Ourkidstravel.tv (2024)

08/06/2023

On our way to Puglia we stopped in Matera, Italy; Europe’s oldest city! It’s thought to be the third-oldest city in the world, after Aleppo and Jericho. People have been living in these cave dwellings carved into the mountainside since prehistoric times! It’s been settled since the Palaeolithic period (10th millennium BC) by the troglodyte people.
Matera starred as Jerusalem in Mel Gibson’s ‘The Passion of the Christ’ & the opening scene of the recent Bond movie, ‘No Time To Die.’

04/06/2023

"Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn't quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone."
- John Steinbeck

20/03/2022

Kansas City has scattered 154 hearts that were each designed by a local artist. Go download the app & see if there are any near you & keep track of which ones you have visited. How many have you been to? We found 5 in just an hour or two. We plan to go mural & heart hunting next weekend!

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22/07/2021

🚨Explore China & Thailand for Free. Yes, We Said Free!!🚨
You read that right — this 13-night bucket list trip from UTOvacation is free! This exclusive offer is in celebration of UTOvacation's 10-year anniversary, as well as the re-opening of these countries, and allows you the chance to explore two amazing places with one unforgettable deal.

Here's what we know: UTOvacation is offsetting the cost of this trip with local partners and tourism associations to jumpstart travel to China and Thailand. For the next 48 hours, only Travelzoo members will be able to book a complimentary 13-night trip that covers your 4-star hotel stays, ground transfers and tours such as the Great Wall of China. Passengers can lock in your travel date now (with promo code FREECHINATHAILAND) and change name or the travel date at a later time. Free trips are based on double occupancy, but single supplements are available for $600 per person.

What's not included:

Roundtrip international flights from your city of departure and regional flights between Beijing and Shanghai; Shanghai to Bangkok.
A $230 Chinese visa
Meals (meal plans are available as an upgrade)
Travel insurance, tour extensions and optional programs
When: Travel Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 20, 2026 (weekly departures)

Important: This offer will expire and the deal will no longer be available on July 24 at 10 a.m. ET. As seats are limited, we expect UTO's phone lines to be very busy, so we recommend you book this trip online as soon as possible.

How to Book: Rates will initially appear as $1199/person and the promo code will be applied at checkout.

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19/03/2021

The Alpine Herdsman's Playground is 7600 feet in the sky on top of the Männlichen. A 28 ft giant cow with a walk-in interior, a viewing platform on top of the cow and slide down through the mouth of the cow, a seesaw, balance beams, bowling and fun in-ground trampolines that I spent way too much time on. It’s good for the kids to have a break from hiking to have play time! The nearby restaurant had amazing views and even better raclette!

17/03/2021

We picked the Mannlichen to conquer first because it had a trail called Lieselotte that had activities for kids, even a scavenger hunt. Aubrey loved seeing all the goats but was sad none of them were fainting goats 🐐 Briella enjoyed the cable car ride up to the top from Grindelwald.

17/03/2021

Exploring Interlaken, a Swiss town built in 1133, with no plans other than shopping for a Swiss Army knife for my Dad. Not often do we wander a city with no itinerary other than getting lost and seeing new sites.
My kids love to play in the flower gardens and Briella will always do her typical smelling a flower pose at each garden she finds. 🌹

15/03/2021

Switzerland is known for their chocolate so of course we had to take a chocolate making class!🍫 We each got to make our own chocolate bars with whatever toppings we wanted....and got to eat unlimited chocolate while doing it! It was so so so good. During the class, we got to try chocolate in all forms, and I definitely do not care for the coco bean it comes from, but love the result! This was so much fun and such a bucket list activity. We filmed an entire episode here.

14/03/2021

Views from the Mannlichen in the Swiss Alps.

12/03/2021

Who remembers the book called “Heidi” wrote by Johanna Spyri? Heidi is a young orphan sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. My mom read it to me as a child, and then read it to my children as well. I couldn’t wait to take my girls to the Swiss Alps to show them alpine life that they heard about in the story.

