WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND ‘Tis the season to be jolly…fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Now, before we go all gung-ho with the ‘spirit of Christmas’ festivities, allow me to give my own view on Christmas…I’m really not that keen on it! Don’t ask me why because as a child I (nearly) always got what I wanted on Christmas Day. Our family was working class, Mum worked really hard and somehow managed to put a few quid away so we didn’t have a…
HALLOWEEN FAMILY FESTIVAL CULTRA 2018 The scariest time of the year is upon us…Hallowe’en It’s the time of year when ghosts, ghouls and witches awaken to wreak havoc and instil fear…
APARTHOTEL DES ALPES Italy has become a firm favourite of ours in the last couple of years. Whether we are lazing on the soft golden sands of the Adriatic Coast, or…
ALPE CERMIS Winter or Summer holiday, which do you prefer? Our family has mixed views when it comes to the type of holiday we take. For Daddy, a fair skinned ginger,…
OBERHOLZ AT 2096m Obereggen has been on our radar for quite some time. In fact, Obereggen almost pipped Alpe Cermis as our destination when it came to booking our 2018 family…
SKI CENTER LATEMAR Ski Center Latemar, Predazzo sits right in the heart of the Italian Dolomites. Although the Dolomite mountain range has been around since the Triassic Period, UNESCO only declared…
DIPPY ON TOUR Once upon a time, somewhere between 233 and 243 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, Dippy the Diplodocus Dinosaur was born. Earth was his home, and in…
BUDGET TRAVEL TIPS Hello and welcome to our Budget Travel Tips blog. Do you often spend your days dreaming of distant lands or wondering how you’re going to save for that…
CHRISTMAS IN LAPLAND FIRST TIME TIPS We visited Santa Claus Holiday Village in Finnish Lapland back in December 2016, and in all honesty, it was one of the most magical holiday…
MELLON COUNTRY INN What is Afternoon Tea? Introduced in Britain back in the early 1840’s, Afternoon Tea is quite simply a mini-meal positioned somewhere between lunch and your main evening meal.…
