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10 Most Instagramable Spots in Nice, France: Photos to Inspire Your Visit

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Nice is a beautiful city full of sunshine, brightly colored buildings and a sparkling sea. While most of the city is picture perfect, we picked 10 of the most instagramable spots in Nice to help make your Instagram account pop.  Check out some of our favorite Nice, France photos to inspire your visit.

Castle Hill

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Head up to Castle Hill (La Colline de Château) for sweeping views over the city of Nice and the Mediterranean Sea. It’s one of the most photographed locations, so don’t miss snapping a photo or three from this vantage point.

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Sintra Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Visiting Sintra with Kids

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Royalty, wilderness and whimsy come together in the enchanting Portuguese city of Sintra. A short train ride from Lisbon, the city is bursting with 19th-century Romantic architecture. Often visited by day trippers, I think it’s worth spending two or even three days exploring the area, if time allows. To help plan your trip we put together a family-friendly Sintra travel guide.  Between the opulent palaces, castles and breathtaking landscape of the Serra da Sintra National Park, you may just find yourself not wanting to leave!

If you’ve been exploring Lisbon before your trip, a great feature of the Lisboa Card is that it includes the train to Sintra. That’s a nice extra savings for families.

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NCL Cruise: Norwegian Spirit Inside Stateroom Review

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Cruise Norwegian Spirit

You’ve decided to sail with NCL on the Norwegian Spirit. But what stateroom do you choose? Our first time sailing with an interior stateroom was on the Norwegian Spirit, so I wanted to share information and photos to help other cruisers pick the best stateroom for their needs.  We’ve laid out the features of the mid-ship inside stateroom including the bathroom, storage options, and some personal insights.

NCL Cruise: Norwegian Spirit Mid-Ship Inside Stateroom 10565 Review

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10 Things to Know Before Visiting Lisbon, Portugal

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Are you thinking of visiting Lisbon, Portugal? We loved our trip to Portugal’s capital city and highly recommend it as a destination for your next European vacation. The charming cobbled streets, brightly colored, tiled buildings, fantastic food and breathtaking views are just a few of the reasons Lisbon should be on your bucket list. If visiting for the first time, we put together a list of 10 things to know before visiting Lisbon.  We’re sure you’ll fall in the love just like we have.

Don’t miss our post on things to do in Lisbon.  We guide you though 16+ adventures such as where to find the panoramic view points, visiting a castle and palaces, eating delectable Portuguese tarts, and riding the famous wooden tram.  We also share some great restaurant recommendations.

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Charles and the Chesterfield Afternoon Tea: A Family Friendly London Tea House

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London Tea House

Having afternoon tea is something that everyone should experience when visiting the UK and there are no shortage of places to indulge in the tradition. Our first family afternoon tea adventure was at the Chesterfield Mayfair hotel in London, England. After scouring the web for some of the best locations to have tea with kids, we decided the Charles and the Chesterfield Afternoon Tea was the perfect family friendly London tea house. What kids (even “cool” teenage boys) don’t love all things Wonka?

We arrived at the beautiful Chesterfield Mayfair hotel and were immediately greeted by a smiling doorman and escorted to the restaurant. After providing our name, we were whisked to our table in the sunny conservatory. The Wonka fun started immediately as we were presented with mini bottles of fizzy lifting drink with brightly colored straws. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the drink (too sweet) but Derrick and the kids loved it.

London Tea House

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