Trekking in Sapa with our children was one of the things I was really looking forward to during our time in Vietnam. I had visions of 3 days walking through rice fields and meeting locals in the villages. We opted for a 3 day/2 night trip in the hope it would really allow us to…
Kayaking among the limestone kaarsts of Halong Bay (Bai tu Long Bay) was the thing my husband and I were MOST excited about doing with our children in Vietnam. We even bought our kids a little kayak for Christmas to help build their confidence and skills ahead of time. You can imagine our deep disappointment…
Visiting Hanoi with children is more about experiences than sight-seeing especially in comparison to other South-East Asian cities such as Bangkok. The first thing that struck me was the traffic, especially the motorcycles zipping everywhere. Technically people drive on the right in Vietnam but rules don’t seem to apply at all. People just drive in…
I am a huge fan of packing light – even with 3 children in tow. It stems from my backpacking days where my husband and I spent 365 days traveling around the world. We were always on the move and everything had to be carried in our packs. We learned how little we really needed…
As we prepare for our flights from Auckland to Hanoi (via Kuala Lumpa) on Thursday night I wanted to share with you a simple but effective technique I have for keeping my kids together at the airport. It is called – The Magic Ribbon. I invented the Magic Ribbon when I had to fly solo…
We leave for our family trip to the north of Vietnam in just over a week. I am really excited but somehow it doesn’t feel real. I still feel consumed by the madness of end of term activities with the kids and am having to remind myself we are about to head off on a…
Our trip to Vietnam is coming up in April which we are all very excited about. Vaccinations are never fun with children but they are essential when traveling to the kids of places we love going! For this trip the adults needed a Tetanus Booster and Typhoid (our Hep A & B is all up…