Stay a little longer in Mostar
Our family's Mostar journal, with a relaxed Old Town walk, the Old Bridge, coffee stops and practical notes for visiting with children.
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Different places.
The same curiosity.
Journeys, photographs and travel notes from our family’s time on the road.
The Balkans
A slower day by the sea in Budva
Our family's Budva experience with an eight-month-old, plus a flexible Old Town and beach plan, stroller considerations and official visitor links.
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A different kind of Ljubljana walk
Our family's daytime visit to Metelkova in Ljubljana: street art, an unexpected story and practical context for choosing your own family stop.
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Belgrade with our daughters
Returning to Belgrade with a baby and a preschooler: shaded pauses at Kalemegdan, familiar places and a gentler way to enjoy the city.
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Dubrovnik at a gentler pace
A Balkan road-trip stop with our seven-month-old: Stradun, Luža Square and a sea view, plus what we would change about the timing.
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The road through Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our family’s Bosnia and Herzegovina road-trip reflections: Mostar, Sarajevo, Blagaj and Jajce, travelling with a baby and a preschooler, with useful current planning links.
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A visit to remember, at Potočari
A personal account of visiting the Srebrenica memorial at Potočari with young children, with clearly located original photographs and authoritative historical sources.
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A family memory at Ostrog
Our earlier family visit to Ostrog Monastery: the upper cliff church, the lower monastery and the small grass wreaths that travelled home with us.
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Balkan journeys through the years
Family memories across several Balkan journeys: Serbia in 2011, Montenegro with our first daughter and a later trip through Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia to Belgrade.
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Small discoveries in Bratislava
Our Bratislava travel journal with a nine-month-old: Old Town walks, the castle hill, easy breaks and a flexible plan for a family city visit.
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Prague, before we became parents
Our Prague travel journal from before parenthood, with a flexible Old Town, Charles Bridge and castle walk, plus separate family planning resources.
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A fresh look at Munich
From Marienplatz to Viktualienmarkt and Karlstor: the camera walk that helped us rediscover Munich when it was our home.
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Dresden, at a child’s pace
Our Dresden family journal: the Albertinum, palace collections, a much-loved children’s museum and the colourful courtyards of Neustadt, with updated planning notes.
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Following curiosity, close to home
A family memory from Munich in October 2016: an ordinary stroller walk led to Garchen Rinpoche’s eightieth-birthday celebration, with the original photographs and poster.
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A summer of music in Podlasie
Our Podlasie festival memories: folk music, theatre, family meetings and summers across the region, with original photographs and links to present organisers.
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A conference trip, with the family
How we joined a physics conference trip to Dresden with a two-and-a-half-year-old: realistic working hours, hotel-room play and time outdoors.
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Bavarian Christmas-market memories
Our earlier Bavarian Christmas-market memories, with original Munich photographs and a separate guide to the official Munich and Nuremberg dates for 2026.
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Four days in Paris
Notre-Dame from the river, a love of Impressionist art and an Eiffel Tower engagement: our Paris story, with a more relaxed four-day plan.
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One autumn day in Brussels
Our November train trip to Brussels, from Gothic details and Grand-Place to waffles, with a practical choice between the centre and the Atomium.
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A winter walk in Madrid
A few winter hours in Madrid after a journey from Argentina: our walk through Sol, Plaza Mayor and the palace area, with realistic stopover planning.
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Cuba, between the stops
Our 2016 Cuba transport journal: Viazul buses, taxis and bicitaxis, with original photographs and a separate note on present travel conditions.
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Cienfuegos, slowly
Our two-day Cienfuegos family journal: Avenida 54, Parque José Martí and a walk towards Punta Gorda, with original photographs and present-day context.
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Santa Clara, beyond the monument
Our Santa Clara journal: the Che Guevara memorial, the armoured-train museum, Che y Niño and Parque Vidal, with original photographs and current travel context.
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A fictional evening in Viñales
An edited short story from our Cuba archive: an evening, a guide’s invitation and a crowd, preserved with the original fiction and image-manipulation disclaimer.
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Cuba currency, then and now
Our historical Cuba currency notes, clearly separated from current CUP and payment guidance, with original CUC and CUP photographs and dated official sources.
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Three beach areas from our Cuba journey
Our personal Cuba beach selection from an earlier journey: Cayo las Brujas, Playa Larga and Playa Ancón, with original photographs and clear historical context.
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An active family memory in Viñales
Our earlier family activities in Viñales: two horseback outings and a visit to a climbing area, with original photographs and a clear distinction between past experience and present advice.
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Havana in black and white
A short photographic toast to Havana: classic cars, street scenes and balconies, preserved through three original black-and-white images from our archive.
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A different way to see elephants
Our family’s Samui Elephant Sanctuary memories, with original photographs, a clear account of visitor contact and current guidance for choosing elephant experiences.
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Bangkok, with time to settle
Our first Bangkok family journal: a delayed flight, two young children, neighbourhood walks and changed plans, with original photographs and updated health-planning links.
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Thailand, one stage at a time
Our Thailand family-travel notes: the night train towards Koh Samui, shorter journeys, food and everyday arrangements, with current health and rail-planning sources.
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Returning to Kyiv, 2016
A historical family photo essay from Kyiv in 2016: returning with a young daughter, the memorial at St Michael’s and an airport portrait exhibition.
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Our first evening in Tbilisi
Our 2016 Tbilisi arrival journal: a Kyiv stopover, too much luggage, Old Town doorways and an evening meal, with a separate current airport-bus note.
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Armenia, one encounter at a time
Our journey from Yerevan towards Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank and Yeghegnadzor: monastery memories, a winery stop and the people who helped us on the way.
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Walking, carrying, walking again
Our 2018 MiniMeis family gear journal: why a folding carrier helped between short walks, with original photographs and links to current model instructions.
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Six books, a wider world
Six books from our 2017 family reading journal: curious girls, freedom, compassion and folktales, with original book photographs and author and illustrator credits.
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A family month in New York
Our almost-month-long New York family stay: playground pauses, Central Park, museums and Coney Island, with original photographs and current museum-planning links.
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Returning to Harlem with the family
Our Harlem family walk: Playground 123, West 125th Street and the Apollo exterior, with original photographs and current park and theatre-planning links.
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Iguazú, worth taking time for
Our journey from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazú and the Argentine falls, with original photographs, time between viewpoints and current national-park planning links.
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