Okay travellers, we're almost there! Now that you are prepared and armed with nutritious and delicious snacks, all that remains is to keep your little munchkins entertained for the duration of the flight. Easy right? Because all young children love being confined to small dark spaces and ...
Survival Guide for Travelling with Young Kids:Part 2 (Feed Them!)
Anyone who has had the pleasure of travelling with me will confirm that I can morph into a grouchy animal when hungry (think the big bad wolf). Consequently, I tend to keep snacks on my person at all times. As a mother this habit has become a blessing. If an adult with a grumbly stomach is scary, a ...
A Survival Guide to Travelling with Young Kids: Part 1 (Be Prepared)
This week I am busy getting ready for our upcoming trip to Canada. As a consequence of having a home in Nicaragua, a home in Canada and my homeland in Wales, I am no stranger to long travel days and neither are Coco and Alonzo. However, as with many things, there is a disconnect between the romantic ...
May Round-up
There never seems to be a dull moment when it comes to nutrition news and May was no exception. This month may have garnered more controversy than usual, from government nutrition guidelines to genetically modified crops to obesity recommendations. I also came across several touching accounts of ...
April Round-up
I'm sure that I'm not the only one that feels overwhelmed by the amount of information in traditional and social media news feeds each day. My attention is often grabbed by a headline and I fleetingly think, “that sounds interesting” but when I sit down, hours later, I can no longer find the link or ...
The Happy Wanderer
Just as in the opening lyrics of the popular song, I love to go a-wandering. I always have! Some may argue that this is just a whimsical way of saying that I like to walk! But to wander (according to the Oxford dictionary) is to move in a leisurely or aimless way. Growing up, “Let’s go out for a ...