23 August 2023

This holiday was our first holiday as a 3 and also our first holiday since 2019 and Covid, so it was much needed! I've sent many customers to beautiful Parga on the Greek Mainland. All have come back saying how lovely and traditional it was. I looked at all inclusive hotels elsewhere in Greece with slides and football for my 15 and 11 year old sons but the holidays were so expensive and didn't ju

07 August 2019

I recently returned from a short break to San Antonio in Ibiza with a girlfriend. We had planned this trip for a long time to coincide with the Radio 1 weekend. Lots of famous DJ's and great music! It's been over 20 years since I last visited Ibiza and nothing much has changed to be honest. San Antonio itself was exactly the same, although a nice new marina area and walk way from Café Mambo throu

06 October 2018

We've been to Lanzarote before and stayed in Playa Blanca. This time we decided to try a different area, Costa Teguise and hotel which our friends recommended. We like all-inclusive with plenty of activities and sports for all of the family and Occidental Lanzarote Mar didn't disappoint. It was a very short transfer from Arrecife Airport, maybe 10 minutes maximum. The hotel was very welcoming,

06 October 2018

We had never been to Portugal before. Our friends own a property in Vilamoura and encouraged us to go. The prospect of seeing famous footballers certainly proved popular with my two sons! Usually we like to stay at all-inclusive hotels but decided this time to rent an apartment at the fantastic 5* Vila Sol complex in Vilamoura. I organized our own flights, transfers and car hire as I knew the a

01 January 2018

This was my second Enchanting Lapland Day Trip. This time I treated my 5-year-old son to the amazing experience. As I had been before I knew what to expect and from start to finish the whole magical day was superb. From the Tui airline staff to the Finnish staff in the village where we were based even immigration and security staff in Finland were outstanding, making the whole day run like clo

09 March 2016

I decided to surprise my two boys with a family short trip to Disneyland Paris. Both of my boys love trains so I opted for the Eurostar from St Pancras, the idea of going "under the sea" was a real treat for them. The journey was smooth and I was surprised to see Disney employees on the train and they approached us as we had decided to use the Disney Express luggage service. It was explained thoro

09 December 2014

From the minute we arrived at Gatwick airport it was superb, at the Thomson Airways check in desk, we were greeted with a sign saying "search for Santa starts here" and a nice man in a very festive jumper directed us to the desk. The crew on the flight were amazing, all wearing Christmas hats and telling jokes and singing carols over the speakers, even the pilot joined in! The flight to Enontek

15 October 2014

Having just returned from my own family holiday, I thought I would let you know about a little gem of a hotel we stayed at in Majorca. Part of the Iberostar Group, this hotel was situated in the beautiful natural park of Cala Mondrago, not far from Cala D’or. Surrounded by pine trees and small bays, it really was picturesque. Iberostar Club Cala Barca is ideally suited to active people who e

26 August 2013

Fowey, pronounced “Foy” in Cornwall is a beautiful picture postcard harbour town situated on an estuary. This was to be our home for 4 days during “The Fowey Regatta”. Travelling with a 5 year old and 1 year old, we did not think we could combine luxury with family facilities, yet we were so wrong!! Fowey Hall, part of the Luxury Family Hotels, did not disappoint. The original inspiration fo

06 June 2013

It’s been a few years since I’ve visited my second home Wadadli, as it was called many years ago, nowadays it’s called Antigua. It was great to see that the new airport terminal has begun construction. Our base this time was a boutique style hotel called Sugar Ridge, located on the West of the island close to the amenities of Jolly Harbour. We spent our wedding night here a few years ago and it