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