Top Customer Reviews on Amazon kenjo 5.0 out of 5 starsA must for family travelling 2 October 2017 Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase Forget DVDs to keep the kids entertained whilst travelling. This book is full of original and innovative alternatives and great value Nicola Kennedy 5.0 out of 5 starsFabulous family travel fun!!!! 28 October 2017 Format: Paperback We used this book for a visit to Wales and also Spain and on both occasions my boys loved the activities!!! A must for any family journey!!! Fabulous!!!
Read MoreAuthor: JW Patrick
Do kids ever do as they’re asked?
The very best thing about UK motorways…
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Read MoreKids and War Memorials
Sometimes when you take the children somewhere full of meaning and poignancy, they don’t always appreciate the solemnity of the occasion… All parents dread that familiar knot of tension in our stomachs whenever the children start playing up somewhere they shouldn’t: weddings, theatres, museums… war memorials. Children giggle too loudly, or run too fast, or don’t listen to the guide, or jump in a bomb crater, or clamber on a statue. (Sorry Canada).
Read MoreNice to be heading home but…
… how on earth do rain clouds know where the Scottish Border is?!
Read MoreKids win rewards with the Family Travel Journal!
With the Family Travel Journal, kids win points and prizes for doing something they’ve never done before on holiday. Last week our kids visited the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, caught a baby lizard and spotted a fearless Coypu (Ragondin)! 25 Points for each!
Read MoreThe Perfect Storm
My daughter’s favourite cuddly is a wolf called Storm. At home, all her soft cuddlies get a fair and equal chance for a night time snuggle with her but when she’s away from home, Storm is The Chosen One. (Storm usually travels with a Minecraft Sheep – for snack?).
Read MoreMy Family’s Favourite EVER B&Bs!
Listed below are the 4 best family-friendly B&Bs and small hotels that we have ever stayed in! Our B&B Hall of Fame if you will. Our family criteria includes a wonderful setting, a friendly welcome or amazing food. These family-friendly places simply made us go WOW so we couldn’t recommend them more highly. (Price range from 120 euros per night for a family room).
Read MoreLong Family Road Trip 2012: Scotland to Portugal
A drive from Scotland to Portugal (& back!) c. 2500 Miles through 5 countries. Children’s Ages: 7 and 3. [Also see: Why do we inflict these vast road trips on our kids?]
Read MoreOur Family Road Trip 2013: France to Croatia
A drive from Scotland to Croatia (via France and Italy) then back again! 3500 Miles Children’s Ages: 8 and 5 Why another long family road trip? Our friends were staying in Barbezieres in south western France and the grandparents rented a place in Istria, north western Croatia, which, as it happens, is nearly 1000 miles exactly due east. So in order to take advantage of the free accommodation on offer we needed to plan a road trip right across France, through the Alps and across the top of Italy (skimming the corner of Slovenia)…
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