The types of holiday I have taken seem to have varied wildly depending on my age and life stage. My late teens and early twenties were mainly about backpacking in the usual gap year places – India, Asia, Australia. Once I started working it was all city breaks, long haul and as much luxury as…
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A capsule Christmas in your suitcase
This year will be the first we’ve hosted Christmas at our new house, so I’m pretty excited about the decorating potential. But have you ever spent Christmas out of the country? I was in India and Thailand on my pre and post Uni gap years, and then went away with my family to a family friend’s…
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Three things to do in Madeira, when you’re a toddler
1) Go up in the cable car and be absolutely fascinated by the view and the tiny people, goats and cars below 2) At the top of the mountain, watch the people sledging, take a brief look at the gardens, but most enjoy happily running up and down the steps, over and over again 3)…
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Cruise holidays with children
Going on a cruise and looking for tips on taking children? As I think I might have mentioned once or twice, we’re just back from our family holiday. We went with Royal Caribbean on the Independence of the Seas, for an 11 day cruise around the Canary Islands and Spain. It is not the sort…
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12 Brilliant Things To Do In Bournemouth With Toddlers
Looking For The Best Things To Do In Bournemouth With Toddlers? Read this! What are the best things to do in Bournemouth with toddlers kids? Here are 12 of the best things to do with kids, babies, toddlers and small children. There are so many brilliant things to do, when it comes to indoor activities…
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Happy 150th birthday to the London Underground
Eliza is very nearly the grand old age of one, but everyone’s subterranean soul sister the Tube is much, much older; happy 150th birthday to the London Underground! Like most Londoners I have a love / hate relationship with it which is often hate / hate when you just want to get home from work,…