SHONA & BOWEN | SYDNEY

I recently came across Bowen’s Instagram Account (@bowen_mercy) who shares some very cool pictures of his family life in Sidney. When I ask him for this interview, he told me about the Vlog he creates together with his wife Shona (@shonamercy). I interviewed this adventurous family of four, living in Sidney’s Sutherland Shire. Take a closer look and read all the great tips they share here on our blog for families planning to visit Sydney.

MOUNT PILATUS | A PERFECT DAY TRIP

SWITZERLAND

Mount Pilatus is a renowned excursion site which welcomes visitors from all over the world each year, for an experience closer to nature, totally suitable for a trip with children. The “Golden Circuit” formula can be done from Lucerne, and it will take you about a day to fully enjoy this extremely diverse course.

Cultural Getaway in Florence, Italy

ITALY

From the sky, the roofs of Florence beam as bright as the sun, blanketed by millions of red terracotta tiles protecting historic buildings and landmarks built upon the ancient city. But as amazing as the Italian city looks from the sky, it’s at ground level where you’ll want to experience Florence.

Marrakesh | A city of alluring contrasts

MOROCCO

Marrakesh is a magical city. The exceptional light, the multitude of scents and the frenetic and vibrant medina make the visit of this city a unique experience. When Yves Saint Laurent first discovered Marrakesh in 1966, he was so moved by the city that he decided to...

DALAT | A REFRESHING CITY IN THE CENTER OF VIETNAM

VIETNAM

Dalat is situated in the centre of the Lang Biang Plateau, in the southern parts of Central Vietnam. I visited this breathtaking postcard beauty last September with my family, and since then the lush green valley of Dalat has not left my mind.

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Explore places through the lens of a local

KHANH | HANOI

Khanh lives with her husband and their daughter Hoa in the Southwest of Hanoi, a residential area far away from the busy and touristic city centre. Khan works as an english-vietnames translator, a job which leaves her…

CHIARA | GENOA ITALY

The amazing weather, the great variety of fresh and tasty food and the beautiful coast of Liguria are the main reasons why Chiara and Fede have chosen to settle down in Genoa.

Ryohei | Tokyo

Ryohei lives with his family near the Meguro river in Tokyo, in a quiet neighborhood where in spring, hundreds of beautiful cherry blossoms bloom along the Meguro.

HANAN | BARCELONA

#westayathome – Hanan moved with her husband Reto and their twins Julian & Lynn from Zurich to Barcelona only 8 months ago. She tells us about the period of confinement with her family, how they organize their new daily life and gives us her best ideas to keep her twins busy and entertained.

INES | SIFNOS

Inés is originally from Barcelona where she worked as an Accessory designer for a big fashion company. Recently she made the decision to change her life entirely and moved with her family to Greece.

DELPHINE | BONIFACIO

A longing to be elsewhere, a longing for something different, a longing to reinvent her life… This is what Delphine did three years ago, when she made a U-turn and left Paris with her son Évariste. For him: oxygen at last, the natural world that he is learning more about every day…

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How to make your travel more sustainable

INSIGHTS

When I started this blog, I was thinking carefully about the topics that are important to me and the values I defend. A very important and now unavoidable topic is sustainable tourism. Whether you are traveling on a week-end or booking a long trip to a far country,...

How to raise multilingual kids

INSIGHTS

Our multicultural society and growing globalization are probably the main reason that more and more children are growing up bilingual or multilingual. We recognize the importance of languages in today's networked world and the added value of having them dominated....

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