Why travelling on the ferry to France ticks more boxes that flying

Ferry

We as a family always look forward to the summer holidays. Gone is the hassle of waking up early to usher children into school uniforms or their scruffs for nursery, double checking schoolbags, and ensure everyone has their lunch. It means sleeping in a bit more if you’re lucky, and if not, then knowing that … Read more

All aboard Celebrity Cruises for my #TasteofTravel special menu . . .

#TasteofTravel

In the years BTB (Before The Beans) I have dined on some very special meals in some amazing locations so choosing myself a custom-made menu for the Celebrity Cruises challenge #TasteofTravel has taken some thinking over let me tell you! Celebrity Cruises were just voted Ocean Cruise Line of the Year in the 2014 Food … Read more

Our focus for the year ahead? Home and Away!

Nooooo I don’t mean the Australian soap with all those dishy half-naked men and bikini-clad girlies (although I do admit it is my guilty pleasure). I haven’t told you what I got up to at the end of 2014 because quite frankly I was too busy getting ready for Christmas but at the beginning of … Read more

Christmas getaway with Travelodge in York

Travelodge

As Christmas 2014 approached Hubby and I made a decision, we would relax as much as possible in the run-up to Christmas and enjoy this special time with our Beans instead of rushing around like headless chickens and missing it all. Every year we work up to the last minute of Christmas Eve and whilst … Read more

Introducing Villas.com

Villas.com

How do you book your holidays?? Do you still trudge down the high street to your local travel agents and flick through their brochures? Do you trawl Teletext in search of the perfect break? (Do people even still use Teletext???) or do you search all the holiday sites online to find yourself the holiday of … Read more