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Hi, I’m Bootcamp Barbie! I love to travel, learn about new cultures, experience iconic attractions and get absorbed in local lifestyles and languages. Over the past few years I have dragged members of my family to 18 countries and visited nearly 50 amazing locations across Europe, Africa, Egypt and the Pacific.

This blog is about the European adventure we went on with our three boys who are in their teens and early twenties. It was an adventure where I packed as many experiences as possible into everyday to make the most of every minute. I hope you enjoy my content and that it helps you to get more from your travels too.

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Our European Adventure

September 2017, our family set out on what is likely to be our last family holiday – at least in the old sense where mum, …

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To tip or not to tip

and if yes, how much? In Australia, we don’t have much of a tipping culture. Staff are generally paid quite well compared to their international …

milan duomo
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Day 23 – Innsbruck to Milan

When I planned our trip, I did a lot of research about the cheapest airports to fly in and out of and found that Milan …

innsbruck
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Day 21 – Innsbruck

Travelling to Innsbruck from Salzburg take less than two hours so we didn’t have to catch a cab to the station until 8.15am the next …

Salzburg
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Day 19 – Salzburg

After our big day out at Oktoberfest, Sam struggled to make it out of the hotel to our train at 9.30am to Salzburg. I felt …

Oktoberfest
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Day 18 – Munich & Oktoberfest

We could have easily spent a few more days in Switzerland (wallets permitting!) but we were on a mission to make it to Oktoberfest. I …

jungfraujoch ice palace
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Day 17 – Jungfraujoch!

Whilst every place we visited in Europe didn’t fail to impress, Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Oberland was the highlight of our holiday. The boys had …

Cinque Terre
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Day 15 – Cinque Terre

On our second day in Santa Margherita Ligure, we headed for the famous Cinque Terre region on the train. Cinque Terre is a collection of …

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