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We are going on vacation with Irene from BloesemKids

"Dear readers: I am so very sorry for this long silence! It wasn't planning on being offline for such a long time. I came to the Netherlands about 10 days ago and the places where we were staying were without internet connection (!)... perhaps a good thing for this online addict because it allowed me to fully enjoy being with my family and some time off. Last Thursday we flew to Spain and this image was taken of me yesterday, enjoying a marvellous late lunch in a wonderful restaurant in Romanya de la Selva near Girona.... so today a bit more about my vacation in Spain..."

We are Going on Vacation with me, Irene from BloesemKids

and we are we going to...
LLagostera in Spain at the beautiful Costa Brava. I was 4 years old when I came here for the first time and I still love it! The beaches and rocky coast line are just amazing and the country side is gorgeous too... 

Who are you bringing along?

My husband Rik and our two boys, Lode and Kiet (6 and 3 years old).

 

Where do you stay? 

We stay at a house that my parents bought long ago. It has been renovated a couple of times but still feels very much like home. Going on vacation to a real home works very well for me... we have never been the camping types... I think that is because we've been roaming the globe for years and coming 'home' while on vacation just feels great.... down time with the family, living easy...

How do you get there?
By plane from the Netherlands and while in Spain we drive a super cute Ford convertible ... yes, you can call it an oldtimer...

What do you bring?

too much … always too much, including my work and I should not be doing that!

Any travel tips?

I always bring things-to-do books for my boys that we use during flights and traveling. I enjoy making puzzles with them or other easy games like travel bingo. This year I brought a Dutch book called…Vakantie Klets (=Holiday Talk) by gezinning and it worked perfectly. While Kiet was sleeping on my lap Lode and I worked our way through this book and had lots of fun chatting with each other and writing the pages. It is already a nice keep safe book that will always remind me of his vacation .

What are must-see places in the world according to you?

The Costa Brava… The rough beach side and the spectaular little villages that bring you back to the middle ages...

I will try to be back later today with some more images from the beach at parafrugell where we are heading right now for a late lunch at the beach in a restaurant called Tragamar.

We are Going on Vacation with Mariella from hollywoodroadblog

We are Going on Vacation with Mariella  from Hollywood road blog

and we are we going to...
Italy, like every summer. I am  Italian , but I live in China and the summer is an opportunity to explore my country and share it with my husband who is Israeli and my kids.

Who are you bringing along?
My love and my two kids, two and a half years  and 5 months old
 


Where do you stay? 
We start from my parents' home, a little town down in the south, and then we will travel to other places although this year's itinerary still has to be defined

How do you get there?

We get there by plane and then we take road trips with a rented car. .........MORE

     

We are Going on Vacation with Emilie from Babyccino

We are Going on Vacation with Emilie Walmsley from Babyccino kids

and we are we going to...
The southern Limousin, as relatively unknown region just north of the Dordogne.

Whom are you bringing along?
My two daughters, Coco and Violette. Friends will come and go during our stay.

Where do you stay?
Our little farm house, which has been in my family for generations.  .......... MORE

 

   

We are going on vacation with Anne Duramois from Luvaville

We are Going on Vacation with Anne Duramois Czinczenheim from Luvaville

and we are we going to... Menorca
It has been a busy year for our family so this summer, we need to relax and just to spend some quality family time. This year's destination is Menorca, a small and a bit quieter Spanish Island than its neighbor Mallorca. Menorca is famous for its wild and unspoiled nature, many beaches and great child-friendly resorts. As we always like to combine our travels with big city escapes, we are stopping over at Barcelona for a few days. This way, we have the perfect combo for a family-friendly beach and city holidays.

Who are you bringing along?
We are going just the four of us: My Husband and my two daughters: Liv & Stella.

Where do you stay?
We have found this nice and charming resort with independent apartments and all the family-friendly facilities that we need to have a relaxing and pleasant stay. When we travel, we like to rent apartments and have a bit more space. This way, we can take it easy during the mornings and be able to do thing even when the girls are at sleep at night. ........MORE

We are Going on Vacation with Isabelle Mcallister from Dos family

We are Going on Vacation with Isabelle Mcallister from DOS Family

and we are we going to...
A road trip in California. To live the large american way. Starting in LA going to Grand Canyon, Vegas, San Francisco and back to La trough Highway 1 along the coast.

Who are you bringing along?
The family. These images are from when we where just 3 of us before my son was born. Me, Erik and Della.

Where do you stay?
We booked online via hotels.com. Just a couple of days before we got to a new city so we could stay a different places as long as we wanted. We stayed at very affordable hotel Nikko in San Fransisco where they have rooms with two walls just made of glass - like sleeping on top of the city! And when passing Highway 1 don't miss the crazy and eclectic Madonna Inn, in San Luis Obispo  in Vegas you get great big rooms very cheap.

   

We are Going on Vacation with Esther from babyccino

We are Going on Vacation with Esther from Babyccino Kids

and we are we going to...

Our family house in the Cantal, France. The Cantal is a very beautiful, rural area in the centre of France and I’ve been going there for over 25 years. We love the countryside, the ‘back to basics’ way of easy living, the wonderful, regional cheeses, bread and meat and the vegetables ready to pick from the garden...

Whom are you bringing along?

My husband Tamar and our three kids Sara (6), Pim (5), and Ava (1).

Where do you stay?

At our family house, a little, old farm dating from 1781. It’s a very pretty place, and we love to live outdoors as much as possible, picking plums from the trees, mushrooms from the meadows, blackberries from the bushes... We like to go for hikes and to hang out in hammocks, swings, and, of course, the swimming pool!