Thorpe Park Resort’s Shark Hotel

Thorpe Park Resort's Shark Hotel

There are many reasons for wanting to stay in Thorpe Park’s Shark Hotel which is conveniently situated inside the park. Whether it is because you want somewhere to crash without having to leave – making the very most of a two-day stay; because you have stayed really late (such as on Thorpe Park’s Ministry of … Read more

Our Glamping in a Safari Tent Experience

sunset safari tent

This Sunday 25th June 2017 is National Unplugging Day where families vouch to #GoGadgetFree for the day. Screen-time is a concern for many families especially with a growing trend of children being stuck to their gadgets at unsociable times such as whilst eating meals. It is feared that children are missing out on the great … Read more

How to Visit Italy on a Budget

Italy on a budget

Regular readers will know that I like to get the most out of my money and when I first took a look at travelling to Italy I knew it was going to cost more than our usual holidays. Still determined to get the costs down I had a look into ways to make it cheaper. … Read more

Easter in Italy

explosion of the cart

We went to Figline Valdarno in Italy for Easter: Italians celebrate Easter over the course of five days – starting with a wide range of religious and folklorist events: Holy Thursday – churches open their doors and welcome followers to visit their elaborately flower-decorated altars to pay respect to Jesus during his time of death … Read more

Transport your Luggage with Style

Transport your Luggage with Style

When it comes to going abroad without the car how you transport your luggage is a whole different ballgame to what you can get away when you can just throw everything into the boot. With our trip to Italy we had to consider getting on and off an airplane, as well as having something useful … Read more

Planning a trip to Paris with Momaboard

Paris Momaboard

I have to admit that my children are very lucky in that they do not miss out on holidays. We try to vary them and make sure that they get the most out of them. Having been to Disneyland Paris three times now we are starting to be able to explore more of France without … Read more

Ben10 Rust Bucket

Following on from Ben Fogle’s launch of the new episodes of Ben10 on Cartoon Network and night in Grandpa Max’s Rust Bucket we were invited to Swiss Farm Touring and Camping in Henley-on-Thames to experience them both for ourselves. About the Ben10 RV Rust Bucket The Rust Bucket was instantly easy to spot with its … Read more

Hangloose Adventure at The Eden Project

skywire over eden project

It will come as no surprise to regular followers, especially Instagram ones, that during our stay in Cornwall we headed for The Eden Project. I really love nature and flowers have a special pull on me, and I find it hard not to stop and taking photos. My boys however are not so interested but … Read more