Recently we’ve been here, there and everywhere. I was looking forward (well, kind of) to a weekend at home sorting the garden out, but when we were offered the opportunity to visit Hampshire once again and spend a long weekend in the New Forest with the kids I couldn’t say no, even though my husband was away and it meant going […]
A long weekend in the New Forest & The Tallet holiday cottage review Read More >>
Because we never do things by halves, on the day that we returned from Bluestone, rather than going home and taking a long nap we got a ferry over to the Isle of Wight for part two of our slightly soggy British staycation (seriously, did we go on the wrong week or what?!). We stayed in a two bedroom cottage
A long weekend in the Isle of Wight: The Needles, Blackgang Chine and Sandown Pier Read More >>
We’ve been to Bluestone Wales three times now. Our first two trips to Bluestone were at Christmas (see the posts here and here), so we were really excited to be invited back this time in the spring. We were even more excited when the Friday before we left temperatures reached 25 degrees; I had visions of spending the holiday stretched
A trip to Bluestone Wales in the spring Read More >>
When is the best time to visit Butlin’s on the beach? Probably not the depths of winter. However we are a hardcore crew and so we (being my husband and children aged 2 and 4) visited Butlin’s in Bognor Regis for Christmas Fantasy break in the week before the Christmas holidays. We stayed and ate at the Shoreline Hotel which I reviewed
Growing up close to Bognor Regis I have happy childhood memories of days spent there, and when we walked past the Shoreline Hotel last Christmas I wondered what it would be like to visit Butlin’s with the children. Feeling a bit cheeky one day, I asked Butlin’s if they work with bloggers. Fortunately they do indeed, and kindly agreed to
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Almost a year to the day since we went to Bluestone Wales and Kingdom of the Elves in 2016 we were invited back to see what Elftopia had on offer this year! This time, we were prepared (or as much as you can be) for the long journey to get to Bluestone Wales and knew what to expect when we
Bluestone Wales and Christmasland: Kingdom of the Elves 2017 Read More >>
Last week, I was very excited to be invited along to Bluestone in the very far reaches of West Wales as a Bluestone Blogger, and attend the Bluestone Kingdom of the Elves! December is, traditionally, a bit of a chilly and wet affair in Wales. I lived there for three years, I remember it well. Whilst I suspect they may
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The last time I went to Paris, I was 11 years old. My overwhelming memory of it was being sick, lots, and crazy traffic. Somehow, despite visiting a lot of European cities in my late teens and early 20s, I never returned. I very rarely travel these days (for very good reason) and I haven’t been on a city break
Blogueurs dans Paris: E-Fluent Spot 5 Read More >>
As readers of my blog will know, I recently returned from a very ill-fated family holiday. Before I went, I had a post in mind about travelling with two small children. It was going to be something wise and profound which would have people nodding sagely and thinking ‘I learned something today‘. Obviously I got more than I bargained for
Ten top tips for harmonious holidays: Making travelling with kids less painful Read More >>
I promised I would update on the catalogue of errors that was our Thomson holiday to Protur Bonaire Aparthotel in Cala Bona, Majorca. This is going to be fairly long but hell, even if no one reads it, it’s cathartic. And God, I need that after our Thomson holiday from Hell. We last braved a holiday nine months before the
The holiday from hell: Definitely not the most relaxing holiday ever Read More >>
