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

The Long and Whining Road

Family break

New research shows parents across the UK are dreading the bank holiday staycations – as it involves a car journey with their children •      One in seven parents are dreading the long journey with their children •      One in three find the journey the most stressful part of the holiday •      Most annoying things children … Read more