I’m asked a lot about how we choose where to go on holiday and what makes me pick a particular location. Years ago I used to spend hours flicking through travel agents brochures and more recently websites and blog posts and Instagram. I follow and obscene amount of travel bloggers and my bucket list of … Read more
Wohoo we have smashed our 40k target for this month and we actually now have an amazing 41,200 posts tagged with #UKexplore. Thank you to each and every one of you who joins in with this hashtag community over on instagram every month! As you know during April we teamed up with the lovely people … Read more
After we had booked flights to New York for a week during our Easter break I suddenly panicked a little and wondered if it was going to be ok with 4 kids under 10 or whether it would be really hard work. You can see the results of our trip in this video and how … Read more
So Rachel and I introduced the hashtag #UKexplore to you all in April 2016, three years ago. Since that date Charly has stepped in and an amazing 39500 photos have been tagged. We would love to hit 40k photos this month and to encourage you to tag more photos we have an extra prize to … Read more
BC (Before Children obviously not Before Christ although it sometimes feels that long ago) I was lucky enough to travel widely. Places like Namibia, Bali, Texas, California, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia were all visited, loved and explored. Beaches were lay on, Bahamas vacation home booked, cocktails were drunk and books (lots and lots of them) … Read more
Beautiful holiday cottages that sleep 12, aren’t in the South of England and are stunningly renovated yet child friendly are few and far between, believe me I know, I’ve looked. Add to those requirements, a cottage that is dog friendly and you’ve really not got that many options. Cambrian House however is a stunning large … Read more
So, with the gorgeous weather we had last week you’d be excused for thinking that spring had well and truly sprung and when we were invited to Mrs Dowsons Farm Park to review we thought we’d take advantage of their opening weekend in the new Spring weather. However it rained…and rained…. and rained! What did … Read more
Well how amazing has February 2019 been! The weather towards the end has been utterly incredibly and even amazing for over half term. What a change from last year when it was snowing! From the looks of it you have all been out and about exploring and having lots of fun in the sun. I’ve … Read more
Ski lessons for all the family are very difficult to arrange. There are many options and we have tried them all but this year we decided to go all out and have our own private ski instructor for three whole days and we loved it. So, let’s go through the options and we can explain … Read more
I have been an avid fan of Mini Travellers since I first discovered it a year or so ago always being inspired to continue my adventures; now I think it is time to give back. Here is my view of our visit to the Wild Place Project Bristol which we took during October half term. … Read more
We’ve been hibernating quite a lot this month due to some freezing cold winds, some busy weeks and an operation for hubby at the beginning of the month, so for lots of reasons I’m looking forward to February starting this weekend. From the looks of it though the rest of you have been out and … Read more
Are you looking for holiday inspiration, family travel tips and resources to make family travel that little bit easier? Then you’ve come to the right place. This page is jam packed full of the best family holiday destinations and the ultimate family travel tips. From tips about flying with kids, to packing lists, to suggestions … Read more
We’ve had some really fun Christmasy days out this month but I didn’t take my camera out with me as much, I also wasn’t on instagram as much, I just wasn’t feeling like it. I have however found a few to show you! View this post on Instagram So last weekend we spent … Read more
On Boxing Day we did something we had never done before. We left the house (shock horror!) and we went out to the cinema to see Mary Poppins Returns and then out for tea to Bella Italia. NB: Advertisement Feature. Having been responsible for feeding about eight billion people since the kids finished school on … Read more
