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We had some doubts whether we would include this destination in our portfolio. It is not typically a luxury accommodation, but at the same time it is so charming, and we are having such a good time that we cannot withhold it from you. Michiel and Katja's holiday home Zilt aan Zee where we stay for a week, is located on the largest island in the Netherlands called Texel. Read more…
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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…
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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…
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Amsterdam is the perfect city for an active city trip with the family. Especially older children will enjoy this vibrant metropolis with its unique, largely seventeenth-century city centre. And the hotel Andaz Amsterdam where we stay, is ideally located to serve as a base. Read more…
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“If we had paddled upstream long enough, we would have come here." Our daughters look amazed as they gaze from us at the fast-flowing river Rhine and back again. However, we certainly do not want to leave as we planned for two nights in one of the best hotels in Switzerland and one of the oldest city hotels in Europe. Founded in 1681 as a gentlemen's inn and rebuilt in 1844, The Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois covers half a block and majestically overlooks the Rhine. Read more…
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She pauses for a second and then runs as best she can a few meters into the thickly snowy garden, falls on her back and makes a snow angel with her arms and legs while moving. This scene takes place on the first day of our visit to the Waldhaus Flims Wellness Resort. In the morning we receive a warm welcome from host Burkhard Wolter and his team. Read more…
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Wow, this is a cool room! That is how it sounds from the room next to us. We have the pleasure to be guests at the breathtaking Grand Resort Bad Ragaz for a second time, now in winter. Although it more looks like spring on the day of arrival with 14 degrees Celsius. However, as often in the Alps, the weather changes in a heartbeat and the snowflakes drift down within hours of our arrival. Read more…
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Staying with small children in a big city can be quite a challenge. It is often much nicer to seek refuge near the beach or forest. However, with teenagers it becomes a different story. It opens the door to new possibilities. To discover these, we will stay at the W Amsterdam Hotel in the Netherlands. Read more…
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The mist hangs in patches over the Scottish meadow and it is already half-day. Yet it is still mid-afternoon when we are on our way to an iconic hotel in a comfortable car. Winner of the Hotel of the Year award by The Sunday Times and repeatedly named one of the most beautiful design hotels in the world. It is an impressive building. Built in the 19th century, The Fife Arms Hotel is a Braemar landmark and is a category B listed building. Read more…
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This marvellous resort in the Algarve region of Portugal has it all; a staggering range of accommodations, 10 restaurants and six bars, a wine cellar – stocked with more than 11,000 bottles, 54 acres of subtropical gardens, a 20 meter long private yacht, a dedicated kids park, special family packages, its own golf course and the list goes on and on. Read more…
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With a whole world of new opportunities to discover, it is not often we visit a destination more than once. But in the case of the Martinhal Sagres resort, didn’t even hesitate for a second. Yes of course we want to go for a second time! Read more…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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In the height of summer, we travel from a scorching hot France to the sixth-smallest nation in Europe. Indeed it is small, but it easily wins the prize for the grandest name ever bestowed on a country. Our travel destination for the coming four days is known as the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra. We are guests at its one and only five star Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa. Read more…
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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…
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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…
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In the heart of the vibrant city of Brussels, we find a new friend In the beautifully styled and intimate 5-star hotel called, the Amigo Hotel. Read more…
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The Hotel Schweizerhof with its great history fits its location perfectly since there is hardly any other city that has preserved its historical traits as Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Read more…
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How about finding a house in Belgium for 5 families, including 9 children, and a dog? With a pool, sauna and Jacuzzi? A gourmet kitchen? Ensuite bathrooms? A fire place? A BBQ? And a big garden? And things to do around? Sounds like a mission impossible? Not if you search Ardennes-etapes… Read more…
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