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    • Europe
      • Bosnia Herzegovina
      • Croatia
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Italy
      • Madeira
      • Montenegro
      • North Macedonia
      • Russia
    • North America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
    • South America
      • Argentina
    • Asia
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
      • Samoa
  • U.K Travel
    • England
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland
  • Planning/Travel Tips
    • Planning Tips
    • Travel Tips
  • Camping
    • Camping tips and hacks
    • Camping gear for kids
  • Family Gap Year
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England, U.K Destinations

The Best 5 Easy Walks In The Peak District

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    Family Gap Year

    How To Start Homeschooling

    April 3, 2020 / No Comments

    If you are wondering how to start homeschooling, you first need to decide which home school path you wish to follow. You will need to spend time researching the different home school options to ensure that you choose a style…

  • backs of three children stood at a lake side surrounded by mountains, Wicklow with kids
    Destinations,  Europe,  Ireland

    Things to do in Co. Wicklow with kids

    March 9, 2020 / 2 Comments

    UPDATED 07/07/2021 There are lots of fun and interesting things to do in Wicklow with kids, despite the county measuring just 33 miles by 20 miles. ‘The garden of Ireland’ lies south of Dublin on the Leinster coastline and is…

  • Larger Families,  Planning Tips,  Travel Tips

    Tips for Airbnb – booking and staying

    February 12, 2020 / No Comments

    Updated Feb 2021   I decided to compile these tips for Airbnb (based on our personal experiences) to help other families discover this affordable way of travel. We have stayed in Airbnb apartments and houses throughout the U.K and abroad.…

  • Family Gap Year,  Planning Tips

    How to prepare kids for travel

    February 5, 2020 / 2 Comments

        Preparing your kids for travel can have a huge influence on how successfully your child adapts to travel. This is even more important if you are setting off on a family gap year or long term travel. How…

  • white yurt in Mongolia with kids
    Family Gap Year

    Family Gap Year – Our Accommodation Stats!

    January 29, 2020 / 2 Comments

    When you are planning a family gap year, it is impossible to picture what your trip will actually entail – unless you are someone who plans every aspect of your trip before leaving home! We did not plan our family…

  • Family Gap Year

    Planning a family gap year – our transport stats!

    January 15, 2020 / No Comments

    Are you planning – or dreaming of – a family gap year? Are you wondering what long term travel with kids will involve and what your family round the world trip will include? We recently collated some statistics from our…

  • Costa Rica for kids, walk on the beach
    Central America,  Costa Rica,  Destinations

    Costa Rica with kids

    November 27, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Updated 12/03/21   Visiting Costa Rica with kids is the perfect choice for a once in a lifetime family trip.  Costa Rica provides everything an adventurous family is looking for – from idyllic palm tree lined beaches to an incredible,…

  • colourful stars at York xmas market
    England,  U.K Destinations

    Christmas in York

    November 17, 2019 / No Comments

    Christmas in York is magical.    From the wooden chalets of York’s Christmas Market, the Christmas lights on the city’s historic buildings to the illuminated majesty of York Minster – York has to be one of the best places to…

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    Gifts For Map Lovers

    October 21, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Updated November 2021   Gifts for map lovers (like myself!) can be more than just an item for the bookshelf. I wear map jewellery, have map wall art, map decorations and a ton of map themed accessories. Maps inspire wanderlust…

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    Family Gap Year,  Resources

    Why you should choose a Cabin Max backpack

    October 3, 2019 / No Comments

    Updated December 2021   I have used Cabin Max backpacks and bags for over 10 years and love them. My cabin backpack has endured travel on planes, trains, buses and boats all over the world and in the U.K. It…

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We are Map Made Memories, a U.K based family of five suffering from incurable itchy feet who dream, plan and travel independently on a budget. We love the outdoors, warm seas, camping and all things train. 36 countries together and counting!

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