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Europe Latvia Travel

Jurmala, and how to feed a family with food needs

Say it with me, “Yur-malla”. Latvian and Spanish are quite similar languages in that you never say a ‘J’ like “jump”, it’s always “yuh”. That aside we had a rough Saturday, we slept in and realised we couldn’t go sightseeing outside of town so we decided Sunday we’d go to Jurmala and that Akvaparks Alice […]

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Kids Latvia Learning Travel

The Riga Zoo, A Gallery

On Saturday we all went to the Riga Zoo. It was really wet and cold, but that didn’t stop us! Check out a few snaps below, click on one to open a lightbox/photo gallery. Gallery

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Europe Latvia Travel

Walking around Riga, the Riga Tour

On Wednesday We had a walking tour of Riga We had been here for 4 days and we were so ready for a bit of Riga; our neighborhood Angenskalns is rustic, picturesque, and historic, but not heaps to see but houses. However, you take the 21 bus in to town and boom, plenty of history; […]

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Norway Travel USA

Leaving Santa Barbara for Oslo Norway

Santa Barbara the second leg of our trip has gone by so fast and now we are in LAX waiting for our plane to Oslo I have a few minutes to reflect. It’s small for a Southern California town, but larger than most towns in New Zealand so it always feels like a bit of […]

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Kids Travel USA

It's a world tour, not a pleasure cruise

Travelling, working and schooling the kids is hard work. But most people think we are on a pleasure cruise.