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Family Train Adventures Around the Globe

Are you concerned about your carbon footprint? Do you love to explore the world but would like to do so in a more ethically sustainable way?

I chatted to Ed Gillespie, author of One Planet and Director of Greenpeace UK, about ways that we can explore the world without using a plane.

Ed shares his view on why the journey is an important part of the travel adventure and recommends train routes which are perfect for families.

Useful links:
Find out more about Ed and his epic journey around the world here: http://www.onlyplanet.com

‘The man in seat 61’ is the ultimate website for train travel across the globe: https://www.seat61.com/

Book a train trip across Europe using one website: https://raileurope.co.uk/en

 

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🌟 Campervan Essentials 🌟 Campervanning looks very different for many people - some prefer a little more luxury, while others are happy with very minimal equipment. I would like to think that we sit somewhere in between those extremes and pride ourselves on only buying and storing things in the van that we consider are essential for making life easier on the road as a family. 🌟➡️ NEW on the BLOG - Our Campervan Essentials! (Link in bio) All recommendations are items we have tried and tested over a considerable period of time, organised within the format of answering questions we have been asked recently. ▪️How can you keep your van clean and tidy on the road? ▪️How do you prepare meals when you are travelling? ▪️How do you manage to travel with children and a dog? ▪️How do you manage to fit everything that you need into such a small space? ▪️What items have you found really useful that I might not have thought of? ▪️What items do you find really useful when travelling with children? If you could only choose THREE essentials in your campervan, what would they be? #vanfamtribe #dublife #volkswagencamper #campervanlife #vanfamtribe #ourtribetravels #vanlifefamily #campervanlife #lifeontheroad #vanlifeuk #vanlifers #homeiswhereyouparkit #homeonwheels #campingessentials #campingwithkids #vanlifewithkids #vwt5camper #campingfamily #vanfamily #vwcamper #vwcampervan
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Hello 👋 We've had so many new followers since we started travelling again, so I thought I'd do a little re-introduction as it's been a looooooooong while since the last time I did this 😘 🚐 I'm Jenny, Mum of the Lynn family. I work as a travel blogger (yes, that is actually a real job that earns you money 😜) - I love the flexibility it provides me around our family and the travel opportunities it brings. 🚐 With Jay (hubby) and our two boys (Arthur 7, Ezra 6) we live in the Peak District 🇬🇧. I also run peakdistrictkids - which has become the go-to website for families exploring the UK's oldest national park 🥾 and the website receives over 180k page views per month. 🚐 As a family we love epic adventures. We have lived in India, trekked the Himalayas, and traversed Africa in a Land Rover. 🚐 We jumped on the pandemic VAN-waggon in June '20 and bought our Mazda Bongo camper from eBay for £7k. We were supposed to be taking a family gap year and travelling overland from London to Sydney last year - a trip Jay and I did back in 2007 🙄. But we absolutely love our Bongo; he's part of the family now 🥰. 🚐 We are all Aussie citizens as Jay and I used to live in Sydney. The boys have never even visited, and it's currently the top country they want to travel to. One day... 🚐 I've never liked sea food. And when I decided to become vegetarian over three years ago, it was a huge relief to just say to people that I'm vegetarian, rather than explain I don't like sea food 🙈. Although I still sometimes eat the boys left over fish fingers 🤷‍♀️. 🚐 Oh and we're currently spending the summer travelling around France in our Bongo and having the best time ever 🥰🇫🇷. Right, I think that's enough waffling on about myself 🤣. Big hugs, Jenny x
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✨ I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees. - Henry David Thoreau ✨⁣ ⁣ Do you ever feel this way? I often feel so tiny after time in the forest, realizing how minuscule our place on this earth really is, but what massive damage we have done. ⁣ ⁣ Although, I get the point of this quote.. mentally, my heart is full and my mind is clear after time in nature.⁣ ⁣ But this is me with poetry.. I’ve never been so great with it because I am very literal. However, I am learning...Cian and I have started a new homeschool ritual of Poetry Teatime. It’s been a fun way to get out of my comfort zone and open up new forms of reading for Cian. ⁣ ⁣ I never even knew that he had an interest in poems, but he’s really taken to it. I bought a few books for kids, but what he enjoys more are the classic poets. So many of their writings focus on nature, which is where his love is as well. He’s even begun nature journaling every time we go somewhere - and it’s always a poem. