03 November 2025

European Christmas Markets If you are keen to find a way to get in the Christmas Spirit – a trip to a European Christmas Market has to be top of the list. If you want to make the run up to Christmas truly magical but without the expense of a trip to Lapland, a trip to Europe’s Christmas markets is hard to beat. Just a short flight or train ride away, cities across Germany, Austria, France, and bey

01 October 2025

Travel Tips for Stress Free Travel Travel can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences, but it’s no secret that it can also be stressful. From delayed flights to lost luggage, even the best-laid plans can hit snags and in my years of travel I’ve seen it all! Only last night I was working late trying to help a client find a hotel in Rhodes when his airline delayed his flight home overnight until

04 June 2025

Why Family Travel is the Ultimate Bonding Experience: I truly believe that traveling as a family is one of the most enriching experiences you can share. Whether you're introducing your children to new cultures, exploring nature and wildlife together, immersing in the magic of the Disney Parks or simply taking a break from routine with a city break, family holidays create lifelong memories. But pl

02 January 2025

Magical Lapland ???? If you have been following my Social pages, you’ll know I visited the Northern Arctic region of Finland, otherwise known as Lapland I’ve helped clients of various family ages to book their visits to this stunning region as quality, authenticity and price can vary depending on which tour operator you travel with. It’s most popular of course with families who are making that

23 February 2024

Travel tips: Ways to minimize jet lag With many of us now choosing to visit far away shores – that comes with flying long distances. For many of us, that means jet lag! When we travel through time zones, we usually find that ambient light and other environmental cues can make our internal clocks go haywire. Jet Lag can cause trouble sleeping, and when we do get to sleep, it's a shallow, light s

19 December 2023

1. New Orleans, US Why go in February? For the biggest of parties in the home of good times Old-world streets decked out in green, purple and gold announce the arrival of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The two weeks leading up to Shrove Tuesday see a crescendo of parades and parties by krewes (carnival clubs), with lots of floats, jazz and body paint. It’s a busy time to visit, but much less humid tha

11 December 2023

SKIING - one of my favourite holidays! I am fortunate to have enjoyed skiing holidays since I was a child so can safely say I have a lot of 'skiing' experience having skied various resorts ranging through France, Austria, Italy and the U.S.A - I now enjoy watching my own children sail past me down the mountain! Skiing is a fabulous holiday for staying active and letting your mind be free all at

11 December 2023

Blog coming soon .. My trip to the beautiful Barbados!

05 December 2023

Everyone seems to have been to Turkey! When our plans for a holiday to the U.S collapsed in 2020 due to covid, we looked for another destination to run away too and with most of world closing for business due to increasing covid cases, Turkey still remained open for travel so we went. we stayed in the beautiful resort of Olu Deniz, next to Fethiye and around 1 hour from Dalaman Airport. Olu Den

30 November 2023

This was a much needed few days away with the girls and what a fabulous destination for it! A quick 2 hour hop on the plane and we landed in Palma. Cabin bags at the ready, we sped past those waiting for suitcases and were in a car to our hotel in no time. Ten minutes later and we arrived at our hotel in the centre of Palma. With a rooftop pool, a cocktail in hand and the cities sandy beach just

30 November 2023

Blog coming soon - watch this space. This was a round the world trip I took way before children and spent 6 months travelling to several destinations. Thailand - we flew into Bangkok, the travelled down south to the islands of Koh Samui, Kho Phangan and Kho Tao, before heading back up north and taking the train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai for a trek to stay with the Karen Tribe and a visit to the

30 November 2023

When many people think of Portugal as a holiday destination, they usually visualise the swanky resorts of Quinta De Lago, famous with footballers and celebrities, especially those that love golf! Or the port of Villamoura or seaside town of Albufeira! But there is soooo much more to Portugal, and the area of the Algarve! Portugal has become a home from home for me now after my parents bought a pr

27 November 2023

The best way to see a country is to stay on the ground. Taking a taxi transfer, a train or even a bus if you are feeling really adventurous is a great way to see all there is to see around you. This is particularly true of a fly drive - and one of the most popular states in the U.S for this is California and over to the West. Ideal for couples, single travellers and undoubtedly a great destinatio

23 November 2023

Blog on it's way, I haven't had time to complete this fully yet. This holiday was an amazing adventure with our children. We flew to Boston, took the train to New York, then flew out of New York to Mexico and travelled down the coastline staying at Isla Mejures (a beautiful island off the coast of Cancun), then onwards to the well known holiday destination of Playa Del Carmen before we took a 4 h

23 November 2023

Blog and holiday photos coming soon - watch this page! In the meantime if you would like advice and help planning a holiday to beautiful Croatia, please get in touch. We flew into the capital Zagreb where we stayed for a couple of nights before collecting a car and driving cross country to the coast, stopping at Plitvice Lakes National Park. From there we headed to Zadar, Split, then a ferry ove

23 November 2023

Blog coming soon! I spent 3 days in Boston exploring the city during the summer months, followed by a train trip down to New York. If you would like to discuss a visit to this charming city in Massachusetts please give me a call or drop me an email to discuss.

23 November 2023

New York, New York! New York, or the Big Apple as it’s more affectionately known is 100% a bucket list destination. I love this city so much I have visited 5 times and at various times of the year, including Summer, Autumn and Christmas. I have been as a young footloose and fancy free girl in my 20’s, I have been as a couple with my husband, and I have most recently been as a parent with my teena

23 November 2023

The pressure was on. Friends had been or were going, and our children were repeatedly asking if we could go ‘one day’. Yes – it was the D word … Disney! So 5 years ago in a bleak October, we bit the bullet and I planned our trip. However, I knew that there was so much more to Florida than just Disney, so we decided to make it an extended adventure! We flew directly into Orlando and stayed in an

23 November 2023

We travelled the beautfiul and diverse South Africa, starting in Johannesburg and ending in Capetown, including a safari. I'm still writing this blog so check back soon! if you can't wait and are thinking of booking soon, give me a call or message me for help and advice when planning your trip.

22 November 2023

Weekend Break in pretty Lille When we think of jumping on the Eurostar to get across the channel for a weekend break, most of us think of reaching Paris or Brussels with Lille being hugely ignored! Well I did anyway, until last year when I wanted to grab a couple of nights away with my husband and decided to find out more about about this much overlooked destination. With just a 1 hour 22 minute

21 November 2023

Greak island hopping is a once in a lifetime experience and sat firmly on my bucket list! There are a whopping 6000 + islands in Greece as a whole stretching from the Ionian sea to the Aegean sea, so we were totally spoilt for choice when deciding which to include on our visit. The experience of Greek Ports and boarding ferries is one we will never forget. No country handles organised chaos li