As Mandalorians would say ‘this is the way’, and we found our way to travel in these very uncertain times – Trustedhousesitters. It combines two things high on our list of favourites – caring for animals and travel. As we are a wee bunch that might come out as wild I wasn’t sure if anyone would…
Geocaching in my kids eyes equals what they call ‘just living a life’ or the ultimate fun and games…Spending time exploring carefully all the nooks and crannies found outdoors in search for containers (with ‘treasure’) also known as caches or geocaches, kind of does make you feel like Indiana Jones or one of the Goonies…
Few years ago we decided to bring the gift of experience into our boys’ lives. Up to this day these are the best gifts they have had, the ones they remember the most and the ones they are so eager to repeat. There is not a toy or thing in the world that can replace the…
When choosing our last adventure I have to admit we didn’t really look where it would take us. We simply wanted to live in a Hobbit House (absolutely Tolkien connected). To our delight one had nestled just a few hours drive from Edinburgh in the Moray county near Aberlour. Now Aberlour is a town famous for…
Growing up in continental Croatia – seaside and beaches were always reserved for summer months. Most of those long warm, even heat wave days, the sea is the only place where you can cool down a bit. And sometimes, even the sea can’t help. Living in Scotland gives you a different perspective. The sea temperature varies from…
Our families top combination, when not talking about movie-pizza-ice creams, is woodland-river-playground. Well, any water will do (that’s Lilo talking), and all that is green, but when you add playground in the equation – best thing ever! Now with Scotland going into Phase Two of lockdown exit and there is some indication playgrounds will open…
We let our youngest and our oldest family members take lead on our walk – and the result was brilliant! They discovered a secret path to a secret hiding place (this one will have to remain a secret, obviously) and not so much a secret but a beautiful walk, called The Measured Walk, that brought…
One of our dearest places in Edinburgh, where boys experienced riding ponies for the first time, travelled through time all the way to the Ice Age, took photos with ghouls and vampires and even met a few fairies, is the Water of Leith Conservation Trust. When not in lockdown mode there is a Visitor Centre…
It started with their idea to make Lego cartoons, bringing all their creations and stories to life. To make this happen we took a closer look into ‘how to’ Stop-Motion videos. Now we can’t stop making items around us alive! A bit like Victor Frankenstein, but in a cute and friendly way. We were lucky…