Travelling with the family pet is a potential hazard for both the animal and its owner. Pets can cause distractions for the driver so be very careful if you are planning to travel with your furry friends.
10 Things to Consider When Selecting Accommodation
You’ve just arrived at the hotel and the contents of your luggage lie derelict across the room. It’s been a long trip and all you want to do now is sprawl out on the gigantic crisp white bed and watch said luggage contents magically lift itself off the floor and pack itself away neatly in … Continue Reading about 10 Things to Consider When Selecting Accommodation
20 Tips for a Stress-free Flight with Kids
So, you want to go on a lovely overseas holiday. For two weeks you want to lie on the beach and sip cocktails watching the dipping sun. You want to take your kids, but considering the stress of taking a four-year old and a two-year old on a long haul flight to Thailand leaves you … Continue Reading about 20 Tips for a Stress-free Flight with Kids
20 Tips for a Stress-free Family Road Trip
I believe it doesn’t matter how well-travelled some families are, how many countries they have visited or how many planes they have boarded together. Some of our best family holidays include those early mornings when we load our sleeping kids in the car before sunrise to go on a good old road trip.
The Road less Travelled
This is a travel book with a difference. Packed with informative narrative and stunning photography, I discovered information on many places I have never even heard of! The Road Less Travelled offers a comparison of the traditional “must-see” sights of the world with alternatives that are just as fabulous but less known, less crowded, and … Continue Reading about The Road less Travelled
Five Star Kids
The stationwagon comes to a screeching halt in front of the reception area at the hotel. Before the porter gets a chance to let us out – in the customary five star fashion – my two daughters and I all leap out the car very ungraciously, the two of them practically falling over each other … Continue Reading about Five Star Kids
Roses in the Country
I arranged for a late check-in and by the time we drive through the main gate of the Kurland Estate it is already dark. But even in the shadowy night, driving up the lane to the main building, the sound of a thousand frogs and crickets wafting through the open car windows, I can feel … Continue Reading about Roses in the Country