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The Perfect Storm
My daughter’s favourite cuddly is a wolf called Storm. At home, all her soft cuddlies get a fair and equal chance for a night time snuggle with her but when she’s away from home, Storm is The Chosen One. (Storm usually travels with a Minecraft Sheep – for snack?).
Read MoreMy Family’s Favourite EVER B&Bs!
Listed below are the 4 best family-friendly B&Bs and small hotels that we have ever stayed in! Our B&B Hall of Fame if you will. Our family criteria includes a wonderful setting, a friendly welcome or amazing food. These family-friendly places simply made us go WOW so we couldn’t recommend them more highly. (Price range from 120 euros per night for a family room).
Read MoreLong Family Road Trip 2012: Scotland to Portugal
A drive from Scotland to Portugal (& back!) c. 2500 Miles through 5 countries. Children’s Ages: 7 and 3. [Also see: Why do we inflict these vast road trips on our kids?]
Read MoreOur Family Road Trip 2013: France to Croatia
A drive from Scotland to Croatia (via France and Italy) then back again! 3500 Miles Children’s Ages: 8 and 5 Why another long family road trip? Our friends were staying in Barbezieres in south western France and the grandparents rented a place in Istria, north western Croatia, which, as it happens, is nearly 1000 miles exactly due east. So in order to take advantage of the free accommodation on offer we needed to plan a road trip right across France, through the Alps and across the top of Italy (skimming the corner of Slovenia)…
Read MoreWhat are Paradors?
What are Paradors? Paradors or Paradores are a chain of state-run Spanish luxury hotels created in the 1920s to promote tourism and preserve ancient buildings. They are usually castles, convents, forts and other historical buildings or more modern buildings in areas of special natural or historic beauty. Although luxurious, many can be found at similar prices we Brits pay for identikit corporate hotel chains so they are well worth checking out as you may well be pleasantly surprised. See: Paradores of Spain
Read MoreEssential items to pack for long car journeys
Essential Items to pack for Long Car Journeys After four long family road trips, each totaling between 2500 and 3300 miles, we put together this list of essential items that we now never leave home without…
Read MoreForest Holidays, Strathyre
Escape to a luxury cabin, hot tub and forest in Perthshire Sitting in a hot tub in a forest on the shore of Loch Lubnaig sipping a glass of Prosecco, savouring an oh so still evening drawing down, all I could think was, “oh yeah!”. Though I also remember the children banging on the patio glass doors mouthing, “We’re hungry,” or somesuch but patio glass is sound proof for a good reason. OK, I jest. Well, kind of.
Read MoreRibby Hall Village, Lancashire
Old fashioned family fun at Ribby Hall Village Ribby Hall Village is a family-run holiday park on the Lancashire coast just south of Blackpool. The park is in the countryside close to picturesque Wrea Green, a classic English village of thatched houses, cricket pitch beside the duck pond and traditional pub.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Family Nature Trail, BC
The Ultimate Family Nature Trail, British Columbia British Columbia is a great place to track down all the kids’ favourite animals By JW Patrick Like most children, our three-year-old has the entire animal kingdom ranked in order of preference – with his premier league comprising mostly the scary ones with really big pointy teeth. Current title-holder is the Grizzly Bear, ever since he heard about one rudely interrupting his uncle’s fishing trip in British Columbia. The arrival of Wuncle David’s baby provided the perfect opportunity to combine a family visit…
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