As my summer holiday to Italy approaches, my thoughts turn to the one and only time I have ever driven abroad, coincidently also in Italy. It was a pretty stressful experience if I'm honest. My ex partner didn't drive so the onus was on me, and suffice to say going up the motorway the wrong way wasn't a great start. Having said that, I got all four of us to our resort in Lake Garda in one piece and I was very proud of myself for managing it. But … [Read more...]
Mallorca’s Best Beaches
We are huge fans of Spain here at We Blog Travel. We have Jen jetting off to Barcelona on a cruise tomorrow, and I’m going to Lanzarote next week. We’ll both just have to send Amanda a postcard until she goes away later this year! In the meantime, Book Mallorca have been in touch and challenged me to create a bucket list of my favourite beaches and hidden coves in Mallorca so that I can share with you some of what the island has to offer. It’s … [Read more...]
Top 3 Family Friendly Nottingham Restaurants
I was lucky enough to visit Nottingham last month as a guest of Experience Nottinghamshire, and although Nottingham might not be synonymous immediately with great food, what we found was that not only are there are great places to eat, but great places that children would love too. Happy children = happy parents! I thought I would share with you my Top 3 family-friendly restaurants in Nottingham. Zaap Zaap is a Thai street food … [Read more...]
10 Dorset delights that you simply must experience!
Dorset is just glorious. The landscape varies from atmospheric rolling green hills with pretty villages nestled within, to beautiful coastline steeped in dinosaur history with stunning secluded beaches that can only be reached by foot. We have picked our top 10 favourite little gems to enjoy in Dorset. Why not try some! 1] Catch your own supper Take your family on a fishing boat to catch your evening supper. There are many boat trips that … [Read more...]
A UK Break with a Huge Difference.
Having just returned from Devon last weekend, I am feeling pampered, refreshed and revived after a two night break in a beautiful country home - Stowford Manor in Ivybridge, Devon. I was staying in this amazing home, thanks to Blue Chip Holidays who have launched a new way of having a self catering holiday in their properties. This is something I just know you are going to want to try, so let me explain. A brand new bespoke concierge … [Read more...]
Five reasons to visit Devon
I've just come back from a lovely weekend in Kilkhampton, Devon, which is about a 20 minute drive from Bude in Cornwall. I've written a review about what a group of 14 bloggers get up to over on my lifestyle blog, WitWitWoo (clue: it involves a hot tub), but I thought it might be useful to talk about 5 reasons you should visit Devon: The countryside Being a Kent girl, I am never too far away from the countryside, but … [Read more...]
Family Fun at Disneyland Paris
Today's post on We Blog Travel is a guest post, by one of my favourite bloggers, Nikki from Stressy Mummy. This is her second visit to Disneyland in Paris, and so she has kindly offered to tell us all about her trip this summer. If you want to see more hints and tips she has written a great post on her own blog about all of the 'must do' things you need to do whilst you are there. Nikki, over to you :Five years ago, we made our first visit to … [Read more...]
A James Villa Holiday in Cyprus
Having just spent a week in Cyprus, I am completely spellbound with the whole island. It is full of contrasts - from the cuisine, the landscape with archaeology and ancient churches, to the vibrant bustling and noisy commercial new areas surrounding Paphos. Quite a harsh landscape in the mountainous areas, but beautiful unspoilt beaches too. It was hot, scorcio in fact (can you tell I have GCSE in meteorology!) I was surprised to see … [Read more...]
Cypriot Food
We have been eating our way around Cyprus, thanks to an amazing holiday we have just returned from, in collaboration with James Villas. In this post, I wanted to give you a flavour of what Cyprus has to offer. Cypriot food is so incredibly varied, tasty and fresh. It has many influences, especially the cuisines of Greece and Turkey, but also Byzantine, French, Italian, Catalan, Ottoman and Middle Eastern cuisines. Everywhere you go on the … [Read more...]
Afternoon Tea at the Lancaster Hotel, London
Sometimes it's hard to know how to keep the kids entertained during the summer holidays - I know I struggle. With my son being the grand old age of 11-years-old, he is quite particular about the things he likes - it comes with the age unfortunately, and so when the Lancaster Hotel in London asked us if we would like to try out their Afternoon Tea, I knew I would be winning top parent points if I said yes! The hotel is easy to find - it's only … [Read more...]