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Singapore (2 nights): We arrived in Singapore in the morning, and after much stuffing around with train tickets (involving wrong information from 3 airport and train staff, and a trip to an ATM because ‘cash-only’), we checked into our hotel. We stayed in an interconnecting family room at the...

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport – 1 night: We stayed at the Ibis Styles, in 2 standard rooms. This was mid-trip decision to cut our 5 nights in Montmarte to 4 and book an airport hotel for the last night. When I booked the flights, the Paris to Singapore flight was a night one. Later on...

Paris (4 nights): The train to Paris was direct, and about 2 and a half hours. We stayed in Montmartre at ApartHotel Adagio. It had 1 bedroom and 2 single sofa beds and a full kitchen. Downstairs in the lobby was a great range of kids and adult books, jigsaws and board games. Miss 9, who only...

Luxembourg (4 nights) We left Strasbourg on Easter Monday, a public holiday in France and Luxembourg. We got the train to Metz (50mins), then another to Luxembourg (nearly 2 hours). We stayed in a family room at the Novotel Suites, across the road from parklands and the Modern Museum of Art...

Strasbourg (3 nights) We travelled from Nancy to Strasbourg on Good Friday, only an hour by train. We had 3 nights at Le Kleber Hotel Apartment. This apartment was across the road from the hotel. We had a full kitchen but opted to take breakfast at the hotel. Very cramped breakfast room, but...

Nancy (3 nights) From Paris we got the train to Nancy, a 1hr 45 min trip. We didn’t hire a car at all, and used public transport throughout. We bought all our tickets in advance, relying mostly on the Man in Seat 61 for advice. Most of the tickets were issued by email instantly, but booking...

Versailles (1 night) We stayed at the Royal Hotel Versailles in a family room. It was nice, very centrally located and fine for a night. We got the train to/from Paris-Versailles. We’d been to Versailles before, but wanted to see more of the gardens. The Palace was shut on the day we went, and...

Paris (3 nights): We stayed 3 nights at Ibis Paris Gare De L Est, 2 rooms. Really close to the station. It was hard to find the hotel because there are several Ibis hotels very close together and also because jetlag. It was nice, very small rooms, quiet and comfortable beds, and the breakfast...

The flight to Paris left at 00.15, I’m really not sure why I thought this was a good idea… got in lots of Marvel movies, did not sleep much at all.

Singapore: Stayed for one night at the Crown Plaza Changi Airport. We had planned to get the train into the city the next day, but everyone was lazy, so we took in Jewel at the airport and hung around the hotel pool. We had a late check out which was terrific, the kids enjoyed the pool, and we...

First trip report, hope you find it useful. This trip was supposed to be to the UK, Easter 2020. COVID meant much postponing, rescheduling, more postponing, and eventually a complete rethink of the whole trip. We eventually decided on France and Luxembourg with stopovers in Singapore...

From memory, card was available at all but one.

Family of 4: just back from 4 weeks in France and Luxembourg (March-April). Only managed to get accommodation with a washing machine once because we left our bookings so late. We were close to laundromats everywhere (except Luxembourg) - generally within 500m walk. Definatately prefer...

Almost exactly 6 weeks to the day for a child passport. Lodged in a Hobart post office, delivered registered mail.

Yes, I tried to book about 2 weeks ago and got the same message. It finally worked fourth time round. The first three, my internet connection was slow. I searched for Qantas problems and found that if it times out or takes over about 10 mins, the error message appears.

I'm seeking your experiences of flying on Christmas Eve or Day to Europe with 2 small kids. If we went this year, they would be 18mths and 5, but the somewhat sad state of finances mean it is more likely to be the year after. Have you done it and would you do it again? I'm guessing that there...

What a fantastic report. I'm seriously thinking of changing our next family trip to Europe to winter.

Two weeks! I thought I was doing good signing up my daughter at five weeks!

I have a packing list and a 'things to do before going' list. I generally pack a week before going and start my countdown of things to do about 6 weeks prior to leaving. After 2 weeks away at Christmas I returned home to an ant plague, so am adding ant rid, talcum powder and strategically placed...

Although American in focus, the One Bag One World website have loads on lightweight bags. Try searching for "lightest bag" or "lightest roller" or "lightweight bag". A search for "convertible bags" (ie carry-on size with hideaway backpack straps) gives a great list from lightest to heaviest.