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t mind me, I’m just over here adoring what homeschool has brought to us! ⁣ ⁣ Every day this child surprises me with his interest in things, his love of learning and excitement to explore all that the world has on offer. ❤️⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #yosemitenationalpark #homeschoollife #mariposagrove #californiadreaming #visitcalifornia #maderacalifornia yosemitemadera #nationalparkgeek #homeschool #nationalparkservice #findyourpark #familyexplorersclub #travelmom #familytraveltribe #familyvacation #kidswhoexplore #natureofinstagram #ourtribetravels #familyfun #loveyourtimetogether #hiking4fun #letthekids #hikingviews #letthembelittle #documentyourdays #hiking_hobby #hikingfamily #nothingisordinary #familytravel #familyadventures #outdoorfamilies
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Sunrise walk around Oondooroo station Located 30 mins north of Winton town centre, this working cattle and sheep station is also a campers oasis in the heart of outback Queensland! It boasts 12 massive lush green sites with water access to all and power for 1. With the homestead and camping lawn sitting at a high point on the station, you're gifted with amazing horizon views for both golden hours of the day so have your camera ready.. Or.. swipe along to check out a few of my clicks 🙂
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And the two weeks of quarantine has begun... wish us luck 😜⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We arrived back into the UK yesterday and stayed at my parents' place in Kent to break up the journey north. The overnight stopover is allowed by the government and my parents are away in their camper at the mo.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We filled in the online government COVID forms before arriving to Calais, and were asked at UK border security if we had done them, although they weren't actually checked. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Then as soon as Jay has finished work, we'll do the final leg back home to the Peak District today 💚. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📷 from one of our many cycle rides around the Loire Valley 🇫🇷⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ...⁣⁣ #quarantinelife #ukquarantine⁣⁣ #loiremylove #loirevalley #visitfrance frogbikes #frogbikes #bikekids #cyclefrance #familytravel #uktravelblogger #ourtribetravels #beautifuldestinations #fstuk #travelmadfam #letthemexplore #wildlingexplorers #vanlifewithkids #travelfrance #vanfamtribe #kidswhoexplore #france_vacations #francetravel #picoftheday #magicofchildhood #summer2020 #familytravelblog #worldschooling
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✨ Wild Horses ✨⁣ ⁣ When we began our homeschool journey a friend said they were going to study wild horses. Of course, upon hearing that, Cian said he wanted to as well. So, when we had the opportunity to visit Carson Valley, we knew we had to seek out the wild horses that live in the area. ⁣ ⁣ What a dream day. We headed out with a local photographer who has spent his life in these hills, photographing wild animals. ⁣ ⁣ We learned so much about the horses, the issues they face from the environment, people and the government. It’s such a tricky situation out here. There are lots of different bands of wild horses that roam the Carson Valley and even into the towns. The ones living close to town have been tainted by people feeding them so they are much friendlier (aka less wild!) than these. We couldn’t get even 100 ft away before they would start moving. ⁣ ⁣ I had visions of close up photos with the horses, but you won’t get that here in Carson Valley. These are still as wild as wild can be! ⁣ ⁣ They are a beautiful site to behold though. I encourage you to visit them some day.. just please do not feed them or try to get too close. Maybe we can eventually help these guys move deeper into the mountains away from all of us!⁣ ⁣ Did you know that wild horses still roamed parts of the US? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #mumsinphotos #nevadaadventures #nevada #wildhorses #wildhorsesofinstagram #carsonvalley #whycv #sierrasafely carsonvalleynevada #wildlifephotography #familytraveling #nature_addict #familyphotography #familyvacay #loveyourtimetogether #littletraveler #ourtribetravels #adventurehunt #nature_hub #landscape_perfection #natureatmosphere #naturecontent #adventurenthusiast #familytravelblogger #overlandlife #nature_collection #familytraveltribe #bringthekids #familylife #chooseadventure #naturekind
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