Family road trip to the Italian Lakes with teens

By Map & Family

May 31, 2016

An Italian summer road trip that kept parents and teens happy! Essentials included: swimming and sunbathing by the Lakes, fashion shopping in Milan and designer discount discoveries across the border…

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Family trip to Australia Part 3 – Bamurru Plains

By Map & Family

May 23, 2016

A family trip to Bamurru Plains in Australia’s Northern Territory meant bush safaris, waking up with the wallabies and getting very close to crocodiles.

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Australia: A family trip to Hamilton Island and the Great Barrier Reef

By Map & Family

May 12, 2016

A three week family holiday in Australia that takes in city sights, beaches, wildlife and natural wonders. Here’s the second part of our trip report as Charlotte and family fly…

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Family Holiday to Australia: Part 1 Melbourne and Sydney

By Map & Family

April 28, 2016

Charlotte and family spent three weeks in Australia taking in the classic sights from the Sydney Opera House, the Great Barrier Reef and Bamurru Plains. Here’s Part 1: exploring Melbourne…

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Rome with Teenagers: Must-Sees and Top Things to Do

By Map & Family

April 19, 2016

Planning an Italian city break to Rome with teens? Here are our tips for things to do in Rome in three days. Must-see sights from the Colosseum to the Sistine…

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Tips for Family Camping in the Swiss Alps

By Map & Family

April 12, 2016

A campsite in Switzerland for summer family trips. Walking, hiking, alpine sights, activities for children: things to do on a Swiss Alps camping holiday.

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New York with Teens: eating, sleeping and getting about

By Map & Family

March 22, 2016

Heading to New York with teenagers? Here’s our essential guide to where to eat, where to stay and getting around the city.

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Things to do in New York with teens: Top 10 sights Part 2

By Map & Family

March 15, 2016

Our top five must-see sights on a trip to New York with teens. Part 2 of our sightseeing guide includes Empire State building vs Top of the Rock for the…

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NYC with teens: Statue of Liberty

5 Days in New York with Teens: our Top 10 Sights part 1

By Map & Family

March 8, 2016

Looking for the ideal family city break with teens?  We’d vote for the city that never sleeps! We spent 5 days in New York: sightseeing, flea market shopping and taking in…

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Books and dvds to put you in the mood for a trip to Venice

By Map & Family

October 13, 2015

The books and films set in Venice that will make you want to buy a flight straight away. Here’s what to read and watch before you go.

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Boys standing in windy boat deck

Family trip to Argentina Part 1 – lakes and glaciers

By Map & Family

October 11, 2015

Caroline and her family spent a ten day Christmas holiday in Argentina. They travelled from stylish Buenos Aires to one of the most remote parts of Patagonia, taking in lakes,…

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Christmas tree, Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Family trip to Argentina Part 2 – city and wildlife

By Map & Family

October 11, 2015

Our second post following a family holiday in Argentina. Read on for a view of ultra-wild Peninsula Valdes – favourite of wildlife photographers – and sightseeing in Buenos Aires

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