A weekend ski trip can be more accessible and affordable than you think If you're a regular reader of this blog, you'll probably know already that my family and I ski yearly in Pamporovo, Bulgaria. It's the only place I've ever been skiing, so I don't have anything to...
We’ve spent the last few years struggling to stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve, preferring instead to get an early night in preparation for the early morning wake-up call that comes part and parcel with having young children. However, times are changing. The...
I was so excited to hear that Center Parcs were opening a new village. Center Parcs, Woburn is just off Junction 13 of the M1, so mileage wise it isn't too far from Kent at all, there is just the 'small' matter of the M25 in between. I booked a weekend break in a...
On a recent trip to the New Forest, we ventured a little further one day towards Wareham in Dorset, in order to visit Corfe Castle. The ruins of this castle overlook the picturesque village of the same name and if you can block out the tourists and their cars,...
We LOVE the New forest. It is a beautiful national park, with so many things to see and do. Where else could you go where horses, donkeys and cattle roam freely as though they own the place, forcing you to stop your car because they feel like standing in the middle of...
Our second city break of the year took us to Rome. This is a place that both my husband and I have already visited, so we had the advantage of having prior knowledge of the city. Previously I have climbed to the top of St. Peter's cathedral, toured the Vatican...
FOR GLUTEN AND DAIRY FREE RECIPES AND INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT A 'FREE FROM' LIFE. Eating out with children when you're on holiday can be challenging, especially when you have a child who is gluten and dairy free. As much as is possible, I do my research before hand...
My husband and I really wanted to go to New York for his fortieth Birthday last year and we were originally planning to go on our own. But then we had a change of heart. Our kids are aged ten, seven and five now. They can walk unaided, are fully toilet trained and...
I wrote this whilst on a flight to New York. I wanted to capture my thoughts and feelings as I was experiencing them, so as to ensure I didn't forget the emotions that I felt at the time. I'm on a plane, travelling to New York with my family. My five year old son has...
As a thirty (cough, cough) something year old woman, whose body didn't fair well after having three children AND who had a prolapsed disc a couple of years ago, I never would have imagined I'd be sitting here writing about a skiing holiday. But yes, for the second...