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Tag Archives: choo-choo!
Summer Holiday Preview Part 2 – Long Distance Train Travel with Kids
I’m writing this from an underground train on the Northern Line, heading towards Waterloo. Earlier today, we got the bus from Kennington to Euston. You may be forgiven for thinking that this is all we do every Saturday – obsessively … Continue reading
Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....?
Tagged choo-choo!, holidays, summer holidays, trains, travel
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LolliBop Line Up Announced! (And some other bits of news)
It’s the news that all of you have been waiting for….the full LolliBop line-up has been released! I remember well this nervous waiting from when they announced the Reading line up every year, and in 1999 my (now) brother-in-law made … Continue reading
Posted in What I suppose you'd call "tips"....?
Tagged choo-choo!, festivals, LolliBop
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Personalised Gifts! A sponsored post by giftsonline4u.com
I love gifts. Who doesn’t? My children certainly love gifts. For weeks after Christmas, Reuben would bound up to Nathan as he got home from work, demanding “what present you bought me today?”. And gifts are even better if they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged choo-choo!, gifts, personalised gifts, shopping, trains
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More news and stuff and news
Don’t you hate those blog posts that are just strings of unconnected things in a rambling kinda way? Well, I’m not in love with writing them either but this week there seems to be SO much I need to share … Continue reading
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Tagged choo-choo!, news, shopping, South London
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Croydon with a toddler
Well, a preschooler really. But let’s ignore that particular Inconvenient Truth. So, we went back to Beanies, Croydon today. Last time I visited, it was with a 3-week-old baby and no Reuben. It was lovely and mellow and peaceful. This … Continue reading
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Tagged cafes, cake, choo-choo!, coffee, South London, toys
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Getting around London with a toddler
So, you may be reading this blog and thinking “Why Katese11 (for that is my real name), it’s all very well recommending all these lovely places to take my toddler but how the heckatty do you actually get to any … Continue reading
Germany with a toddler
So, this is a departure from the norm I admit, and it’s sure gonna skew that Google map…but bear with me. When can you do something wacky and out-of-the-ordinary if not at Christmas? Or at least on the second day … Continue reading
London With a Toddler 