Category Archives: Expat Life

London with Kids: Legoland

Legoland Windors, England, UK

After two long days touring London, we rested our tired feet Sunday evening and got up early on Monday for our Legoland adventure. The kids were super excited and it was easy to convince them to do things, because...

London with Kids: Tower of London

Big Ben, London, England

Our kids are getting to that age (ages 4 – 11) that are the perfect age for theme parks such as Disneyland. You know. That magical age where they are old enough to walk (no baby buggies!) and go...

Adventures in Dying Brown Eggs for Easter

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Our youngest will be five this fall and I’m pretty sure that I have never dyed Easter eggs with her. I have photographic evidence that I’ve done this with the older three, but Little Lulubelle has gotten the short...

Brunch with my brother at Bow Lane

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When my brother was visiting a few weeks ago in February, we decided we wanted to try brunch in Dublin on the day before his girlfriend was due to arrive on the ferry. I’ve been to a few of brunch...

Lunch with my brother at Ukiyo Bar

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During the second week of my brother’s first visit to Dublin, he stayed in the city centre with his girlfriend and we would meet up during the day or evening depending on their plans. On the Thursday of the...