Category / Europe

Our first trip post lockdown was as ‘easy’ as we could make it. We had a voucher for the Eurotunnel (from a trip cancelled during the lockdown) so we decided to book up a villa and head to the Continent for 7 days in the Champagne-Ardennes Region of France. We booked via Olivers Travels, who…

Why Tuscany? Welcome to our Best of Tuscany – 7 Day Itinerary. We love Italy and one of our favourite parts is Tuscany, in the centre of the Country. Rolling hills, incredible cities and great weather all add to the appeal of this amazing region. Fancy a trip there yourself? Read on for our guide!…

There are so many things to do in Copenhagen, so we’ve put together this little guide, that will illustrate everything you need to know. This will include travelling from the airport into the city, a rundown of all the core attractions to some ideas on places to visit outside of Copenhagen.   How to get into the City…

There are so many things to do in Munich, so we’ve put together this little guide! It will illustrate everything you need to know from travelling from the airport into the City, a rundown of all the core attractions to some ideas on places to visit outside of Munich.  How to get into the City  The airport…

We’ve long wanted to explore Bilbao and Basque Country in Spain with our children and the opportunity came up when we found a great deal using our Avios Points. By using our Companion Voucher and avios points we just had to pay taxes which meant we only paid £100 for the 4 of us return!…

Why Sicily? Sicily is a beautiful island to explore and has plenty to keep you busy, not least a trip to the wonderful theme park Etnaland. We visited in June 2019 and this blog will help provide ideas on what you can do to keep you busy whilst travelling to Sicily with children. Sicily is…

Our trip itinerary A road trip through Switzerland or Austria with your family, makes for a fantastic holiday. We’ve therefore put together this useful itinerary, to illustrate some great ideas on what to see and include. This was the first time we’d attempted a trip, where we toured around since our youngest had been born.…

The train trip to Jungfraujoch On our first day of our holiday we did a day trip up to Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. This is the highest train station in Europe. It’s 11,500 feet high (3454 metres) and one of the ‘must dos’ when visiting this area of Switzerland. Getting to the Jungfraujoch Railway We were…

Travelling to the Algarve, Portugal Thanks for coming to read this post on A family holiday in the Algarve at Martinhal Sagres. Sometimes you just need an ‘easy’ holiday don’t you? I think that can never be truer than when you have a 3 year old and an 11 month old. So Dave and I,…