The Richie Reel

The Richie Reel The Richie Reel follows the Richards family as they travel around the world and find all the great places to see in each country when you have children in tow.

Our weekly videos will be informative as well as amusing

11/04/2025

Due to our "migration" from Cyprus to New Zealand in the last year we have fallen somewhat behind on our videos but Bulgaria, Romania and the amazing Safari in Kenya is coming soon... Thank you for watching, we hope you enjoy the upcoming videos guys!x

π‘©π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’”π’π’‚π’—π’‚, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚Our final day in Slovakia was spent in the capital… everything is very central so we didn’t need to ...
27/02/2024

π‘©π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’”π’π’‚π’—π’‚, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

Our final day in Slovakia was spent in the capital… everything is very central so we didn’t need to drive anywhere which was lovely.

We firstly went in search of the Blue Church or Church of St Elizabeth, unfortunately this was closed but we got to see the outside which was…. Blue

After this we went to the Old Town hall which was really interesting – we got a great view up the top of the clock tower as well and got to see the cannon ball that is still lodged in the side of the tower.

Next on our list was to find the well-known statues of Bratislava and pose with them and finally we made our way to the Castle and watched the sunset on the river. Bratislava is really beautiful

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π‘ͺπ’šπ’Œπ’π’π’…π’“π’†π’›π’Šπ’π’š 𝑯𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒄, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚We loved doing quirky different things when we travel so you can imagine how excited we wer...
26/02/2024

π‘ͺπ’šπ’Œπ’π’π’…π’“π’†π’›π’Šπ’π’š 𝑯𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒄, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

We loved doing quirky different things when we travel so you can imagine how excited we were when we stumbled onto this experience.

To be honest, we don’t even know what to call this – it isn’t advertised very well… the only reason we found this is because we found some random Instagram photo and went into google overdrive to find out what on earth it was, where in Slovakia it was and how we go about having a go.

Basically, there are two/three times you can go a day and you have to go in groups as there is only one train track and it pretty much works like a one way system – you cycle the 10km to the picnic area (the cycle is easy) – have a little picnic then after a certain time you can make your way back.

Very simple, and so very cool and fun. I have never seen our boys laugh, cheer and squeal as much as they did on this and I would totally recommend this to anyone in Slovakia… it is so different and such a clever way to keep a disused train track in use.

Check out the adventure we went on in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJZD_5ysBLs

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π‘©π’‚π’π’”π’ŒΓ‘ π‘©π’šπ’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’„π’‚, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚On our way back to Bratislava we decided to stop off at BanskΓ‘ Bystrica as there is an amazing ...
23/02/2024

π‘©π’‚π’π’”π’ŒΓ‘ π‘©π’šπ’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’„π’‚, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

On our way back to Bratislava we decided to stop off at BanskΓ‘ Bystrica as there is an amazing museum about the National Slovak uprise. This museum was very well set out and focused on educating kids as well as adults – one area is when you experience what it would have been like to be in the trenches during the war.

We learnt a lot about the history as everything was in English as well as Slovak and we really enjoyed learning.

Afterwards we walked around BanskΓ‘ Bystrica and had an amazing Kebab and then headed towards Hronec for our next adventure

Check out the museum in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJZD_5ysBLs&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=1

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π‘²π’Ε‘π’Šπ’„π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚We have been told how beautiful KoΕ‘ice is so we decided to spend the afternoon there and we are so glad ...
23/02/2024

π‘²π’Ε‘π’Šπ’„π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

We have been told how beautiful KoΕ‘ice is so we decided to spend the afternoon there and we are so glad we did.

There isn’t a lot to do in KoΕ‘ice, however, just walking around the beautiful city was enough – the buildings are so beautiful and if you have time (after exploring St Elizabeth’s Cathedral) go around the side and take the walk up to the top of the bell tower. The view from there is gorgeous and you also get to see the beautifully colour roof of the church which you cannot see from the bottom.

Another great spot is the Singing fountain… all within a short walking distance.

Check out KoΕ‘ice in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZlJZXNAeY&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=2&t=917s

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𝑭𝒖𝒏 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Œπ’Šπ’…π’”, π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚There is a lot of fun things to do with the kids. We didn’t have that much time ...
22/02/2024

𝑭𝒖𝒏 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Œπ’Šπ’…π’”, π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

There is a lot of fun things to do with the kids. We didn’t have that much time there but we managed to fit in mountain biking, tatrabob and quadbiking… all within an hour.

Seeing the big smiles on the boys faces was priceless and having the Lomnicky Stit as a backdrop was awesome

Check out what activities we did in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZlJZXNAeY&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=3

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π‘³π’π’Žπ’π’Šπ’„π’ŒΓ½ ő𝒕í𝒕, π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚We decided that we wanted to go to the top of LomnickΓ½ Ε‘tΓ­t very early in our planni...
22/02/2024

π‘³π’π’Žπ’π’Šπ’„π’ŒΓ½ ő𝒕í𝒕, π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

We decided that we wanted to go to the top of LomnickΓ½ Ε‘tΓ­t very early in our planning of Slovakia, so booked the cable car online before we flew as there are only a certain amount of people that can do that a day and wanted to make sure we were one of them (or 4 of them).

The day wasn’t the best but that cable car felt like it was the original from the 1940s so it was probably best that we were in cloud and couldn’t see how high we were until we got to the top.

Once at the top it was amazing (and cold) – one minute we were in cloud – the next minute it was sunny and we have a breathtaking view. There is also a cute little cafΓ© there where we had a hot chocolate and looked at all the old photos on the wall – getting a glimpse of the history of the LomnickΓ½ Ε‘tΓ­t peak.

