Category Archives: Destination guides
How to do Sri Lanka with kids
Sri Lanka is having its moment. Battered by the 2004 tsunami and years of civil war, which finally ceased in 2009, this teardrop island in the Indian Ocean is emerging as one of the globe’s hottest destinations. It is not … Continue reading
7 days, 7 (planned) surprises: discovering the other side of Tenerife
Whilst I am a big fan of Lanzarote for a blast of winter warmth and sunshine, I had always viewed its brasher, larger neighbour, Tenerife, with scepticism. I like wild, windswept, low-key, authentic; in my imagination, Tenerife was the polar … Continue reading
The Trunki Files hot list 2015
I know I know, you’re supposed to release your ‘hot lists’ for the year ahead in January. It’s now mid-February. I apologise. It’s all been rattling around in my head for months; what with the January return to work and a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tips & ideas, UK, Worldwide
Tagged Durrell Wildlife Camp, jersey, Singapore, Sun Gardens, Villa Suite Maria, Villas Fawakay
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The battle to be my perfect holiday town: Dartmouth versus Wells
I’ve recently come back from a week with my family in the town of Dartmouth, south Devon, and I have to admit, it’s totally thrown me. Up to this point, if you’d asked me my favourite place for a family … Continue reading
Why Hamburg is heaven (and not just for 7 year olds)
Think European mini-break and I bet you Hamburg doesn’t spring to mind. Paris, certainly. Rome, definitely. Barcelona, absolutely! But this industrial port city in northern Germany won’t be anywhere near the top of your list of must-see cities (if it … Continue reading
Meeting in the middle: it really is fun to stay in the Y-H-A
So here’s the situation. Close group of friends from grad days in London now all grown up and dispersed inconveniently around the country (from Northumberland in the north to Sussex in the south). Desperate to meet up but can’t bear … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation reviews, Tips & ideas, UK
Tagged group holidays, Thurlby, YHA
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All’s fyne and dandy in Argyll
by Linda Hull This year’s holidays have been on the theme of return visits. May half term back at Lower Saltings in Aldeburgh (still highly recommended) and early Summer back at the in-laws’ house in France enjoying the sun were … Continue reading
No compromise: review of Dubrovnik Sun Gardens resort, Croatia
Too often, family holidays involve compromise. To keep the children happy, you choose somewhere to stay that ‘ticks the boxes’. You opt for the resort with the massive swimming pool; the playground; the on-site pizza restaurant; the kitchenette; the sandy … Continue reading
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Tagged Croatia, Dubrovnik, Kids clubs, Scott Dunn, Sun Gardens
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Making fresh tracks in the Dolomites
by Alison Wood Eschewing familiar territory, jettisoning ski lessons, choosing a hotel without childcare or children’s mealtimes. We cut fresh tracks this February. And it turned out to be a case of ‘right place, right time’. In our lifelong … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolomites, family ski holidays, family skiing advice, skiing with kids
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Why Pine Cliffs, Algarve, works: holiday review
The Algarve may not be the most exciting destination in the Med: golf courses, white villas with swimming pools, sandy beaches – it’s all perfectly pleasant but, for me at least, it lacks a bit of soul. It’s without the … Continue reading
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Tagged Algarve with kids, Explorers kids clubs, Pine Cliffs, Pine Cliffs resort, Scott Dunn
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