A couple of weeks ago, I had the rare opportunity to spend the day with M for a few hours as E was at a school friends party. We had […]
Travel & Days Out
Experience Italy with a Pra’ Delle Torri Holiday
With Summer creeping upon us – have you thought about where you might like to holiday? As a family, we’ve been to Germany, Spain, Malta and Portugal. Malta was the […]
WB Studio Tour – The Forbidden Forest
A few weeks ago I was very lucky to be invited to a sneak preview of WB Studio Tours new exhibit for 2017 – The Forbidden Forest. I was super […]
Surfin’ good fun at the Surfs Up 2 – Wavemania screening
We don’t usually need much of an excuse to hop on a train to London. I don’t think the boys will ever tire of the train journey. On Sunday, we […]
Review: National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham
If you’re a regular reader of the blog you will know that we spent a weekend in Birmingham recently. We planned a couple of activities to do on our main […]
A Hidden Gem In The Midlands: The Limes Country Lodge Hotel
As a family, we love to get away from the mundane day-to-day life at home every now and then. We like to take a few short breaks over the course […]
How to book a cheap getaway during the school holidays
The January blues… Christmas is over and it’s back to work and school. The weather is cold and wet and we’re carrying a little too much weight around our midsection […]
Review: Christmas at Kew
We live quite close to Kew Gardens and for the last few years, I have wanted to us to visit Christmas at Kew but never quite got round to booking […]
Top tips for booking a last-minute family Christmas break
With the cold, dark nights and bitterly cold winds around from now until at least February, you may be thinking about booking a last-minute Christmas break. What could be better […]
Review: Keep Em Quiet – fun travel packs for kids
Travelling with kids abroad can be a real chore – there is so much to try and remember to pack and although this does get easier as they get older […]
When did flying with kids become relaxing?
Without a doubt, plane trips are stressful with kids, especially young kids. I heard about Jettly recently and they offer affordable private charter jets through the use of a mobile […]
4 surprisingly brilliant destinations to cruise with your kids
The nights are getting shorter, the days are becoming colder, and soon the Halloween decorations in shops will be replaced with Christmas displays. If you’re planning an escape to the […]
Ways to make travelling with children easier
My boys love a stay in a hotel, so much so that they even role play it at home sometimes – it’s so funny to watch! We do seem to […]
Top 6 places we want to visit in Florida
I may have mentioned before, but I turn the big 4-0 in a couple of years time and we are hopefully planning on visiting Florida to take the boys to […]
Chilli Fiesta, West Dean Gardens
Good friends of ours whom we have known since our uni days (basically a very long time ago!) moved down to West Sussex before they started their family and we […]
An afternoon at Mayfield Lavender
I have been meaning to visit Mayfield Lavender ever since I heard about it a couple of years ago. I never knew this place existed before – even though I […]