I will let you into a secret here; I haven’t always been a great lover of camping, however I do love glamping. I secretly like my creature comforts (a coffee machine anyone!?) and I am not a huge fan of spending hours trying to put up a tent in the dark (particularly as we are…
Our summer road trip ended with a five day stay at Karma hotel St Martins Isles of Scilly. As you can imagine, our campervan trip was adventurous, fun and well…chaotic. We spent the evenings in a camping chair, with our coffee bubbling away on the camping stove, watching the sunsets while the kids played happily in…
I have lost count of the times that people have asked how all five of us fit in our T5 camper van. The truth is, space is tight and I have to think about what we take with us and how we store everything. Last year we spent a lot of time in the camper…
5 things to do in Pembrokeshire with kids Camping in Pembrokeshire We have just returned from a wonderful few days camping in Pembrokeshire, where we visited 5 beautiful places with the kids. I have seen so many photographs on social media over the last few months of Pembrokeshire’s beautiful coastline and I have read many…
The best way to travel to France with Brittany Ferries! Read on for our thoughts on travelling to France with kids with Brittany Ferries Wow!!! Mummy, can we got to the cinema??? Daddy, can we find the soft play?? We had arrived onboard Armorique, travelling to France with Brittany Ferries, and the kids were so…
Books and activities for kids to take on a road trip Ad- Paid collaboration If you have followed my blog for a while, you will already know that we are big fans of a road trip! Why? Well I love the freedom that a road trip brings, I love that we are not restricted to times,…
Why do we love to travel with kids? “Are we nearly there yet” ….As we just pull out of our drive. ” I need the toilet desperately!!!! “…. As we are stuck in a traffic jam on the M6 “Oh no….I have left Peppa on my pillow!!!” …..As we are just about to go through…
I love to plan a holiday or a winter break. There is nothing better than spending an evening or two surfing the internet in search of that perfect trip. Picking the perfect destination for a break is always an exciting task, don’t you think? We often try to squeeze in a few weekend breaks, particularly…
There is something about a heavy snowfall, twinkling Christmas lights, candles flickering in the window and the magic of the snowman playing on the TV that just seems to set a scene for the perfect Christmas image, don’t you think? We had had our first proper heavy snowfall in years. Standing from our Kitchen window…
It has to be that time of year when the cold evenings set in, and the need for planning a family friendly holiday takes over. We have spent the majority of this year travelling around the UK in our campervan. For us it is a real sense of adventure and we get to travel, frequently…
I have fond childhood memories of our holidays to France. My mum and dad would pack the car and we would head off to catch the ferry to cross the Channel in search of sunshine, beaches, freshly baked bread, and quality family time. Fast forward thirty years and we have enjoyed a wonderful year exploring…
Travelling to the Isles of Scilly “Mummy are we going on a boat? Will we see seals? and dolphins? and seahorses?????” Travelling along the winding roads in Penzance, we headed off to catch our early morning crossing on the Scillonian III. It was breezy and the dark clouds in the sky threatened rain, but energy…
Here we are again with our June round-up. Where has that last month gone? Time just seems to be galloping along, doesn’t it !? That old saying is so true – time really does fly when you are having fun. June has been another busy month for us. I feel like we are really making…
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I was beginning to fall a little bit in love with Scotland. We woke early, and hit the road to continue on our journey, leaving our first campsite behind us and heading for our next destination. Our first stop was Invermoriston, Inverness for a welcomed stop off to enjoy a coffee and a bite to eat. We…
Tips for a road trip with kids I won’t lie, we all know that travelling with kids can be stressful. Those journeys when you are stuck on the motorway with no end in sight, and your child shouts from the back that they are desperate for the toilet… (like – they can’t wait a moment…
Scotland is somewhere that we have wanted to visit for quite some time, and I think this may be my most favourite road trip in Otis to date. We planned the trip for May half term 2016 and were totally blessed with the most amazing scenery and beautiful weather. We started off fairly early (for…
So as you have probably gathered, travel and family adventures has become a huge part of our lives. We love planning special family trips and time away, to make those cherished family memories, which I am sure you all agree are priceless. At the beginning of every year we sit down as a family and…
Happy New Year to you all! So I have been following some really A M A Z I N G blogs just lately, and there has been a lot of 2017 goals and resolutions flying around, so I thought it would be fun to have a think about my own goals and hopes for 2017.…
Wow! What a year for us.. we started off 2016 as a family of four, and ended it as a family of five with the arrival of babyS. Our beautiful boy to complete our family. Needless to say with being heavily pregnant over the Summer and throwing an illness and hospital stay into the mix,…
London. We never tire of visiting you. Your twinkling lights and elaborate shop window displays at Christmas always fill us with joy every year. Jumping on the train at the busy underground station never fails to send the girls into excited frenzies. We never tire of sitting in a busy coffee shop on Oxford street…