Bridges and Balloons - Family travel blog

I’M VICTORIA.

I HELP PEOPLE TO CREATE MEMORABLE TRIPS THAT BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS LOVE.

I don’t believe you have to entirely sacrifice your own taste when travelling as a family. And I’m here to show you how.

Explore our handpicked itineraries and travel guides, filled with special places to stay.

I’ve travelled solo, as a couple or as a family to nearly 60 countries. And my guides suit everyone who appreciates character and creativity, whether or not you’re travelling with kids.

Plus I also offer bespoke travel planning for when you need a bit more help.

ITINERARIES

We create detailed travel itineraries of our trips, featuring all the info you need to copy our trip entirely or adapt it to suit your tastes. From Japan to California, we have itineraries from across the world, including lots of epic road trips. Our itineraries can be adapted for all ages. Find inspiration for your next trip now.

CITY GUIDES

Our handpicked city guides feature curated collections of the best things to do in the world’s most exciting destinations. We look for things beyond the “must-sees”, like street art, indy bookshops, farmers markets, hipster coffee shops and everything creative. We have family travel guides and others that suit everyone.

FAMILY TRAVEL

We don’t believe you have to sacrifice style when it comes to family travel, and still look for creativity, style and beauty wherever we go. Explore our family travel guides for gorgeous road trips, city breaks and surprisingly stylish family hotels. Plus we have plenty of family travel tips for making things run more smoothly.

Special places to stay

SPECIAL STAYS

For us, one of the joys of traveling is the places you get to stay. We love creative boutique hotels, perfectly styled Airbnb’s, magical treehouses, cosy guesthouses, cool family hotels and anything that can be described as special. Explore our guides for some of the most special places to stay around the globe.

DESTINATIONS

We’ve travelled all over the world, and you can see all our destinations here. We’re from the UK, so have plenty of guides to Europe, especially France. And we’ve done a lot of travel in the USA, including California and New England. One of our favourite places is Costa Rica. And don’t miss our local guides to Bristol.

TRAVEL PLANNING

I offer bespoke travel planning services for when you need a bit more help putting your trip together. This ranges from a one-hour call where you can pick my travel brains, to full itinerary planning for your whole trip. I know how stressful and mind-boggling trip planning can be, so I’m here to help you out.

PLANNING A TRIP?

I’ve made a mega list of everything that makes our life easier (and cheaper) when travelling.

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