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Cyprus has long been my favourite place in the world. Time and time again I have contemplated moving there, yet I’ve not seen as much of the country as I would like. Most of the times I have visited Cyprus, I have …

We have been on holiday to Padstow in Cornwall every single year since my son was born. He is now approaching 15 and we also have a 12 year old son and 10 year old daughter. You might think going to the …

We go on holiday to Padstow with our two boys, aged 12 and 14, and our 10 year old daughter every year. We like to try out new experiences as the kids grow up. So we decided to walk part of the …

Have you ever been to Amsterdam? It isn’t all prostitutes, stag parties, sex shows and coffee shops that don’t just sell coffee. It’s a really beautiful city and a great place to visit with kids. You just have to know where to …

Gloucester is the host city of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and for the next three months, home of the Scrumpty Trail (a play on the words “Rugby Scrum” and “Humpty Dumpty”). The Scrumpty Trail is a sculpture trail organised by Marketing …

Whilst you are reading this, we are on holiday at the fun-packed resort of Royal Son Bou on the Southern coast of Menorca! This holiday was planned only a few weeks ago and in the lead up to our flight, our excitement levels went through the roof because …

It’s no secret that I love traveling. I love seeing new places, meeting new people and having new experiences. I have been lucky to visit many beautiful and exciting places. Here are the places I have yet to visit, which are on …

Marina D’Or Holiday Town We were very lucky this October half term to be taken for a week to the Spanish resort of Marina D’Or which is north of Valencia. The town is a purpose built holiday resort which markets itself as …

The weather might have been dismal, cold and blowing a gale. We might have got there so late on a Sunday afternoon that the fun park had closed and there was not much left to do. I may have been tired and …

The media fuelled glamour of emigration and renovation during the early noughties has a lot to answer for! Caught up in the dream of escaping the rat race of London and its suburbs, I unwittingly ended up “chatelaine” of a semi-renovated 19thCentury …