How to have a successful short family break
We love a mini break and do several of these a year. We rarely do a full week away, so having a few mini breaks during half terms or Easter holidays, really helps break up the year. It also enables…
Holidays
A relaxing stay at Bailbrook House hotel Bath
We love going on short breaks. When it’s just the 2 of us, any more than a few days away would probably get a bit tedious, and we rarely go on holidays for a full week. So I’m always looking…
Camping activities for adults
Camping is a brilliant holiday for adults and children. The children get to experience a bit of freedom, and meeting other children to play with. The adults get a chance to (kind of) relax and take things in a more…
How to pack for a camping trip
One of the worst things about going on holiday is packing. For one parent, that often means packing for the rest of the family as well. For camping, that prospect can be even more off-putting because you need to take…
The best type of holidays for families
We love a holiday, although ours aren’t the normal once a year big foreign holiday. Poor N hasn’t been abroad yet (excluding a trip to Jersey and he didn’t need a passport for that), and given I don’t want to…
Queens Hotel in Southsea – a great location
I hate the pressure of booking a good hotel. Generally because I’ve had 2 experiences in the past where we’ve arrived to find the hotel hasn’t received our booking or has ignored it. But also because when you go away…
Ultimate camping in the rain hacks – how to cope
About: Camping in the rain hacks for when you want to make the most of the wet weather No-one really wants to go camping in the rain but sometimes there’s no choice. You have to have fingers crossed in the…
Exploring The Mumbles and Oystermouth Castle
Morning out in Wales exploring the Mumbles Swansea Bay and Oystermouth Castle, finding a playground and watching bathers in the bay.
Camping at Three Cliffs Bay campsite
When we go camping each year, we don’t slum it. We don’t go glamping either but we have certain criteria for the campsites. Let’s face it, we’re a load of mums with our kids (and sometimes a couple of dads),…
Holiday photos with Samsung Galaxy S8 from Three
I love having a new phone (don’t we all), but I’m on a sim only contract so buy my phones outright and make them last 3 years. So I’m some way off being able to change to the Samsung Galaxy…
Bedding option tips to improve your camping sleep
Advertorial Everyone loves nick nacks and intriguing gadgets, don’t they? Of the kind you find in kitchen shops or outdoor shops? I could spend hours in outdoor shops, and I don’t even like walking in the countryside. Ironic given I…