We're Off

Your holiday companion.

Get excited before. Bring the holiday to life. Hold the memories.

Cover of We're Off to the Far North: Lapland, Junior edition: a yellow road sweeps out of the We're Off number plate, past the word Lapland and stickers of the northern lights, a husky team, a kick sled and a reindeer.

First up: Lapland, Junior edition. Coming soon on Amazon.

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A guidebook, a puzzle and challenge book, a drawing book and a memory album.
In one.

  • Part of a guide page: Trees in disguise, with an illustration of spruce trees so heavy with snow they look like figures.

    A guidebook

  • Part of a spot the difference puzzle: a cabin in the snow with a car, two people and a kick sled outside.

    Puzzles and challenges

  • An illustration of a slide running from a top bunk straight into a pair of boots, captioned as somebody else's idea, with room for the child's own.

    A drawing book

  • A strip from a memories page: the whole trip, out of ten, then Do it again!, Still laughing, or Never again.

    A photo and memory album

Not a book to read. A book to use. Look inside.

There to add to the holiday.

  1. Before you go

    Give them a peek of what to expect.

    Leave it where they'll find it. Some dive in. Some wait for the plane.

  2. While you're there

    Bring the place to life.

    Puzzles for the journey. Things to spot, taste and score. A page for what they want to do tomorrow.

  3. When you're home

    Keep the holiday.

    It goes on the shelf. Like a photo album. Like the artwork you couldn't throw away.

A gift for them.
And for you.

Why they'll want it

  • It's about this holiday, not any holiday.
  • It's theirs to write in, draw in and stick things in.
  • There are puzzles to beat and things to spot.
  • They get the last word on the food.
  • The journal at the back is private.

Why you'll want it

  • They have something of their own for the trip.
  • It's there for the airport, the coach and the hour before dinner.
  • You don't have to explain everything.
  • They might teach you something.
  • It comes home with their holiday in it.

See the Lapland book Buying it as a present?

Made for where you're going.

A week in the snow is not a week by the sea. So each book is about one kind of holiday.

More places are planned for next year. Tell us where you're going.

Two cards from a hot drinks page: hot berry juice and hot chocolate, each with boxes for a score and a verdict. First up We're Off to the Far North: Lapland Junior edition. Coming soon: November 2026.
Jon Rhymes, founder of We're Off.

It started with French number plates.

Our founder, Jon, ticked them off from the back seat on the long drive south. He still remembers it.

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