Category Archives: Europe
Easy winter sun: a first-timer’s guide to Tenerife with kids
by Helen Finney My husband and I first went to Tenerife in March 2000, our first holiday as a couple. Back then we were looking for sunshine and nightlife and weren’t too fussy about where we stayed! We chose the … Continue reading
The Trunki Files guide to Disneyland Paris
by Helen Finney About 18 months ago we took our two boys (then aged 6 and 2) to Disneyland in Paris. I’d done some research into prices and looked at the usual package-type bookings and was fairly horrified at the … Continue reading
Can’t ski, won’t ski (but not missing out!): Linda Hull’s Christmas in Montchavin-Les-Coches, France
If you have read my previous posts, you will have realised that our extended family play a significant part in our holiday planning. Last Christmas, the all-encompassing family holiday reached new heights (figuratively and literally) when my in-laws asked if … Continue reading
Lazy (and lively) days: Loire Valley destination guide
by Linda Hull We have been holidaying in the Loire for at least ten years, encompassing life BC (before children) and after. There is no doubt our holidays have changed – long lazy lunches have made way for picnics, wine … Continue reading
The Trunki Files answers: where to go in Europe at Easter?
A Trunki Files follower recently contacted me asking for advice about where to go next Easter. The brief: 1) must be Europe, 2) preferably Italy, 3) close to a beach and 4) warm, but not too hot. Wish number 4 … Continue reading
Our first family holiday: Mallorca destination guide
I’ve always harboured a soft spot for Mallorca. It was the first place I ever went on an aeroplane, when I was 5 years old: two weeks in May in a one-bed apartment in Santa Ponsa, with a single sofa-bed … Continue reading
The Trunki Files’ guide to short-haul winter sun: Canary Islands vs Egypt!
So the days of getting home from work in the light are over. There are puddles lying all around, your local park is beginning to look like Glastonbury and another ‘colder-than-average’ winter is being forecast. It’s time to start thinking … Continue reading
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Hang TripAdvisor, let’s just book it! My first family holiday, by Kerry McIlhatton
Sometimes, too much holiday research can be a bad thing: rather than helping you to make the right choice, it can leave you feeling bamboozled and paralyse you (“this seems good but maybe there’s somewhere better…?”). New mum Kerry McIlhatton … Continue reading
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Psssst – there’s a Pizza Express in Paris! The Trunki Files’ guide to city breaks with kids
I am very pleased to welcome to The Trunki Files a new guest contributor (and published author), Emma Dadson – one of the few brave parents who have eschewed bucket’n’spade holidays in favour of European city breaks. Determined that city-breaking … Continue reading
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“I should have hated it but, try as I might I couldn’t.” Destination guide: Vale do Lobo, Algarve
In the second installment of her grand tour of Europe en famille (read the first here), guest contributor and boutique travel expert Rachael reflects on her week at exclusive Vale do Lobo, favourite haunt of golfing Brits in the sunny … Continue reading
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