11/03/2021

The first signs of Spring were happening atop the Mannlichen. The gorgeous mountain flowers were popping up and we had to stop to smell them & breathe in the fresh air! What a perfect moment to rep the with my shirt and hat!
Without the research and development of Surfactant that was funded by the March of Dimes, our little Briella would not be here with us today. But here she is, way high up in altitude where it is harder to breathe, doing great!

09/03/2021

After we came back down from the summit of the Mannlichen, we were completely engulfed in the thick clouds. I am thankful I listened to our chalet owners about wearing layers in case the weather changes. When we left, it was so sunny and I wanted to wear a tank top and shorts. I was for sure we were overdressed wearing a long sleeve shirt. When I was looking up at the mountains, all I saw was a sunny day. I didn’t realize we would be on top of the clouds where there was no more sun. There was this one huge hill of snow left, so we carefully trekked to the pole and celebrated that our shoes allowed us to mostly stay upwards. I love the look on the girls faces. They are so proud of themselves! My little micropreemie conquering hikes on the Swiss Alps 🥰

08/03/2021

We made it to the crown at the top of The Royal Walk, even with the clouds. We had to make it to the crown since we are Kings👸🏼

07/03/2021

Coming back down the Maennlichen from The Royal Walk, we got a great view of the clouds rolling in.

05/03/2021

This was less than an hour after the sunny picture. The clouds literally rolled in. We were actually in the clouds! So insane! I have the cutest video of our youngest talking about how fresh it smelled once we were inside the clouds. The pretty villages below were no longer able to be seen, and neither was our oldest daughter, who is in this picture down the road...you just can’t see through the thick clouds.

04/03/2021

Enjoying a sunny moment on the Maennlichen. We took the Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway to the top of this mountain that faces the Eiger. It’s a 15 minutes walk to the summit. It has gorgeous views over the Lauterbrunnen valley. This area has been populated since 3800 BC!!! 3800 years BEFORE Christ was born! Wow. Unimaginable.

You will not believe the photos that we took less than an hour later! Any guesses and what the difference will be?

03/03/2021

Now that we have finished the Bora Bora interruption, I bring you back to our 10 weeks in Europe trip. We just finished up Austria and next up is Grindelwald, Switzerland. An enchanting village that I almost died in 😅

02/03/2021

The last of my Bora Bora, Moorea & Tahiti series. I was determined to see the black sand beach in Tahiti. It gets its color from the lava. Even with the strong storms and all the locals telling us not to, we grabbed a taxi and drove 30 minutes here. Then my husband stayed in the taxi so our shopping bags would be safe and the taxi wouldn’t leave, and I went down this alley that led to this empty beach.
The world’s most legendary wave is here in Tahiti. In fact, surfing was invented here!
I was able to get this calm picture, but the power of the waves crashing and throwing debris was a bit intimidating. I took a few selfies and ran back to the taxi. I also bring home sand from each location. I put it in a plastic water bottle. When I get home, I add it to a mason jar with a pretty lid, adding shells from that location as well. I had no idea that this was considered a no no until we visited Hawaii. We definitely did not bring any home from Hawaii. Swipe to see how I display sand & shells from around the world.

01/03/2021

Tahiti has a large, indoor market that you HAVE to check out, Le Marché. I had so much fun looking at all the local food and goods.
You will find fish that has been freshly caught from the lagoon, local fruits and vegetables and handcrafted products.

All the gastronomy of French Polynesia is present through Polynesian and Chinese flavors. They highly recommend you to try the Pua Roti (crispy pork and barbecued pork). Tahitians eat this food with a French baguette for breakfast. You will probably see huge queues of people waiting for their Pua roti. Also try the Firi Firi, a famous beignet in French Polynesia.

The public market in Papeete is in every sense the heart of the city. Le Marché as the market is called, is the perfect place to find local Tahitian products and produce, while you shop in Tahiti, and it is located just one block inland from the waterfront.

On the ground floor of the spacious building are many stands with displays of luscious ripe fruits, Tahitian & Chinese vegetables, monoi oil, scented soaps, vanilla beans, cakes & pies, fruit preserves, dance costumes, woven hats and bags & shell necklaces.

