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5 Steps to Mastering Hygge- Lessons from Living in Sweden
I know, I know Hygge is Danish, not Swedish! The Swedes have a word for Hygge too: mysigt, and the Norwegians refer to koselig. Anyway, Hygge is, from what I can gather, all about a cozy, contented...
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Happy Home: My Meditating Frog from Sri Lanka
Every home needs some quirky, happy pieces, right? In an attempt to live with less, we’ve tried to cut back on display items and try to make each piece on show have meaning. I try not to collect things...
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Family Ski and Snowboarding Experience at Kläppen Ski Resort, Sweden
This winter we decided to take our first family wintersport holiday. Super exciting! (After spending a month editing the ski issue of Inspireroo magazine I desperately wanted to go snowboarding! )...
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For years I’ve had pangs of guilt for failing my child, failing to rescue him from his struggle to read…you know the ravaging mum guilt that grips you when you know something isn’t as it should be and...
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Boost kids’ Reading Confidence with Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs is not new to us; We’ve subscribed on and off for the past 5 years for Angelina and Hugo and just recently Max too. Hugo, my 8 year old, has struggled to gain confidence in reading....
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10 Awesome Holiday Tips … for Aruba
Aruba, the Happy Island, is in the Caribbean just off the coast of Venezuela. This island a perfect all-year-round family destination, with almost guaranteed sunshine and is outside of the hurricane...
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The WIAT Diet.
What the hell is the WIAT diet?- you’re probably asking Well, let me introduce you to the concept: The term Instagram Diet first appeared a good couple of months ago from different sources. It’s based...
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Is a Hostel for a 40 plus, Lone Female?
I return to the hostel, to my dorm room shared with 5 others, after walking about 10K, exhausted! The large neon lights are on, flooding the airy room with plenty of light and the room is deserted....
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The Gadget-loving Mum’s perfect Mother’s Day present
The kids arrived back from the post office with a lovely package today: It was filled with lots of little accessories for their gadget-loving mum, always attached to her smartphone! I much prefer...
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9 tips for Eating Out with Kids
Eating out is such a treat: no cooking, no dishes, lots of choice. Eating out with kids is a lovely family bonding opportunity, giving a chance to be able to just enjoy each other’s company…I’m not...
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Panasonic DMC-FZ200 Camera Time-tested Review
What makes an ideal camera for a blogger and travel writer? We bought the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 in March 2015 and it’s gone on a lot of adventures with us. Over this period, I had a chance to test the...
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Dear Decathlon…an Open Letter
Dear Decathlon, We’ve shopped with you for a few years now, first discovering a Decathlon store in France to buy our first tent many years ago. (It was cheap and lasted well.) You expanded in Europe...
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Instagram Genuine Engagement of a Blogger vs Automated Engagement #Instagate
Instagram is my favourite social media platform. Personally, I’ve put a lot of effort into the Instagram to improve the quality of my work and grow my Instagram following. However, in the past months...
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BlackBerry KEYone- First Impressions
Have BlackBerry just launched the best mobile handset for the demanding social media user, digital influencer and blogger? Is the KEYone the socialites’ IT Girl’s new handset? The other day I had a...
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Slow travel- Exploring Eriksdalbadet, Stockholm
These were the sheds for the allotments! A stroll in Eriksdalbadet, Stockholm was perfect for relaxing after a hectic week. A post shared by ✈ Monika Travel & Kids 🌏 (@mumonthebrink) on May 15,...
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Video editting with Magix Fastcut… a free, automated tool
A couple of years ago I discovered Magix for video editting. I liked their different tools and the affordable price tag coupled with advanced features for the different software, even writing about my...
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How to organise a lastminute, super easy kids’ birthday party
The birthday was quickly approaching and we had done NOTHING to get anything, especially not a birthday party, organised. Sound familiar? In fact, I was out of the country till 3 days before. So what...
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Gårdsjö älgpark, a daytrip to a Swedish Moose Park [video]
Did you know that the moose crossing traffic sign is the most collected item by tourists visiting Sweden? Each year so many go missing. (* Guess how many further down.) Judging from this may be fair...
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How to Hygge- Challenge #1 [video] #hyggechallenge
As the darkness closes in again this winter, I’m clinging to anything to get me through these short days and long evenings. Embracing hygge worked last year. Returning from England last week, I could...
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5 reasons to go Charity shopping and Hygge Challenge #2 [video] #hyggechallenge
Heading home after dropping the kids off at school and nursery, there was an unusual traffic jam around the Red Cross charity shop parking. Curiosity got the better of me and I just “had to” go and...
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