Top of my wish list for Christmas was that we could relax. This time last year we were in the middle of a move from Hampshire to Devon. Part of this involved bed hopping for three weeks until we got the keys to our Dartmouth house. There were moments festive cheer was in short supply. Jump…
Italy is renowned for it’s city breaks but what about a vacation on the coast? Here’s what you should consider a family holiday in Bibione
There’s nothing more exciting than planning your next holiday, especially in that lull after the buzz of Christmas and New Year. January is the peak time for families to start thinking about their travel plans for the year ahead. But what to do and where to go? For us, thinking about our must-visit destinations, what…
2016 was quite a year for us. Our girls turned three and one years old and I feel we’ve really started to explore the world with them. That’s not to say we didn’t travel in the proper ‘baby days’, but this year we took it up a notch. During 12 months we took 22 trips,…
After the excitement of Christmas, the first few months of the new year can feel like an anti-climax. Many people use the winter as a good excuse for a foreign holiday. I can’t blame them for wanting to feel the warm sunshine on their faces – who doesn’t love that? But what about a staycation…
The National Trust sure knows how to do Christmas. During the past couple of weeks we’ve made a point of visiting two of our closest properties in Devon for their festive events. First up was Coleton Fishacre where we saw the gardens illuminated in spectacular fashion. Then last weekend we went to Saltram near Plymouth…
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a bit of sparkle. However, Coleton Fishacre has taken the concept beyond tinsel and baubles, and is using hundreds of lights to illuminate its house and gardens in December. We visited the National Trust country house and subtropical landscape during the opening weekend of Coleton Aglow. Here’s a video about…
As regular readers will know, we love to travel and explore new places. But I’ll let you into a secret…we rarely plan too far ahead. The not so secret reason why is because we are a military family. Our plans can change quickly with the requirements of Mr Tin Box’s job. One of the many…
It seems very strange to think we’ve already reached the final month of 2016. Surely it was only yesterday that we moved to Devon and I decided to start logging all the little and large things happening in our lives in this monthly roundup. I know for a fact that I’ve said ‘things have been…
Since becoming a mum one of my must-have family travel essentials has been a stroller. At the airport, during sightseeing and days out, we wouldn’t have been without one for those times when Tin Box Baby or Tot couldn’t walk or needed to rest. However, we’ve never actually bought one that really fits the bill…