During the first week of the summer holidays we travelled as a family to Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, using a beautiful villa as a base for our Italian adventure amidst vast lakes, imposing mountains and spectacular views. This post is the third and final part of our travel diary, covering the last few days…
During the first week of the summer holidays we travelled as a family to Lake Maggiore for an Italian adventure amidst vast lakes, imposing mountains and spectacular views. This post is Part Two of our travel diary, covering the middle section of our Italian adventure to this beautiful area of the country that I first…
I first visited Italy with my cousin way back in 2004. During our Italian adventure we explored Rome and all it’s history; soaked up the holiness and reverence of the Vatican; just about defied death-by-moped in Naples; walked through the ashes of Pompeii in sombre silence; and wandered wide-eyed around the breathtakingly beautiful island of…
In May half term we embarked on our first ever mini family road trip through Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire, visiting family and friends and staying for a couple of days in each place. You can read all about our time at a beautiful, wisteria-covered farmhouse in Somerset in Part One; our first ever experience of…
In May half term we embarked on our first ever mini family road trip through Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire, visiting family and friends and staying for a couple of days in each place. You can read all about our time at a beautiful, wisteria-covered farmhouse in Somerset in Part One and this post – Part…
As a family, our trips and adventures usually focus on us staying for a week or so in a specific location and using it as a base to explore other places nearby. It works well for us: we like being able to feel like we have a bit of a home away from home that…
Every year, we have a week-long family holiday in Bude in North Cornwall. This post is all about the second half of the adventures we had there during the Easter holidays. You can read Part One here. TUESDAY We awoke to rain, resulting in a much-needed lazy morning after a busy couple of days of…
Every year, we have a week-long family holiday in Bude in North Cornwall. (You can read all about last year’s holiday here). We were due to go in May half term this year, but by the time January came around it felt like far too far away and so we decided to bring it forwards…
This post, all about Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs, is Part Five in a travel diaries series about our trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in October 2017. You can read Part One, all about where we stayed and our first ever visit to The Magic Kingdom, here. Part Two, covering the fun we…
This post, all about Hollywood Studios, is Part Four in a travel diaries series about our trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in October 2017. You can read Part One, all about where we stayed and our first ever visit to The Magic Kingdom, here. Part Two, covering the fun we had at Pirate…