Our big journey
First a bus to Vilnius, then an aeroplane over the sea to London. Toy shops and sights, then trains out to the family and the Suffolk seaside. Then all the way home again.
England close up
Places on our trip
Who we're seeing
Getting around
| Journey | How |
|---|---|
| Minsk → Vilnius | Big bus, 1 August, 13:00 to 18:20. Then a cosy hotel right by the airport. |
| Vilnius → London Luton | Aeroplane, 3 August, 11:30. About 3 hours in the sky! |
| Luton → Marble Arch | Bus straight into the middle of London. |
| London → Loughton | Central line, about 35 minutes. |
| London → Woodbridge | Train about 1h30, one change at Ipswich. |
| Woodbridge → the beaches | Felixstowe about 30 min, Southwold about 40 min. |
My day
Tick your every-day things, then build your day like a story: what first, what next, and when.
Every day things
Little things that keep you happy and strong. Tap one when it's done!
Our day plan
Three pockets for three ideas of the day: if one plan can't happen, another one can! Star the one you pick.
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Our memory book
A little diary of our summer. Add a memory for any day: how it felt, and what we did. We can read it back together whenever we like.
Plan our days
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The weather
What August usually feels like in our trip places. We'll check the real forecast when we're closer.
Live daily forecasts run about 5 days out. Worth a check around 29 to 31 July for the bus day and flight day, and again in England for the beach days.
The school-group families
The parents and staff from the English school community: the same crowd joining the August trip. Which child is whose, so you can chat with Arianna about her friends and reach a grown-up if you ever need to. Star the families whose children are Arianna's friends. Tap any field to edit; it saves on this device only.
1 to 15 August, day by day
- Sat 1 Aug10:00 pick up Arianna. 13:00 bus Minsk → Vilnius, arrives 18:20. Night at Airinn hotel, right by Vilnius airport.
- Sun 2 AugAirinn day. 16:00 Tatianna and Alex arrive at the Airinn; the English school group arrives the same day. This is a surprise for Ari: she knows several of them, and we all fly, bus and stay at Marble Arch together. Keep it off her view (it already is: the 16:00 card is Papa-only).
- Mon 3 AugFlight FR3467, Vilnius 11:30 → Luton 12:25. Bus Luton → Marble Arch. Hotel at Marble Arch, nights of the 3rd and 4th.
- Tue 4 AugLondon day: sights, Hamleys, parks. Second Marble Arch night.
- Wed 5 AugLikely: Central line out to aunty and uncle in Loughton, stay the night.
- Thu 6 AugOn to Granny Paula in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
- Fri 7 – Sat 8 AugSuffolk days: beaches (Felixstowe, Southwold), and see Bayard at some point while out east.
- Sun 9 AugMaybe back to Loughton for the night with aunty and uncle.
- Mon 10 AugTo the Marble Arch hostel. Nights of the 10th and 11th are booked; the 10th can flex to family if that works better.
- Tue 11 AugLast London day. Marble Arch night.
- Wed 12 AugEarly start: bus or taxi with the group to Luton for flight FR3466, Luton 07:15 → Vilnius 11:55 (leave Marble Arch around 04:15). Then the group transfer Vilnius → Minsk. Sleep at home in Minsk.
- Thu 13 – Fri 14 AugHome days in Minsk.
- Sat 15 Aug20:00 hand back to her mum.
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Live at trips.lovepapadavid.fun (and arianna-papa-summer.netlify.app). The July planning page is archived at /july-2026/. Everything saves on this device; use "bring a plan across" to move her arrangement between devices.