Travel Mum

Carly Kim

Travel Mum

Hi everyone! I am 25 years old, currently a Full time student with a part-time job, and soon to be mummy for the first time!

I have set up this travelblog to describe the many pitfalls and benefits of travelling with a family - from the first stages of travelling with bump right up until they no longer want to go away with their parents!

I hope that this blog will inspire some of you to believe that family travel CAN be done, and maybe even follow in our footsteps!

Read on to join us in our family adventures...



Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Penrith March 8th 2013

Wednesday night involved the first time I have had more than one glass of wine for a year - in fact I had four glasses! As you can imagine I was rather...happy. Mum and I went to see the 'Music Legends' show in the Green Room, and Dad was kind enough to buy us premier tickets. This meant that we had table service rather than having to get up to go to the bar all the time, a dangerous concept in itself. When we ordered our first drinks and 10 minutes later they still hadn't shown up, we had to ask the waitress again and discovered that she had forgotten our order. To make up for it she brought us back TWO drinks each, one of which was on the house - uh oh! Mum and ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Penrith March 6th 2013

After living in Cumbria - stronghold of Englands' Red Squirrel population - for 3 years, I have finally seen my first ever WILD red squirrel! I cannot describe how excited I am by this fact, except to say that a small amount of victory dancing round the front room was required... I know it may sound a little sad to other people, but the fact is that basically everybody living up here has seen one at one point or another, and I was feeling rather left out. Even my parents managed to see one before me, and they don't even live here! So after seeing the gorgeous little creature on the table outside this morning I am now very happy that I can tick that particular box off the bucket list. The forest that this camp ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Penrith March 4th 2013

Today marked a very special event - out first ever family holiday! Ocean is only 8 weeks old so of course she won't remember it, but we will take alot of photos throughout the week to show her later on! We haven't ventured far, just 30 minutes down the motorway to Center Parcs at Whinfell forest. The highlight is that my parents and my sister are here too, the trip being their christmas present from us. We weren't allowed access to our house until 3:30, but we arrived at about 2pm and went straight to the swimming pool instead. I wondered how Ocean would handle her first experience of swimming... Turns out she absolutely loved it! After getting her into her first ever swim nappy and a gorgeous little pink & white striped swimming costume with ... read more




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