Is it easy to take your dog to France?
Following on from our summer holiday review post, and the photos we posted on facebook I’ve had a steady stream of “oh, you took the dog with you! How was it? Was it easy? Was it complicated? What did you need to do? How much was the passport?” type questions. So I thought the easiest thing was to put all the answers in one place. Firstly – do you actually want to take your dog? For us, this was a no-brainer....
Babies In The Cinema – do you?
Five years ago, I was desperate to see the new Harry Potter film. I had a 3mth old baby which I didn’t want to leave with a sitter, so the husband and I decided to take her too. And it was fine – she slept most of the way through, woke at a few of the loud bits, and on the whole it was fine. But I was under no illusions – had she made any noise, I would have had to leave, as this was an evening showing, and the...
Finding Self Catering Family Holidays in France – the way WE do it.
Back in the early summer, the husband and I took a glance at the calendar and realised we had a gap in work commitments in August. Looking out of the window at yet ANOTHER wet and windy May day, we decided to hell with the bank balance, this year we were going to get some SUNSHINE. Weirdly, just an hour later www.HomeAway.co.uk got in touch to ask if we’d consider doing a short break review for them. I think I left some of their...
Beko gets on board with submarine restoration project
In a couple of weeks time we’re whisking the children down to Gosport to see a real live proper actual submarine, courtesy of Beko, who have become the largest consumer brand to contribute to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum’s ‘Saving HMS Alliance Appeal’. Excited? Much? Erm… just a le-e-e-tle bit. *nods* I mean, come on. It’s a submarine! (cue radar pyee-e-e-w noises, please) The Alliance Appeal is a fundraising...
Time For a Family Holiday – try Majorca?
All too often the end of the summer holidays looms ever closer and you realise that you haven’t really done anything or been anywhere. Now’s the time to look out for last minute hotel deals and see if you can track down a cheapish holiday in the UK or even grab a discount flight overseas. UK Pros and Cons If you decide to brave the elements and stay in the UK be prepared to pack Wellingtons and waterproofs. Children do tend...
Fab late deal from HomeAway on Villa in the Algarve
Looking to get away for some late summer sun? Look what we found while we were poking through our favourite HomeAway.co.uk… This Algarve villa is just 17km from Faro airport, sleeps 4 and is on Special Offer in September: 35% discount, 5* reviews, now only £390 Dates: 08-Sep-2012 to 22-Sep-2012 Less than £400 per week in September! Let me just show you the pool… Gorgeous, isn’t...