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Christmas in New York – Insta vs Reality….

35280Leave a Comment2025-11-21+12%3A50%3A29Cassandra November 21, 2025 By Cassandra
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Christmas in New York had been on my wish list for as long as I can remember. The year before last, I finally went with Miss Frugal and honestly… it was one of the best trips we’ve ever had. But as magical as it sometimes looked in the photos, the reality was definitely a bit different a lot of the time, so I thought I’d share the reality behind some of the pictures I posted at the time. 😊From the moment I booked the trip, everyone I told was instantly jealous and full of “Oh my gosh, New York at Christmas is magical!” And I believed every word. I researched, I planned, I watched … [Read more...]

Tips and tricks to make hiring a car stress free….

November 10, 2025 By Cassandra
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Whenever we travel anywhere, we like to hire a car. To us, it's the cheapest way to get out and about and really explore the area that we're in which is our aim whenever we go somewhere new and we're pretty confident now when it comes to hiring a car so I thought it might help to share a few of our tips to make our car hire experience as stress free as possible. We've never had any issues with our car hire experiences but we've been behind more people than you would think in a queue waiting for our turn when picking up a car and have seen so many dramas because people aren't … [Read more...]

10 Family Days Out for Under £10 This Autumn….

October 1, 2025 By Cassandra
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Autumn is such a lovely season for family adventures. Crisp leaves, cosy jumpers, and plenty of free or low-cost things to do — perfect if you’re watching the pennies. Here's a few ideas of things we've done over the years to have fun in the Autumn. Most of them are free but even the ones that do cost, won't set you back more than £10 for the day if you're organised. 1. Leaf Collecting & Nature Walk 🍁 Head to a local park or woodland and challenge the kids to collect the biggest, brightest, or crunchiest leaves. Bring them home for crafts like leaf rubbings or an … [Read more...]

Our Summer Holiday to Bulgaria (And Why We Surprisingly Loved It)….

September 21, 2025 By Cassandra
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Last month, we did something a little different for our family holiday — we went to Bulgaria on a package holiday!It’s not somewhere we’d ever really thought about before if I’m honest and when we discussed what to do for our Summer holiday with the kids, a package holiday wasn't our first thought. We usually plan everything ourselves, booking the flights and hotels separately, but this time we fancied something a bit easier as we'd already been lucky enough to do a couple of other very busy holidays this year and for the first time ever, the thought of lazing about on a sunbed with … [Read more...]

How to get a Priority Pass for Disneyland Paris…

September 15, 2025 By Cassandra
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We went to Disneyland Paris over the Summer and had an amazing time! I always try and do a bit of research before we go anywhere new and I know it's a bit sad but I'll always find one or two Facebook groups dedicated to the places we're going to so I can get as many tips as I can for things to do and see so I know we're not missing out on any of the good stuff. I did the same for Disneyland Paris and got some great tips on when and where to see the characters, which rides are quieter at certain times and in general, loads of ways to make our time there even better. One question … [Read more...]

Three ways to squeeze in some travel this year…

February 2, 2025 By Cassandra
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This year I'm all about seeing as much as I can of the world, and that means the UK as well as travelling further afield because there's so much of this country that I haven't seen yet and so much that I have seen but want to explore more. I have lots of plans this year to really maximise the time that we have off work and the budget that we have available so I thought I'd share a few of them with you today... First up, I'm going to take advantage of any travelling that I'm lucky enough to do with work by using time I have available before or after meetings to explore wherever I am. London is … [Read more...]