Due to a last minute holiday cancellation, sadly a family break-up, “Les Glycines” has a peak season week available starting 27th July. The cottage sleeps 8 (+ 3 cots) and is a great base for a baby/toddler/children friendly holiday in the Deux Sevres region of Poitou-Charentes (allegedly the sunniest part of France!) Great for a [...]
We were always held back by the big question. How do you really do London with kids? I don’t know what we were worried about. The kids relished the city, walked further than we could have hoped, and we saw London through a different set of eyes! Here’s a plan for an overnighter in London [...]
Some sections of the river Aulne have been canalised as part of the Nantes-Brest Canal. The canal was built by Napoleon in the 19th century after the English blockaded the port of Brest. This was to provide a safe inland passage to the south east of Brittany. The mighty Aulne is famous for salmon, trout [...]
A quick second blog for today because the owners of La Comté in Portbail, Normandy have some very late availability that coincides with the Portbail Festival de l’enfant (Children’s festival). This event runs from May 15th – 26th and has children at it’s heart. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Children Friendly Holidays Blog
Everyone loves a bargain and no-one likes to think they have paid out more for their holiday than the next person. What can you do therefore to get the best holiday deals? What tricks will save you a few pounds and keep your bank balance just that little bit more healthy whilst still having a [...]
Dear Darya Gah. I am such an idiot. If i didn’t double confirm the flight, we would have missed it thinking it’s tomorrow! Thank god for my instinct, we are flying tonight. That also means, I am rushing from work to get whatever I need before heading out to the airport later on. So I [...]
Due to a cancellation, Eco-Gites of Lenault in Normandy, France have 2 extra weeks available during July this year. 12th – 19th July and 19th – 26th July Price £480 per week Sleeps 5 + 2 cots so great for young twins 10% reduction on Brittany Ferries with their discount code Like this?Read more… Recommended [...]
Flying with Baby: 7½ Tips Airplanes and babies are like chewing gum and hair: a catastrophic combination. In my pre-Baby Lu days, when boarding an airplane, I scanned with apprehension the neighbouring seats to see if there was a little person who would turn the flight into a living nightmare. Now, I’m the proud receiver of [...]
The long-awaited city centre river beach in Lisbon had just opened when I last visited. I joined the steady stream of curious people for a stroll along the River Tagus from Praça do Comércio to the transport hub of Cais do Sodre. Until the end of March, the only way of walking between these two [...]
My first experience of staying in restored Portuguese manor houses came about by accident and now I’m hooked. These lovely old buildings allow me to indulge fantasies of living in stunning historical settings and to find out more about Portugal’s past on a very personal level. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Julie Dawn Fox in [...]
In a heartbeat I’d go back to a secret location in the South of France. For selfish reasons I can’t share the location….I don’t want anyone else stealing it from us *coughs* Collioure! (Ssshh, don’t tell hubby I caved!) This was our honeymoon destination, it couldn’t have been more perfect. Plenty to see and do, [...]
I’m just back off holiday and one poor lad has managed to come home with a cold – nothing serious but he has a very snuffly nose. Leaving the new box of tissues I had bought in the shop was not the best move for him but in reality this was just a minor annoyance [...]
La Grange is French for The Barn so it is perhaps not unsurprising that many French properties end up with this name, starting their lives as farm barns but having now been transformed into wonderful holiday properties. All the three Granges mentioned in this blog post are very different in location and size but they [...]
‘Are you mad?’ Friends enquired when hubby and I announced we were taking our nine-month old twin daughters on holiday. It was a thought that had crossed our minds, but we were up for the challenge and in desperate need of some time off for good behaviour. Realising that taking baby twins abroad would require [...]
Our last winner paid just 16p for a his trip to Paris. It usually costs £1.00 to place a bid, but I wanted to give people that read my blog the opportunity to enter for free. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Plutonium Sox
One of the many charms of Italy is its culture of festivals and traditions. Spread over the whole year and varying from one region to the next, the celebrations often involve processions, historical costumes and a profusion of good food and wines. With spring in full bloom, May is a popular month for sagre (fairs) [...]
A guest post – a review of indoor play area Techniquest in Cardiff. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Kids Days Out Reviews
With its prime position on the mouth of the river Douro and its colourful buildings, Porto is extremely photogenic. Read on to find out where to go to get gorgeous views over the city, its port wine lodges and its bridges. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal
Last weekend, The National Trust opened many of their properties for free. We decided to take the opportunity to visit Petworth House and Park, probably our closest property and somewhere that we had never been before. Petworth House, situated in Petworth, West Sussex, is a 17th century mansion set in a 700 acre landscaped deer [...]
The closing of the railway has served as a sort of formaldehyde for Hornsea, preserving its 1950s feel. On the seafront are the paradigmatic boarding houses; imposing Victorian fronts, tall and narrow to maximise the beautiful views. The air is filled with the screech of gulls, the peal of the amusement arcades and the thick [...]
