honeymoon destination. The often tight hotel rooms certainly have contributed to this. Yet you cannot speak of tightness in the apartment we stay in, since it features 160 m2 inside and 90 m2 of a garden… Read more…
