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family travel

  • My big fat 2014 review of the year

    Tweet MADE IT. Yes, dear reader I realise this 2014 review of the year has taken a while and it’s nearly 2015 but I’ve been busy doing stuff like moving house and stuffing my…

    December 30, 2014
  • Being a mum makes my heart sing

    Tweet On Sunday I was chatting to No 1 Son about movies; there isn’t anything new about this, we talk about movies, and TV, history and politics a lot of the time. But when we’d finished talking it…

    November 19, 2014
  • My 2015 Travel Wishlist

    Tweet I know what you’re thinking. It’s not even December and she’s talking about 2015 travel already? But as all travel writers and travel bloggers know, the thing about the travel bug is that once…

    November 11, 2014
  • The One where I try skydiving at sea

    Tweet So at the weekend I broke my own rule about never trying anything again that involves putting on a helmet after previous disasters: because as soon as I saw the Ripcord by iFly…

    November 5, 2014
  • My Quantum of the Seas experience

    Tweet How did you spend your weekend? I spent mine viewing the ocean from a pod in the sky 300ft above sea level, eating gourmet food, drinking cocktails, dancing A LOT and best of…

    November 4, 2014
  • My top 5 things to do in Tokyo

    Tweet We fell totally in love with Tokyo and it was a real wrench to leave it behind. Everything just works and it’s totally fabulous: the architecture, the style, the shops, the food, the…

    October 21, 2014
  • Norwegian Getaway

    Tweet This time last week I was somewhere in the Caribbean on board Norwegian Getaway, the newest ship from Norwegian Cruise Line, with Virgin Holidays Cruises. It’s a really beautiful ship with colourful artwork…

    July 21, 2014
  • In Dublin’s fair city

    Tweet It had been a while since I’d been to Dublin but when we arrived there on Thursday it felt very familiar, although of course lots has changed and there’s currently building going on…

    July 7, 2014
  • The One with me and Jamie Oliver

    Tweet There aren’t many reasons I’d make a mad dash across London just as a tube strike is due to start when I’d only got off a long-haul flight (from Seattle) that morning; but…

    May 2, 2014