There is no denying that if you have school age children, summer holidays are going to be expensive. For the past few years we have chosen to have our main holiday during the Easter break, thus avoiding the high price of a family holiday during peak summer months.… Continue reading
Children are only young once, and as parents who love to travel, we always wanted to give Morgan and Katie as many unique experiences of the world as possible. Taking children on lots of holidays and day trips is a great way to open their minds, and expand their knowledge of other places and cultures, giving them a real zest for life.… Continue reading
If you have been following me over on social media, you will know that we have just returned from a mini break to Shrewsbury. We planned our break at the beginning of the year, but I know some people start thinking of their summer travel plans at Easter.… Continue reading
It’s difficult to find anywhere that hasn’t been touched by tourism these days. Even in the remotest of places, tourism has still taken away some of the charm of the place.… Continue reading
Our travel plans for this year are slightly different. Having managed 14 trips away during 2017, we will be travelling far less this year due to one thing…. GCSEs. Holidays are on hold for the first 6 months of the year, but I have made up for our lack of travel with our summer holiday trip.… Continue reading
We have been to Ikos Olivia in Greece 3 times now, and if you are wondering whether you should book this 5* luxury hotel, then here are 10 reasons why you need to visit.… Continue reading
If you follow me on social media you will know that we were visiting Bath at Christmas time. As soon as I realised the kids were breaking up on the 15th December, I knew it would be the ideal time to get away for a little festive break.… Continue reading
I love writing this post which gives me the chance to look back at our travels for the past year. In 2017 we managed 14 trips of 1 night or over.… Continue reading
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With the holidays nearly upon us, it is that time of the year when a family vacation becomes just one of those unavoidable things. And if you have kids who are not prone to mid-air meltdowns, you may actually even look forward to it.… Continue reading
Up until our little Northumberland trip we had only had 1 night away during the summer holidays, so our holiday in a 3 bedroom lodge at Slaley Hall was very much needed. … Continue reading