Our 5 Best Walking Trousers for DofE
Honestly, we’ve been bombarded (okay, stop peering over your glasses, we’ve been asked a handful of times) since we wrote about what you need on the DofE kit list, asking for more advice and tips on kit; ‘Which are the Best Walking Trousers for DofE’ (see below), ‘Will my kid be okay in trainers for the first one’ (possibly, but not ideal),’can they carry eggs for breakfast’ (yes, but...
D’you Know What To Do If Your Flight Is Delayed? (also – €600 to you!)
D’you know what to do if your flight is delayed? It’s everybody’s worst nightmare (yes, even us; married to a determined non-flyer, we do the same frustrated grown at train stations as oyu do at airports – possibly more frequently!) – you’re neatly packed, you have your passports, your brain is already on holiday, you make it through security with almost an hour to spare … and then you see...
Essential Budget DofE Kit List for Teens
Faced with that lo-o-o-ong shopping list of essential DofE kit? Fear not – I’ve got you. And yes, it really is possible to put together a budget-friendly Duke of Edinburgh kit list without remortgaging the house. Once the preserve of the hardy intrepid youth groups, the DofE Award has now become something of a rite of passage. Lately, my social media has been full of parents quietly panicking over the spiralling cost of expedition...
We Found ‘Em – The Best Family Summer Holiday Deals
I know, it’s the middle of JUNE already. How the heckster did that happen? But now you’ve made it through May half term, and all of a sudden that loo-o-onng summer holiday is looming large. You can’t put it off much longer – it’s time to get that holiday booked. If you keep waiting for the best family summer holiday deals, you’re going to be in danger of missing out and getting No Deal At All.(and I...
Keeping the Kids Occupied on Holiday
Holiday season is well and truly upon us, and you’ve no doubt got a week or two’s sunshine booked in the diary with your loved ones. Going away with the family is always an interesting experience, certainly one that’s never short of excitement! Keeping the kids busy is, of course, the biggest challenge of the trip. Especially if you’re going away with younger children, you’re guaranteed to have your hands full, but that’s all part of...
Utterly Secluded in the Brecon Beacons – Patrishow Farm Review
We finally threaded through the last gate, switched off the car engine… and silence fell. As we eased out of the car, I think it’s fair to say we gawped a bit at the grand, stern beauty of Patrishow Farm, the farmhouse imposing itself on the land. When we turned to look down the valley we gawped a bit more. The view really was fabulous. We stayed at Patrishow Farm as guests of HolidayCottages.co.uk – they invited us...