You know how it goes. You nip into Aldi for a loaf of bread and you come out with six tea light holders and a pair of jodphurs, despite never having ridden a horse in your life. Well this week Aldi’s camping range is launched so if, like us, you are fans of camping and …
If you already have a feeling that you might one day retire out somewhere exotic, then it is likely that you are already starting to think about it. The truth is that there are so many possible destinations to choose from when it comes to thinking about this, that you might well be a little …
It’s so hard to choose where to go on holiday, isn’t it? If money was no object, and there were no wars or unrest, where would you go on your next family getaway? My top ten, in no particular order, would be: Barbados I’ve been once before to Barbados and had the best holiday. I’d …
A few weeks ago we went to a festival and on the first night felt like we were being eaten alive by midges! The majority of our 20-strong party was bitten all over and so the level of discomfort in this kind of situation is fresh in my mind. This post is a quick run …
With 2017 having been an expensive year for travel for our family, this year has to be less so if we want to undertake the European road trip I’m so desperate to have next year. More about that in another post! I’m absolutely terrible at staying home though so we do have to have some …
We have been to Clitheroe many times. We’ve visited for the day and we’ve camped nearby. We love its market, the eateries and the milkshake shop, but we hadn’t ever been to Clitheroe Castle until last week. We arrived around 20 minutes before the museum opened so before we went in we explored the keep. …
This week I have been on a little trip away with the boys. We travelled down to YHA National Forest yesterday and stayed over so we could have a more relaxed start to today. I forewarned the boys about the likelihood of long queues that would be pretty much everywhere. Queues to get into the …
We love going to festivals and we have two booked in for 2018 already. We either take the tent or the motorhome, depending on the weather, because as much as I love camping I’m getting a bit too fond of my home comforts as I’m getting older! Something I’ve bought recently for taking to this …
You have been dreaming of the perfect family holiday for years; mulling over hundreds of sunny destinations and sandy beaches. The day has finally arrived for you to purchase your long awaited trip and you have worked so hard to save up for it. Your spectacular family holiday will creep up like a blink of …
When we took the boys to Florida, we didn’t want to take our main pram. It’s a travel system and although we only use the main pram part of it now and wouldn’t need any attachments, it’s a bit bulky to be taking through an airport and I was worried it wpuld get damaged in …