Packing has to be one of my least favourite parts of travel. Especially when I’m trying to do it while keeping one eye on the kids. During the past six years as a mum I’ve picked up some tips and tricks for streamlining our pre-holiday preparations. The fine art of packing for travelling with kids…
It’s a well known fact that happy kids make for happy parents. During our family holiday at Bosinver Farm Cottages in Cornwall our two toddlers couldn’t have been happier. And it made for a wonderfully relaxed getaway. So what was it about Bosinver and its luxury cottage holidays that our toddlers loved so much? Let…
I can guess what you’re thinking: ‘tell me something I don’t already know’. The thought of booking holidays and experiencing new places is something that sets off the butterflies in my tummy and makes me talk a tiny bit too fast. I know I’m not alone. But new research by Booking.com has found that it isn’t…
Last summer we spent a day in Marseille as part of a Mediterranean cruise. This all too short stop off got me thinking back to some of my childhood holidays in the country. And also more recent visits with Mr Tin Box before we had kids. It’s surprising how just a quick trip across the…
Every year hundreds of UK families flock to Devon for a staycation. And with its Blue Flag beaches, family-friendly attractions and great places to stay, who can blame them? I pinch myself daily that we can call Devon home. However, we’re still quite new to the county and often turn tourists to make the most…
When I started writing Tin Box Traveller, one of the first blog linkys I came across was #CountryKids run by Fiona at Coombe Mill in Cornwall. A linky is a place where bloggers share their posts with people who have similar interests. I run the Monday Escapes linky with fellow travel bloggers Extraordinary Chaos, Mini…
It’s incredible to think we’re already one month into 2017. The eagle-eyed among my readers will have noticed I skipped this regular feature in December in order to share a round up of the year. I’m very pleased to be back into the routine of recording our travels and adventures. This will be a bumper…
I’m a big fan of weekend getaways. They are perfect for recharging batteries and injecting a bit of adventure into that short 48 hours between the working weeks. So it was with much excitement that we set off on our first mini-break of 2017. Our destination? The Surrey Hills thanks to an invitation to come…
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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…