Author Profile: Elizabeth Callaghan

The long queues I always seem to spy whenever I go past London’s Natural History Museum in Kensington have put me off going for a long time. But, with my daughter now a fully-fledged dinosaur fan, we headed there for a family trip on Mother’s...   view more

For car enthusiasts, a trip to the Ferrari Museum in Northern Italy is a must. Around 25 minutes drive away from Modena and one hour from...   view more

Getting a birds-eye perspective of an area or city gives a new appreciation of landscapes which you may or may not be familiar with. This weekend I experienced a new take on my home city of London as I went up The Shard – the UK’s tallest...   view more

The home of Pavarotti, Ferrari and balsamic vinegar may be a small city of just 185,000 people but what Modena lacks in size it makes up for in culture and...   view more

Just beyond Vauxhall train station, in the shadow of the MI5 headquarters is a family-friendly oasis you would find hard to believe existed in central...   view more

Our first overnight stay on our trip from London to Bologna (and back) was at the historic French city, Troyes, around 90 miles from...   view more

To mark the 30th year of his reign, the ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos, ran a competition to design a mosque as his gift to the Omani people which he then named after...   view more

The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is a fantastic city to visit with and without children but the compact city offers much for families to do. Here are 12 activities we did with our three-year-old daughter and which are suitable for exploring Copenhagen with (and without)...   view more

Did you know the Swedish city, Malmo, is just 27 miles from Copenhagen in Denmark? After realising this during our trip to the Danish capital, we decided to hot-foot it over to Sweden and tick off TWO countries in one...   view more

I am a big fan for London parks espeically my local Richmond Park but rapidly growing in my affections is Bushy Park. Situated within the shadow of Hampton Court Palace, this historic parkland is where Henry VIII used to hunt...   view more

Everyone has told me how AMAZING Chicago is in the summer – and I am sure it is. I can picture it now: families soaking up the atmosphere on Navy Pier, people sunbathing in Millennium Park, downtown Chicago buzzing with alfresco...   view more

Have you ever seen a sculpture of Superman which is smaller than the eye of a needle? Or stood beside the world’s smallest car? Or wondered how many people it would take to equal the weight of the heaviest man? No? Neither had I…until I took a trip to Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! in...   view more

We started off at a local park – where else? We collected some of the abundant leaves scattered on the floor and my daughter explored the playground. We then had a wander into...   view more

The shopping malls in Asia never fail to impress me. I’ve written before about those in Singapore but, like most things, Dubai takes it up a notch and there’s everything from skiing to theme parks and...   view more

Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg, came as a pleasant surprise when we visited during the summer. The city feels more relaxed and a bit edgier than Stockholm but it has the same child-friendly vibe you find throughout Sweden with an extra sprinkling of large-scale...   view more

Our brief visit to Oslo marked our first-ever trip to Norway and allowed me to tick another country on my long bucket...   view more

There is no shortage of family activities in and around London over Christmas and New Year: from ice skating to theatre and Christmas markets. Here’s five things to do in London with kids at...   view more

Until recently I had never heard of Fort Worth in Texas. Have you? I was enlightened about the ‘City of Cowboys’ at a bloggers’ lunch in London where the good people from Visit Fort Worth filled the gaps in my US knowledge and...   view more

Most people associate one thing with Twickenham. Rugby. The area in the London borough of Richmond-Upon-Thames is indeed the home of England rugby with thousands of fans converging on the area during rugby...   view more

The capital of Burgundy and the centre of mustard making during the Middle Ages, Dijon is conveniently located 200 miles from where we were skiing in Morzine and 350 miles from...   view more

Some of the most memorable family day trips have incorporated our daughters’ favourite characters (Peppa Pig World and the Stick Man theatre show for...   view more

Hong Kong had been on our travel wish list for some time. In fact, we were all set to go back in 2015 when my husband got ill and we had to cancel our travel plans. With some expectation, we finally visited Hong Kong during a stop-off to...   view more

Hong Kong’s reputation as a busy, vibrant city packed with skyscrapers and people is…completely true. It’s one of the most densely populated areas in the world and has grown massively over the past few...   view more

I hadn’t quite appreciated the size of Stockholm until we arrived in the Swedish capital in early September 2016. Spread across 14 islands with 57 bridges, there’s a lot to...   view more

You can’t beat Paris but if you’re after a mini version of the French capital then head to Montpellier in Southern France. It has its own l’Arc de Triomphe, a small art gallery in its version of The Lourve, botanical gardens and an...   view more

Castles alone are enough to enliven a child’s imagination but Warwick Castle goes a step further. It brings to life the legends and history which surround the castle. I was amazed at its range of activities geared towards...   view more

There has been a church dedicated to St Paul in the spot on Ludgate Hill since 604. Wren’s cathedral is the fifth incarnation replacing the Gothic-style building started by the...   view more

The London Eye was never intended to be a permanent structure. But its popularity meant it remained in place and has become an iconic fixture on the London...   view more

We spent three nights in the Spanish capital, Madrid, when Mrs T was one year old. I have to admit, it wasn’t the easiest age to be traipsing around a city as we were very conscious of her needing to be active now and then (she was crawling at the...   view more

After questions from my daughter, querying: ‘where is the great fire of London’ and ‘can you visit the great fire of London?’, we decided to retrace its pathway. We took a family trip to London to see the Great Fire of London locations on a self-guided walk. Read on for details of our Great Fire of London free family walking tour, information about the Great fire with facts for kids and climbing Monument with...   view more