WanderMom

Inspiration for the family that travels

Paddington Bear and Harry Potter Make The Day

We caught the 8:30am train from Truro to London Paddington. It seemed just wrong to pass through the station a second time without stopping for a photo of BigB, his bear and the statue of the eponymous bear. But, we weren’t all done with trains. We needed to get to St. Pancras for our (thankfully Read the Rest…

public transport options from heathrow to central london

I’ll be traveling to the U.K. in March, flying from Seattle to London Heathrow. Usually for us, Heathrow is a lay-over point where we connect to a flight to elsewhere in Europe. This time, however, we’ll be staying in the U.K. – visiting family, tasting pasties, and finding pixies in Cornwall. Picking up a rental Read the Rest…

that’s news to me

Sometimes I come across articles on other people’s blogs or websites which are too good not to share. The ONLY way to travel: Apparently, if you travel with a Superhero, everything goes swimmingly. You have to smile as you read Amy Graff’s story of her recent airport experience with a child in a super-hero cape. Read the Rest…

Novotel Tower Bridge

Novotel Tower Bridge Review

We had two days in London to catch up with siblings. I needed a reasonably-priced hotel room which would sleep four people comfortably. I was going a little nutty after a few days searching for something suitable when a friend recommended the Novotel hotel at Tower Bridge. I checked out the Novotel website, loved the Read the Rest…