Ok, so since we've had children people have continuously sung the praises of center parc holidays and I've seen friends make trip after trip in close succession. I couldn't help but wonder what all the fuss was about. Jump forward to Christmas 2016 and I was hit with the usual panic about what to get… Continue reading Center Parcs Sherwood Forest – love it or loathe it?!?
So, regulars to my blog will know that we had an unexpected staycation back in June 2016, visiting Bristol Zoo and Legoland instead of enjoying some much needed Spanish sun in Murcia. With baby number two safely delivered in early July my attention quickly turned to getting a holiday planned (again the novelty of changing nappies… Continue reading Sun, sand and a forest fire! Menorca with children
We've now been to Dubai twice - once with our 2 year old (when I was pregnant) and most recently with both of our children (now aged 3 and 7 months). On both occasions we've been to Dubai during the British winter. We've found the weather to be very family friendly in January/February - somewhere… Continue reading Dubai Part 1 – Family friendly accommodation
Planning a trip to Legoland? Legoland. It's almost a rite of passage for parents of toddlers! Check out my top tips here. Living in Warwickshire, we felt it would be over-ambitious to travel to and from Legoland in one day (from Alcester) so we booked a hotel (besides it was a holiday!!). I grew up near… Continue reading Accomodation for Legoland Resort, Windsor
Ok, so being a holiday addict I was determined to get some sun before the arrival of baby number 2. The optimist in me booked a trip to Murcia, Spain. Well...I was due to attend a conference in Murcia so we were (as usual!) going to tag a family holiday on. Baby no 2 had… Continue reading Unexpected Staycation Part 1 – Bristol Zoo
So work beckoned again. I had a conference to attend in Hamburg (it's at times like this when I love my job!). Once again it seemed a shame not to spend a bit of time seeing the city. I'm always keen to expose my children to as many different places as possible....and there has to… Continue reading Hamburg – a wonderful city break for children
It's normally me who gets to travel for work. This time however, my husband was in Rotterdam for a course. He'd been working ridiculous hours (thanks to the NHS!) and my daughter hadn't seen him for 21 days. She was missing him (as was I). If he couldn't come to us we'd have to find… Continue reading A whistle-stop tour of Rotterdam with a toddler
Having had a lovely week in Portugal we returned to England. The weather was miserable. I was sat at home one wet and cold summers day (the joys of living in the UK) with my toddler stuck inside for yet another day. My husband was working a lot of hours including a number of weekends.… Continue reading Camping on the Costa Brava – tips for travelling solo with a toddler
So our second summer holiday was looming. We needed to get planning but we had no real idea where we fancied. We decided that as it seems so hard to find child friendly accommodation (that suits us as parents as well) why not look for the right accommodation and then plan the rest of the… Continue reading Algarve and Lisbon – Family friendly Portugal
It's at this time of year that I start thinking of skiing. The endless Facebook updates from friends fortunate enough to be on the piste don't help! For the last two years we haven't made it to the slopes...last year I was expecting our second child (and I can't imagine it would have been that… Continue reading Val Thorens – skiing with a toddler
