by Janet Matricciani | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog, Janet Matricciani, Travel
It was with some trepidation that I took my son to Finland for a week. We were not going North to Lapland to visit Santa (who he still thinks is real, I am pleased to say, at the grand old age of seven) as it was too far from our base in Helsinki. I had some initial...
by Janet Matricciani | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Janet Matricciani, Travel
“We will not walk anymore, I am tired. Tomorrow, we will drive,” declared Mohammed suddenly. His announcement surprised me, not because he was fourteen and had never driven a car in his life, but because we had been trekking for three days and were now in a deep...
by Janet Matricciani | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Janet Matricciani, Travel
We wound up deciding to visit El Salvador purely by dint of mathematics. I had been to 97 countries already and was not willing to let the arrival of children (presently aged 6 and 3) stop my desperate attempt to become the next world explorer. My husband was the one...
by Janet Matricciani | Feb 2, 2023 | Blog, Janet Matricciani, Travel
Having visited much of the Caribbean, and in search of a sunny holiday destination that would be relaxed and easy to visit with kids in tow, we read about Antigua and it sounded perfect: easily accessible island with some history and nice beaches. What more could a...
by Janet Matricciani | Feb 2, 2023 | Blog, Janet Matricciani, Travel
Like many a former English schoolchild, I remembered the name of ‘the Knights of Malta’ from my youth. I could not, however, remember anything more than the name. Who they were, what they did, and where they came from had not remained in my conscious memory. What...
