Suitcases & Stories: One Trip, One Family, One Real Story at a Time.
These aren’t just travel stories-they’re the memories that shape us, the places that changed us, and the journeys we’ll never forget.
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Not Just a Travel Blog.
We travel for the joy, the chaos, and the deep exhales in between. Suitcases & Stories is where I write it all down-family, freedom, and finding peace one trip at a time.
Think of it as our memory book, open to anyone who needs a little escape.
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If you’re from the UK, chances are you’ve barely heard of Elba and that’s exactly why it took my breath away. Most people only know it as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to (random, right?), but what they don’t realise is that it’s this…
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If you’re from the UK, chances are you’ve barely heard of Elba and that’s exactly why it took my breath away. Most people only know…
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Beach days in Baratti and a real-life visit to Pisa, Italy If you’ve read Tuscany – Part 4, you’ll know how much we fell in…
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After falling in love with campsite life in the South of France, we knew we had to do it again. That first campsite holiday at…
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We’ve done the exploring, the beaches, the almond croissants (never forget them). But let’s be real… One of the first questions people ask me when…
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La Sirène had enough going on to keep us busy forever. Pools, BBQs, gelato, late-night shows. Honestly, we could have stayed put all week. But…
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Eurocamp Diaries – Part 1: Roussillon, South of France: The Campsite Holiday That Changed Everything
The summer of 2018. The kids were 9 and 14 — in my humble opinion, the perfect age for this kind of trip. Old enough…