The middle of the road in travel

Another travel blog? Yep. However I plan to keep it quite simple. It's just a way to share the trips we have done with our 3 children. We call them the 5 W's at school ... basically why, who, where, when and what. Let me start by saying, I love luxury 5 star hotels with all possible amenities. However, with 3 kids you usually end up with 2 (connecting) hotel rooms and it easily starts adding up per night. We try to be creative as we can only spend every $ once. Also, I truly believe, my kids don't necessarily need a 5* hotel with kids' club in order to entertain themselves. We've been to hotels with kids' clubs and usually they end up spending very little time there. They're just as happy playing at the pool, at the beach or finding another completely random activity. On the other hand, I don't do really basic either ... not a camping type at all. With 3 kids in tow, I really like some facilities or amenities but it just doesn't have to be top of the bill. I guess, it's really about finding that middle of the road. Also, at some destinations, especially the ones less visited, there simply aren't 5* hotels like they have in Phuket and Nusa Dua, so you have to settle for something a little more simple and adjust your expectations. Unfortunately we don't travel every break or long weekend (would love to though), so I'll try to flash back on previous trips we have done as well just in order to share more travel ideas.