The Virtual Escape Game
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by Jess
4y ago
By Robert, aged 14: Hello, and welcome back to our blog: Family Times! (We’re not travelling that much at the moment) Last year we went to Chicago and one of the best things we did was going to The Escape Game escape rooms and trying out The Heist – you can read about it here. An escape room is when you and a group of friends or family are stuck inside a building and, oh wait – that’s just quarantine. We all really enjoyed The Heist so when mum told us about a virtual sequel, we were very excited. For only $10 a “room”, The Heist is an absolute steal – get it? You down ..read more
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Waiter, there’s a murder in my soup: immersive theatre in London
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
The actors sang, dance and acted so well!   This weekend we found an unusual way to have fun in London – theatre and dining all at the same time! Here’s what we got up to, from Robert, aged 14 and Jess, aged 18. Robert says: Mum, Jess and I found ourselves about to hear the legendary prima donna Marchioness du Jour perform; people would kill to hear her sing! However, we never actually got to see her in the flesh as she was found dead minutes before her scheduled performance. Detective Susan Gusset was on the case and what followed was an afternoon of clue solving, music and fine dying. The ..read more
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Museums and views in Chicago
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
Us at Millennium Park As you will know if you read the blog posts by Jess and Robert, we spent a wonderful week in Chicago this summer. They have both written posts on what they particularly enjoyed and now it’s my turn! It seems pointless to go over the same ground that my children did! After all, I too loved the Escape Room (which Robert writes about in detail in this blog post) and the brilliant Chicago-themed Mini Golf. And, although I’m not a teen, I especially loved the bike tour which Jess describes, the trip to the beach and comedy at Second City. But there was also a lot more that w ..read more
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5 things to do with teens in Chicago
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by Jess
4y ago
By Jess, aged 17: Over summer, our family spent the most amazing week in Chicago. Though very full on, we all had a fantastic time, and there is not one activity which I didn’t enjoy. Chicago is a genuinely beautiful city; busy but not too loud or congested. There were things to do for all the family, and here are my highlights from the trip, which I think teenagers would particularly enjoy. Baseball I had really wanted to go to a baseball match as I felt it was a typical American thing to do. Instead of watching the more famous Chicago Cubs, we opted for the White Sox, and I had a really fant ..read more
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The best ever escape room and mini golf in Chicago
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
Success! By Robert, aged 14: During the recent summer holidays my family and I decided not to exercise and get a typical summer body. Instead we opted to go  to America so our physique could resemble the jellybeans we learnt about on the Jelly Belly factory tour in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin (about an hour and a half from our base in Chicago). But whilst we gained pounds (and lost them at the currency exchange), the week we spent in Chicago was brilliant. I’ve been asked the question “What was your favourite bit?” multiple times since we got back from and every time I’ve replied with the sa ..read more
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The Titanic in Southampton: a visit to the SeaCity museum
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
Last week I found myself in Southampton for the day (as you do). My first thought was that I must go to the Tudor House (as some of you might know, I love history – and especially the 16th Century). Unfortunately, this is closed on Fridays – and of course that’s the day I was there. So, I moved onto plan B, to find out about the Titanic, and it was a good decision… This is the Tudor House – it certainly looked lovely from the outside! Instead of the Tudor house (which I did visit to see it from the outside), I went to the lovely SeaCity Museum, which is a real gem of a place. It has a number ..read more
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What to do on a family holiday in Dorset
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
Us at the beautiful Durdle Door Robert, who’s 14, is back to tell you about our summer family holiday in Dorset – a place we would highly recommend. Over to him: “At the beginning of the summer holidays my parents and I drove to Dorset for a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable week-long visit. We stayed in a cottage around a ten-minute drive from Weymouth. It had two rooms, a bathroom with a shower, a kitchen area, living room and basically everything you would want in a living accommodation. It was a lovely place to relax in the evening; reading books, watching TV and playing games.  Weymou ..read more
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Dorset Adventure Park and Corfe Castle in Dorset
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
Sarah in front of Corfe Castle We recently went on holiday to Dorset (a long blog post is on its way!). Here is one of the days which my son, Robert, who’s 14, enjoyed the most and which he would highly recommend. It begins with Corfe Castle. As regular readers of this blog will know, I am a history buff and love castles. Corfe Castle (a National Trust Property), which is located on the Isle of Purbeck, between Wareham and Swanage, is spectacular! It was built by William the Conquerer and has a long, magnificent history, not least the story of how the Royalists in the castle tried to hold ou ..read more
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A Right Royale Tea – living it up with an immersive theatrical tea in London
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
We love London, we love theatre and we definitely love teas, so there was little hesitation when we found out that one theatre company was putting on an immersive comedy dining experience in our home town! Let Robert, who’s now 14 tell you more: “This weekend Mum and I travelled back to 1922 for an immersive performance and A Right Royale Tea. For the first time in my lifetime someone recognised my noble blood and, whilst Robert and Sarah entered the beautiful Amba Hotel, it was Lord Robert and Lady Sarah who exited. The hotel was directly connected to Charing Cross station and so was very co ..read more
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The Postal Museum in London: a ticket to ride
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by Sarah Ebner
4y ago
The wall by the Postal Museum As Londoners, we have explored our home city pretty well over the years. We’ve enjoyed big attractions like the Science Museum, and sought out smaller ones like Dr Johnson’s House. We’ve travelled in different directions, from north to Kenwood House, across the river to the glories of Greenwich. So we were pretty excited at the thought of visiting a new museum – especially one with a ride… The Postal Museum is great – I should say that straight up – and unique. It’s genuinely interesting (I had no idea that post boxes were originally green, for example) and has ..read more
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