Real Family Stories
Our family travel stories share honest advice from parents who have taken on bigger adventures, from long-term travel and family sabbaticals to moving abroad with kids.
You’ll find real experiences, planning tips, budgeting advice and practical support for families dreaming of life on the road or a new chapter overseas.
Portugal + The Azores: Our Family’s Summer Sabbatical
Written by Chloe @ThatHolidayMum
Taking a family sabbatical before your child starts school for the first time can be especially meaningful. Starting school is a big milestone — not just for your child, but for the whole family.
Moving from the UK to Portugal: How 3 Months Changed Everything
Thinking about moving from the UK to Portugal with kids? Guest contributor Abby (@the.sunnysidestory) shares her honest, real-life story of relocating to Portugal as a family, including what sparked the move, what surprised them most, and how day-to-day life actually felt once they arrived. From navigating the practical bits like settling in, routines and finding your feet in a new country, to the emotional side of starting fresh, Abby’s experience is a reassuring read for anyone dreaming of a slower, sunnier chapter abroad.
7 Unexpected Family Destinations We Loved Worldwide
Sometimes the best family trips are the ones you never saw coming. Guest contributor Jennifer (@multigenerationalfamily_travel) shares seven worldwide destinations that surprised her family in the best way, from Moraine Lake in Banff National Park to tropical shores, iconic wonders and wild national parks. Expect practical, family-friendly inspiration with that “we need to go there” feeling, plus bucket list moments you can actually do with kids (and grandparents) in tow.
Discovering Spain's Heartbeat: Family Tales from Madrid & South
Traveling through Spain as a family offered more than sightseeing—it became a shared journey of discovery. Here Morgan aka @m_michellesantana talks about her families travel and discovery in Spain.
Little Adventure Passports
Printable activity packs for your little adventurers
Little Road Trip Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers
Make the journey part of the adventure with the Little Road Trip Passport, a 14-page printable activity pack designed to keep children entertained on long car journeys, UK road trips, family holidays and weekend adventures.
Created for little travellers aged around 4–9, this black-and-white printable pack is filled with simple, screen-free activities children can enjoy from the back seat, at a café stop, in a caravan, or once you arrive at your destination.
Inside you’ll find a mix of road trip fun, including eye spy, fun facts, daily diary pages, end-of-trip memories, colouring pages, drawing prompts and travel keepsakes. The pages are designed to be easy to print at home, with a clean black-and-white layout that children can write on, colour in and make their own.
Perfect for:
Long car journeys
UK road trips
Ferry drives and holiday transfers
Caravan and camping trips
Weekend breaks
Keeping little ones busy without screens
This pack has been created with young children in mind, using simple prompts, bold colouring pages and fun travel-themed designs to make every journey feel a little more exciting.
What’s included:
14 printable A4 activity pages
Black-and-white design for easy home printing
Road trip games, diary pages, memories and colouring sheets
Designed for children aged approximately 4–9
Instant digital download
Print the whole pack before you travel, or choose your favourite pages for each journey. Pop them in a folder, clip them to a clipboard, or keep them in the car for your next family adventure.
Little Cruise Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers at sea
Set sail with the Little Cruise Passport, a printable cruise activity pack created to keep children entertained before, during and after their family cruise holiday.
Designed for little adventurers aged around 4–9, this black-and-white printable pack is filled with screen-free activities children can enjoy on board, in port, at dinner, in the cabin or while waiting to disembark. It’s a lovely way to make the journey feel even more exciting, while helping children notice more, learn little travel skills and record their favourite holiday memories.
Inside you’ll find cruise-themed activities including fun facts, eye spy, a cruise map, daily diary pages, port adventures, local language prompts, wordsearches, crack-the-code challenges, maze pages, colouring sheets and end-of-holiday memories.
Perfect for:
Family cruise holidays
Sea days and cabin downtime
Port days and excursions
Long waits while boarding or disembarking
Restaurants and travel days
Screen-free holiday entertainment
Simply download, print and pack with pencils or crayons for your next cruise adventure.
Little Adventure Passport
Printable activity pack for little adventurers
Make your next family adventure even more exciting with our Little Airport Adventure Passport, a printable activity pack designed to keep little explorers curious, creative and entertained while travelling.
Created by The Little Adventure Club, each pack is filled with fun, child-friendly activities including travel games, fun facts, colouring pages, mini scavenger hunts, diary pages and memory-making worksheets.
Perfect for plane journeys, road trips, ferry crossings, hotel downtime, restaurant waits and slow holiday mornings, these packs help children feel part of the adventure, not just along for the ride.
Simply download, print at home and pack it in your child’s backpack before you go.
What’s included:
• 14 Printable activity pages
• Travel-themed games and challenges
• Colouring and drawing activities
• Simple destination facts
• Mini diary and memory pages
• Designed for little adventurers aged around 4–9
A lovely way to make family travel more fun, screen-free and memorable.