'It was definitely cheaper than taking the kids to a waterpark or some of the attractions in the UK which are extortionate'
A mum flew to Paris for 11 hours for her 40th birthday with her kids - and says it was cheaper than taking them to a theme park in the UK.
The single mum estimates she saved £100 in comparison to a day trip to a theme park. Stefanie, a director for a social enterprise, said: "I wanted to do something for my birthday but didn’t have enough for a full-blown holiday."So I just started looking around for ideas and realised we could go to Paris and back in a day.
"My eldest’s only goal for the trip was having a croissant and he wanted the most expensive croissant in Paris, so we were able to stop off on our way and do that." Stefanie and her boys took a €57 taxi back to the airport for their 8.10pm flight, arriving back in the UK at 8.25pm. Stefanie says that the trip was a cost-effective substitute to a day out at home - even including the additional shopping and travel costs.
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