Strings of brightly colored fish are brought from the fishing boats to the market each afternoon around 4:00pm, which is an excellent time to visit. Le Marché is open daily from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm (Sundays until 9 am), and reaches its peak of activity very early on Sunday mornings, when Tahitian families come to shop for their Sunday feast.

Be sure to stop at the flower market on the ground floor where you will find brilliant displays of lovely floral arrangements of orchids, anthuriums, daisies, red ginger, and jasmine as well as shell necklaces, woven hats and baskets.

The upstairs section is reserved for artisans selling pareos, carvings, tifaifai wall hangings or quilts, embroidered cushion covers and other handicrafts. All around the exterior of Le Marché are more vendors of pareo, Tahitian vanilla, table sets, shell jewelry, monoi oil products, leis and crowns of Tiare Tahiti flowers.

28/02/2021

Stormy views from bed in Tahiti... You can see the island of Moorea in the background. I have said it so many times, but Intercontinental Hotels just do seating right. Every seating area is an IG photo waiting to happen. Swipe to see more seating goals. The fruit just tastes better here also!
The deck of the bungalow was the perfect place to have coffee! The early morning was the only time we weren’t being ate up by bugs, not sure if that had to do with the storm, we weren’t there when it wasn’t storming so nothing to compare it to. But we did not get ro enjoy having the glass wall between the bed and deck open or spending any decent amount of time on the deck due to them 🦟
We did not have that issue any where else except on the water. We also had the same problem in Moorea. We couldn’t swim in our private pool when the rain stopped due to the amount of mosquitoes.

27/02/2021

We took a ferry from Moorea across the South Pacific to Tahiti. The stormy waters were no fun to be on! The storm also created a more muddy water and we never got to see sun in Tahiti. Nonetheless, the overwater bungalow was an amazing stay! Swipe for pictures of the view from bed!

26/02/2021

A sunset trying to peak through the storm. I was strongly opinionated about if we are going all the way to French Polynesia then we should only stay in Overwater Bungalows...but these beach bungalows changed that for me. Look how gorgeous their emerald water view is?!

25/02/2021

Here are the overwater bungalows of Intercontinental Moorea and their emerald waters. In between downpours, we went out and wandered through the resort as it has a dolphin and sea turtle habitat!

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25/02/2021

Rainy Rainforest 🌴⛰🌋
But digging the emerald vibes 🌧

24/02/2021

Moving on to the island of Moorea, also in French Polynesia. It is known for its lush green rainforest landscape and emerald waters (versus the turquoise waters of Bora Bora.) Unfortunately the entire time we were here, it stormed and was gloomy. But still very green!

23/02/2021

We are just not going to talk about the three shadows behind me to the right....

22/02/2021

Sunset 🌅 vibes
Perfect place to drink your dinner 😅

21/02/2021

Ambassador check in views at the Intercontinental Thalasso Bora Bora. The Ambassador membership is SO worth it! Free suite upgrades (we got a better volcano view), VIP check ins with gifts, restaurant & bar credit, and my fav perk: 4pm checkout!! Oh how I miss Bora Bora’s Tiare iced tea!

20/02/2021

I planned our entire trip to Bora Bora for the fact that I wanted to float in a flaming pool float in the turquoise lagoon of the South Pacific. We packed this very heavy pool float in a carry on so it would not add pounds to our checked luggage. We brought 200 feet of rope so I could tie up to the dock of our bungalow without floating away, and just relax. It was perfect. I was able to watch tropical bright colored 🐠 fish, manta rays, eels, and was always on the lookout for sharks, without being in the water. Just sitting right above with the perfect, Instagramable view!

19/02/2021

What I wouldn’t give to have a drink here again right now and just feel the sun and wind on my face again, while listening to the waves.

We have been isolated since March 11th, 2020 due to trying to keep our youngest healthy from Covid. She was born at just 23 weeks weighing one pound, 8 years ago. We watched her fight for her life for the first year and are not wanting to do that ever again. She is one of our reasons we travel the world, to show her what she fought so hard for. So until she (and all of our fam) can get vaccinated, we have to settle for replayed videos.

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