May 22, 2013

Ideal and affordable destinations for young families

Beach

    As the parents of younger kids, you are probably looking for holiday destinations that are fun, well suited and within budget. Most parents get to spend little time with their kids on a day-to-day basis, so a week or two away as a family is a great way to make up for this. Some excellent [...]

Our Big Family Road Trip: A Day in Venice

Venice

  We were into our second week of staying in Torreglia in the Veneto region of Italy.  We had a fine few days of sunshine during the first week but limited funds.  Then, when we had more money to go and do things, the rains came.  After four solid days of rain and storms came [...]

Exploring Italy’s Calabrian Coastline with the Kids

Le Castella - Calabria, Italia

    Most travellers on their return from Italy will praise the beauties of the Tuscan cities, rave about the Northern lakes and possibly even become slightly hysterical when recalling the splendours of Venice, but how often have you heard about the less well known region of Calabria? Explore Situated in the ‘toe’ of the [...]

Our Big Family Road Trip: Visiting La Croisett

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    We would be in Cannes for less than 48 hours, so headed off to the beach on the only full day we had.  Thankfully, the weather was glorious! Fabulous blue skies stretched out over us.  It was early yet the sunshine persevered in shooing away the clouds, resolutely attempting to warm the air [...]

Our Big Family Road Trip: Stopping off in Cannes

Sid and Anna play catch

      We left the Midi-Pyrenees early on Thursday morning, setting off for the opposite end of the South of France – the French Riviera, no less. We set off looking forward to yet another location different from the two already visited.  We had already gone from farms to mountains, and were now headed [...]

How to add excitement to a family road trip

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    Making a road trip fun and entertaining is a tricky challenge that just about every mum and dad will have to face at least once during parenthood. Let’s face it, you will never pass this task with flying colours, as children are bound to get tired and fidgety when they have been sitting [...]