Check out what the LomnickΓ½ Ε‘tΓ­t was like in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZlJZXNAeY&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=3

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π‘»π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’π’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’‚, π‘½π’šπ’”π’π’ŒΓ© π‘»π’‚π’•π’“π’š, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚We found this quirky place on google and thought it would be fun… turns out that it w...
21/02/2024

π‘»π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’π’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’‚, π‘½π’šπ’”π’π’ŒΓ© π‘»π’‚π’•π’“π’š, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

We found this quirky place on google and thought it would be fun… turns out that it wasn’t just fun… it ended up being a highlight of our Slovakian trip for our two boys.

Tricklandia is filled with Optical illusions that you can become a part of. After taking your shoes off, you are given a quick run down on what is in the building and how everything works… you then grab your camera and have fun.

Each illusion has instructions and also a spot for you to stand on to take the photo so that you are in the right spot and angle to create the illusion.

We were there for so long and took way too many photos. It was fun doing everything as a family and we had some real laughs (especially in the mirror maze where Fletcher ran straight into a mirror) – Definitely a place you should check out

Check out what the experience was like in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNGPFDP-70E&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=3&t=60s

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π‘«π’π’ƒΕ‘π’Šπ’π’”π’ŒΓ‘ 𝑰𝒄𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒗𝒆, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œ π‘·π’‚π’“π’‚π’…π’Šπ’”π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚While we were in the Slovak Paradise area we decided to go and explore the ...
21/02/2024

π‘«π’π’ƒΕ‘π’Šπ’π’”π’ŒΓ‘ 𝑰𝒄𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒗𝒆, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œ π‘·π’‚π’“π’‚π’…π’Šπ’”π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

While we were in the Slovak Paradise area we decided to go and explore the Ice caves – it was a lovely warm day so this sounded like a really refreshing choice – what we didn’t really consider was the fact that these caves have ICE in them… so rocking up in your tshirts and thin hoodies is not the best idea… lesson learned.

Even though we spent most of the time hearing our teeth chatter… it was quite impressive. Unfortunately for us the tour was in Slovak and not matter how hard we concentrated… we could not understand – we did get photos though and got to see what the inside of an ice cave looked like

Check out the ice cave in our Slovakia episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNGPFDP-70E&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=3&t=60s

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𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒉Ñ 𝑩𝒆𝒍Ñ, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œ π‘·π’‚π’“π’‚π’…π’Šπ’”π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚If you ever want to go on a small hike in Europe… Sucha Bela is the best. I know th...
20/02/2024

𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒉Ñ 𝑩𝒆𝒍Ñ, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œ π‘·π’‚π’“π’‚π’…π’Šπ’”π’†, π‘Ίπ’π’π’—π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’‚

If you ever want to go on a small hike in Europe… Sucha Bela is the best. I know that is quite a statement to make but we have done a lot of hiking in our lives and this trail is AMAZING. The one bit of advice I would say is start early. With it being such a stunning and fun trail means it is also a very popular trail. We have been told that you may need to queue when getting to the ladders etc so we started at 6.30am and had the whole place to ourselves.

The trail is 5.5km and mostly up hill however, due to the different terrains and the fact that it was a little challenging here and there – our boys didn’t complain once and loved every minute of it.



Check out our First Slovakia episode of here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy09fYdAY0A&list=PLupLm2kwVcRpO4CfqpeIbyj8_bItibMz0&index=4&t=489s

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π˜½π™‘π™ͺπ™š π™ƒπ™€π™‘π™š, 𝙂𝙀𝙯𝙀, π™ˆπ™–π™‘π™©π™–If you go to Gozo you have to visit the Blue Hole and if you visit the Blue Hole you have to wear ...
17/02/2024

π˜½π™‘π™ͺπ™š π™ƒπ™€π™‘π™š, 𝙂𝙀𝙯𝙀, π™ˆπ™–π™‘π™©π™–

If you go to Gozo you have to visit the Blue Hole and if you visit the Blue Hole you have to wear shoes that you don’t mind getting wet and flip flops don’t cut it.

To get to the Blue Hole you have to work your way around sharp rocks and there are places where you have to walk through the water but it is totally worth it. We went around March time and the weather was beautiful but the water was FREEZING. However, we had to go in for a dip as you can’t go all the way there to just look at it.

We spent quite a bit of time there but the rocks are sharp… so to get from one section to the other means you have to do an interesting walk and at a very very slow pace.

Check out our Gozo episode of our Malta series on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C9WPUbDtOM&t=9s

𝙏𝙖’ 𝙆𝙀𝙑𝙖 π™’π™žπ™£π™™π™’π™žπ™‘π™‘, 𝙂𝙀𝙯𝙀, π™ˆπ™–π™‘π™©π™–This 200 year old windmill is one of the few surviving in Malta and was the main focal poi...
17/02/2024

𝙏𝙖’ 𝙆𝙀𝙑𝙖 π™’π™žπ™£π™™π™’π™žπ™‘π™‘, 𝙂𝙀𝙯𝙀, π™ˆπ™–π™‘π™©π™–

This 200 year old windmill is one of the few surviving in Malta and was the main focal point of village life as it would provide everyone with flower for making of bread. When there was a breeze the Miller would blow through a triton shell to inform all the villagers to bring their grains to be grounded into flour.

This is the first windmill that we have ever been in and was fascinating to see how they would live in the windmill and how the windmill would grind the flour.

Check out our Gozo episode of our Malta series on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C9WPUbDtOM&t=9s

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