As big fans of Horrible Histories, my three daughters (aged 11, 9 & 5) and I were delighted to being going to see the theatre production take to the River Thames. We boarded the boat at Tower Bridge Quay, just the other side of Tower Bridge to the Tower of London. The seats are unreserved …
We flew to Greece with our three mini travellers, when they were 3.5 and 2.5 (twins) and we survived. So how did we do it? We followed our 10 Top Tips for Flying with Toddlers! Tip 1 for Flying with Toddlers: We packed a breakfast picnic the night before for the girls. A bag of …
This weekend we set off on our very first narrowboat adventure as a family, but not just the 5 of us, as a multi generational family with aunty, uncle, cousins and Grandma and Grandad too! Narrowboat Holiday Company, Anglo Welsh, who have been providing this type of holiday for the past 50 years, very kindly …
Find out what we thought of The Borrowers at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre in Chester with The Storyhouse. Yesterday we whiled away a lovely afternoon in Grosvenor Park, first having a picnic in the beautiful grounds of the park which is right by the river in Chester. Followed by 2 hours watching The Borrowers …
BC (Before Children obviously not Before Christ although it sometimes feels that long ago) I was lucky enough to travel widely. Places like Namibia, Bali, Texas, California, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia were all visited, loved and explored. Beaches were lay on, Bahamas vacation home booked, cocktails were drunk and books (lots and lots of them) …
Discover these amazing hotel crèches in Europe and beyond You could be forgiven for thinking that holidays are put on hold when you have a young family. Nothing could be further from the truth though if you can find the right hotel that specialises in catering for infants and toddlers. Here are my picks of …
We have created this toddler bucket list. On it is places we would like to visit and things we would like to do. With our eldest now nearly 5 and the twins nearly 4, travelling has been challenging (see our Adjusting Expectations post) but is getting easier every day. So where do we want to go …
Last year we approached my parents and asked if they would like to come on a family holiday with us to Lykia World Resort, Olu Deniz, Turkey. Now, of course this was to spend quality time with my Mum and Dad from my own point of view; and so that they were, in turn, able …
Mini Travellers stayed at Bernisson Monsegur in the Dordogne with fabulous friends. For day trips in the Dordogne do check out these days out around the Dordogne. In 2013 our eldest was 2.5 and the twins were 1.5 years old. We flew from Liverpool to Bordeaux with Easyjet. Thanks to Easyjet’s family friendly luggage policy we …
Simpson Travel promised us a lot with Mousses Villas Lefkada and they did not disappoint! It is the holiday destination that 5 years on I still recommend first as one of the best family holiday destinations! As we set our alarm clock for 3.30 am to get up for the flight from Manchester to Perveza, …
We’ve just had the most fabulous week at a family friendly hotel in Kalkan, The Kalkan Regency Hotel, hosted by Simpson Travel. I know already that I am going to be raving about this place for some time to come, and could genuinely see us returning again very soon. If the kids had their way …
We are going back to Greece this summer with Simpson Travel to a beautiful family friendly villa in Sivota and I am ludicrously excited. It was all confirmed last Friday and I can’t wait to fly out for a week of Greek sunsets and fun beach and pool days with the kids. Many regular readers will …
Ever wondered what fun things to do in- and outside of Rome with Kids? Here is a Guest Post from EasyTerra about what you might like to do! What to do & see? Thinking about visiting Rome with kids? You might think they get bored quickly over being dragged from one to the other ancient …
Why you should pick Corsica for your next Family Holiday in a Villa! During the first week of the Summer holidays in July we spent a week in a family friendly villa in Corsica with Simpson Travel. It was an absolutely glorious week jam packed week with swimming, beaches, food and wine and a little …