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The Phillips Family Travels

Welcome to our blog, following our family trips and holidays around the world. We live in Gloucestershire, UK but have also spent a year living in New Jersey, USA. We love using the school holidays to travel to new places and explore. Spending time with our two children, climbing mountains, splashing around in the sea on the coast or road tripping across Europe and the US. We hope you will enjoy our blogs designed to help us remember the great times we have had and hopefully provide you with helpful tips if you are following in our footsteps.

Rhodes, Greece – Travel Day from Gatwick Airport

On 24th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn GreeceLeave a comment

An early start to fly from Gatwick to Rhodes. We settled into our property and planned our itinerary for the week!

London, England – Mamma Mia the Party and Taylor Swift (part 3)

On 23rd Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn EnglandLeave a comment

A few hours exploring London and visiting Borough Market and St Paul's Cathedral

London, England – Mamma Mia the Party and Taylor Swift (part 2)

On 22nd Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn EnglandLeave a comment

A morning exploring Wembley and an evening at the Era's Tour.

London, England – Mamma Mia the Party and Taylor Swift (Part 1)

On 21st Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn EnglandLeave a comment

Part 1 of our trip to London where we visited the Taylor Swift exhibit at the V&A and saw Mamma Mia! the Party at the O2.

Tokyo, Japan – a Final Few Hours in Tokyo Before Flying Home

On 20th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

A final few hours in Tokyo before flying back to the UK. We visited Shinjuku and went to the top of Tokyo Skytree.

The Izu Peninsula – Lighthouses, Waterfalls and Wasabi in Rainy Season!

On 19th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

A day exploring the Izu Peninsula in the rain. We visited the Jogasaki Coast, Kawazu Seven Waterfalls and Joren Falls.

The Izu Peninsula, Japan – Driving from Hakone to Shuzenji

On 18th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

A travel day between Hakone and the Izy Peninsula. We stopped off at the Mishima Skywalk, Rakujuen Park and visited the hot springs town of Shuzenji Onsen where we sampled wasabi ice cream. We then checked into our hotel - the Marriot Izu.

Hakone, Japan – 2 nights in Hakone.

On 17th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

We spent two nights in an Airbnb in Hakone. We took cable cars up Mount Hakone, sailed on the pirate ship on Lake Ashi and had beautiful views of Mount Fuji.

Kyoto, Japan – Early Morning Trip to the Old Town

On 16th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

Our final morning in Kyoto and we visited the Higashiyama district and climbed to Kiyomizu-Dera. Next stop - Hakone.

Kyoto, Japan – Navigating trains and buses to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, To-ji Temple and Nishiki Market.

On 5th Mar 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn JapanLeave a comment

A day in Kyoto using trains and buses to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, To-ji Temple and Nishiki Market. We also went to Kyoto Train Station in the evening to see the light show on the staircase.

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