The Travel Cool Family Travel Blog

Welcome to our family travel diary

Family travel can be fun, but it can also be a challenge. This is where we describe our different family travels. We detail what we liked and what worked when travelling with children to different destinations in the U.K, Europe and further afield around the world.

We hope that you find some ideas for your next cool family travel experience.

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If you have enjoyed reading our family travel blog, please read our travel gear reviews. This is where we provide independent reviews on the travel equipment, gear and clothing that has work for us on our family travels. 

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Travel Cool Bag Review

What is the best travel cool bag? We really like the Quechua Isothermal 20 L rucksack ‘cooler’ cool bag from Decathlon We’ve tried many different travel cool bags, cool boxes and coolers whilst out and about on our travels. For us having a cool drink and fresh food is essential

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Osprey Sojourn 80 Backpack with Wheels Review

The Osprey Sojourn 80 has proved to be one of the best backpacks with wheels we have owned Why is a wheeled backpack useful when travelling? Roller backpacks like the Osprey Sojourn 80 offer more flexibility and convenience compared to traditional backpacks and suitcases. The vast majority of travel for

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Our Family Campervan Road Trip to Northern France

Our VW California campervan road trip to Normandy & Brittany in 2020. Due to the Covid pandemic we  didn’t travel as far in our campervan, or go for as long as previous years.  It was still a great trip and felt good to get away and back on the road

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FSTravelP Travel Adapter Review

What travel adapter do I need? That was the question before every trip until we bought the FSTravelP travel adapter plug. Do I need a European travel adapter? Do I need a USA travel adapter? WHAT WORLDWIDE TRAVEL ADAPTER PLUG ??!! We’ve all been there! This FSTravelP universal travel adapter

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Craghoppers Nosilife Shirt Review

Does Craghoppers NosiLife anti mosquito clothing work? Here’s our Craghoppers Nosilife Shirt from travelling through Vietnam.  Why I love my Craghoppers NosiLife shirts… I’d owned a Craghoppers NosiLife shirt for several years and I’d been very happy with it and used it for camping in Scotland to help with midges.

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Viva Recharge Reusable Iced Tea & Iced Coffee Cup

The Viva Recharge insulated travel cup is perfect for making iced tea & iced coffee We love iced tea and iced coffee and we hunted high and low for the perfect insulated cup Every member of the travel cool family loves to drink either tea or coffee (or both). We

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