Invaluable tips from our budget London theatre break (in a heatwave!).
Tag: Family travel
Expat travel: the impact of COVID 19
With the irrationally unpredictable UK traffic light system making travel exceptionally tricky in this Covid era, there are many armchair critics sat back in blighty criticising the fools who would even contemplate travelling in such uncertainty. What I would point out however, that it is not just those who wish to leave UK shores for…
Rocks and SUPs: staying at a lake in Spain
First time unlucky… Last time we attempted a weekend at a lake in Spain, it was essentially a non starter. I do love a lake, and Parque Ardales had seemed like a perfect option for a family camping trip. It was less than an hour and a half from our home in La Duquesa, and…
Embrace the British seaside tradition: why Blackpool is so much more than chips and stag parties.
“So where is it this half term?” I was asked several times “Vegas…Egypt…Dubai?” “Blackpool” I answered with some trepidation in my voice, prompted by preemptive thoughts of neon lights, run down souvenir shops and rowdy stag parties (fyi I saw just the one stag party and was quite impressed by the groom’s Colonel Kentucky outfit)….
The Speakeasy bar: a celebration of 1920s US rebellion
To me ‘Speakeasy’ bars conjure up images of enigmatic and illicit glamour, with the name itself going back to the whispered access passwords required during the 1920s prohibition era. Having managed to have a rare weekend away sans children a few years ago, we finally had an opportunity to visit a bar styled as a…
Visiting the Speakeasy bar: a celebration of 1920s US rebellion
Visiting the speakeasy bar ‘El Paradiso‘ in Barcelona To me ‘Speakeasy’ bars conjure up images of enigmatic and illicit glamour, with the name itself going back to the whispered access passwords required during the 1920s prohibition era. Having managed to have a rare weekend away sans children a few years ago, visiting a speakeasy bar…
Disneyland Paris. Malaysia. Sierra Nevada: the travel fails behind holiday photos
We essentially live in a fake photographic world at times, where filters brighten up a dull day, grumpy kids are bribed for that ‘perfect shot’ and the bad bits of the day: well they’re just never captured and merely filed into the depths of our memories. Sometimes negative travel experiences pop up as anecdotes at…
What did I learn from Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai?
So we’ve been back for a few weeks now, the kids are back at school, and whilst the weather Gods have blessed us with a relatively sunny September so far, our holiday seems yet a distant memory. Distant but solid, I would hasten to add. I have now had the time to ponder some of…
Key lessons learnt from Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai
So we’ve been back in England for a few weeks now. The kids are now at school, and whilst the weather Gods have blessed us with a relatively sunny September so far, our holiday seems yet a distant memory. Distant but solid, I would hasten to add, and I now have time to ponder some…