Family Friendly Stays #2
Thanks to everyone who linked up to last month’s Family Friendly Stays. It was great to have so much support from others bloggers, so even if you didn’t manage to link up, thanks for helping…
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Camping at Nettwood Farm in Somerset
A lot of my friends hate the idea of camping in the UK. The weather is unreliable, sleep can be patchy, discomfort can be considerable. Camping involves a lot of packing and unpacking and depending…
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The best beaches in Sicily to visit …
If you’re visiting Sicily with kids, no doubt you’ll be spending a fair bit of time at the beach. As with many Mediterranean islands, the beaches in Sicily are never far from an historical city…
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Family Friendly Stays #1
Welcome to the first ever Family Friendly Stays link up! What is Family Friendly Stays? Family Friendly Stays is a monthly blog link up where you can share blog posts about brilliant places you have…
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Our stay at Milia Mountain Retreat in …
The approach road to Milia Mountain Retreat is not for the fainthearted. It involves a narrow 3km zigzagging track up through the mountains. The views if you look up, are jaw-dropping. The views below are…
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Walks in Herts with kids: Heartwood Forest
It’s rather telling of the times we’re living in that woodland “den building” has become an advertised activity. But if that’s what has to be done to get kids playing outdoors, then so be it.…
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Coming soon: Family Friendly Stays, a new …
Next month, I will be starting a new monthly family travel blog link up called Family Friendly Stays. Have you stayed somewhere brilliant on holiday which you’d like to share with other families? Maybe it’s…
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Visiting Crete in spring with kids
Crete in springtime has warm days and cool evenings. Roads wend their way through tiny villages and cling to mountainsides through deep gorges. Beaches are peaceful, spring flowers are plentiful, cultural sites are devoid of visitors.…
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Where to see bluebells in Hertfordshire
With each year that passes, I find there are certain events in the British calendar which are starting to grow a bit stale. The culmination of the Premier League Football season for example, the build…
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Walks in Herts with kids: Watton at …
As a number of Hertfordshire friends have asked me to recommend a buggy-friendly walk, I thought I’d write up this circular amble along the country lanes and tracks of Watton at Stone, near Hertford. The…
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