R is for Reykjavik, Iceland (and the Blue Lagoon)

Reykjavik is COOL. Even typing the word feels hip.  It has an effortless style about it — the people, the architecture … More

E is for … Elba, Italy, summer 2013

The verdict A brilliant way to spend a barefoot week camping right by the sea, on a busy, bustling and … More

M is for Mallorca (and our first Airbnb)

We seem to have stumbled upon a dependable way to plan our holidays and it looks like this: Spend  22.5 hours … More

F is for family skiing, French Alps (Les Gets)

A short transfer, lots of blue and red runs and links with Morzine and the Portes du Soleil, and a … More

W is for Watford and Wizards – Harry Potter World, UK [A photoblog]

Meh. An exciting build-up, but surprisingly low-tech and un-interactive overall tour — given the studio’s expertise in making magic I … More

L is for … London, baby!

A really good way to spend a few wintry days at half term. We were lucky weather-wise so we opted for more … More

B is for … Brighton. Right-on.

Brighton, New Year 2016 A great winter family beach break without compromising on the comforts of city life.  Would definitely … More

A is for America, Z is for Zagreb

So, this year we’re hoping to reduce the endless holiday hemming and hawing by opting for an a-z underlying structure. … More

@Bristol girls’ trip and the UK’s first 3D planetarium

Sometimes for us it’s good just to switch up the family dynamic. So, yesterday I took Annie and Orla to … More

Farewell to Fran the van, and our fave campsites

Fran driving off into the sunset for new some new adventures So this week we said farewell to our campervan … More

G is for … Greek family activity holiday (Neilson) | October 2015

Fantastic if you like busy holidays full of fun activities and have plenty of lycra We loved: Getting some October … More

H is for … hire a Hymer | Mid Wales, May 2015

Great for: relaxed family togetherness and especially brilliant if, unlike us, you actually travel around a bit in your van! … More

T is for … Train odyssey to Austria: 3 children, 6 countries, 10 bags and 12 train trips in 14 days

Once upon a time before children Garry and I did some gorgeously memorable train travel.  Our Inter-railing trip around Southern Europe, … More

C is for .. Croatia | May 2014

Verdict: A laid-back Dalmatian beachy paradise perfect for a May half term holiday doing very little indeed (there’s not even … More