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S is for Savannes district, Southern Mauritius

Palm trees, tick. Tropical ocean, tick. Dolphins,tick. Sun loungers, tick. A blissful week of proper paradise. Pricey, and a long … More

A-Z travel, barefoot, dolphins, family, family holiday, family travel, holidays, Mauritius, paradise, travel, winter sun

C is for campervans, campsites and wild camping

Verdict:  Camping is hard to beat as a family holiday option. It’s cheap, flexible and offers a simple, outdoorsy life … More

A is for Amsterdam

Amsterdam, December 2016 Prologue Delighted to have settled the annual conversation about how best to use the week after Christmas … More

Amsterdam, family holiday, netherlands

J is for Jurassic coast, Dorset

A neat perfectly formed weekend-sized break in Dorset.  Plenty to do, and not all of it weather-dependent.  We enjoyed our first family … More

Beer, dorset, family holiday, Jurassic coast, Lyme Regis, YHA

K is for Kennet and Avon canal boat

Highly recommend a barge break if you’re seeking something restful, flexible and with a tiny element of adventure (this increases if, … More

Bath, canalboat, family, kennet and avon, short break

O is for outdoor activity weekend  — or, family PGL 

And lo, the chosen PGL families beheld their canoes bathed in light! A cost-effective and well-organised way to try a range … More

family weekend, outward bound, PGL, shropshire

V is for Velodyssey, South West France

An easy way to do some family coastal cycling with plenty of beach stops and mobile home options.  We loved: … More

aquitaine, Cycling, family, holidays, landes, velodyssey

D is for Dreamy Daglan and Dordogne dog-days, France

We came here almost by accident, but ended up loving our week in this quiet part of the Dordogne. We … More

camper van, Camping, canoe trip, ceaou, daglan, dordogne

U is for Urdaibai district, El Pais Vasco / Euskadi Spain

A really quiet spot within reach of drop-dead gorgeous beaches, and of course Bilbao. We loved:  The beaches, the Guggenheim … More

bilbao, Camping, guggenheim, país vasco, pays basque, Spain

P is for Potes & Picos, Spain

This is a fabulous part of the world, and one we’d definitely like to visit again.  It’s easy to reach … More

picos di europa, potes

I is for Iceland (South) & (shhh) seals

Accessible, dramatic and properly educational geography and geology field-trip — with a bit of Viking thrown in.  Definitely worth doing, … More

family holiday, Iceland

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

blue lagoon, Iceland, reykjavik

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

airbnb, family holiday, familyhols, mallorca, palma

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

family, holidays, planning

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

active holiday, greece, messini, Neilson

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

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