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Parador Resort, Costa Rica

September 18, 2015 by Lorenza Bacino 19 Comments

Monkey. Image courtesy of Parador Resort & Spa

This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino. In August Lorenza, her husband and their two children went to Costa Rica in Central America for their family holiday and it sounds like they had a brilliant time. Lorenza is writing a series of articles for Mums do travel about what they got up to and in […]

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Categories: Costa Rica, Luxury, Room reports
Tags: family friendly hotels, Luxury hotels, Manuel Antonio National Park, Parador

WWT London Wetland Centre

August 10, 2015 by Lorenza Bacino 6 Comments

View from London Wetland Centre. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

This is a guest post by Lorenza Bacino, Anglo-Italian journalist and travel writer, after a family trip to the London Wetland Centre in Barnes during the summer holidays. ‘I’ve adopted a new philosophy for the summer holidays. It’s called ‘Slow Parenting’ and it means just that. I’m taking a back seat, and I’m not driving around like […]

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Categories: City, Things to do in London with kids
Tags: Birdwatching, London Wetland Centre

Greek island hopping with kids: the lowdown

June 17, 2015 by Lorenza Bacino 11 Comments

Lorenza's family in Chora, Greece. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

Journalist and travel writer Lorenza Bacino went island hopping in Greece with her husband and young children last summer. They travelled by boat between islands and rented rooms from locals. Lorenza wrote a lovely article about their trip for Mums do travel when she got back – you can read it here. I wanted to find out more […]

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Categories: Coast, Family travel interviews, Greece
Tags: Athens, Greek islands, island hopping

Anthem of the Seas review

May 8, 2015 by Lorenza Bacino 2 Comments

Anthem of the Seas pool. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

This is a guest post by Lorenza Bacino, Anglo-Italian journalist and travel writer. Lorenza went to check out Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, on behalf of Mums do travel. Anthem of the Seas I’ve just returned from a mini-cruise on Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean and the world’s third largest cruise ship. I was […]

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Categories: Cruise, Luxury
Tags: Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean

Kelling Heath Holiday Park

April 21, 2015 by Lorenza Bacino 17 Comments

View from Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Norfolk. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

This is a guest post by Lorenza Bacino, Anglo-Italian journalist and travel writer. Lorenza went to check out Kelling Heath Holiday Park in Norfolk with her family on behalf of Mums do travel. Kelling Heath Holiday Park Kelling Heath is designated an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. And on our recent spring visit to Kelling Heath Holiday […]

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Categories: Active, Elsewhere, Where to stay
Tags: holiday parks, Kelling Heath, Norfolk

Family weekend at Potters Resort

November 14, 2014 by Lorenza Bacino 2 Comments

Potters Resort beach. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist and travel writer Lorenza Bacino. “My two children (11 and nine) thoroughly enjoyed a fantastic two-day break at Potters Resort on the Norfolk coast this October half-term. We arrived mid-morning on Saturday, and although we couldn’t check into our rooms till a bit later, we were allowed access […]

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Categories: Coast, Room reports, UK
Tags: holiday parks, Norfolk, Potters Resort

How to island hop in Greece with kids

September 15, 2014 by Lorenza Bacino 3 Comments

Snorkelling in Kouffounissi island. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

Guest post by Lorenza Bacino Backpacking in Greece with kids If you think backpacking in Greece with children sounds like hard work, think again. Journalist Lorenza Bacino had been yearning to re-live her youth and do a spot of island hopping, but was reluctant to try it until the kids were a little older. This […]

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Categories: Coast, Greece, The journey, Where to stay
Tags: backpacking, Greek islands, island hopping

Things to do in Barcelona with kids

April 28, 2014 by Lorenza Bacino 2 Comments

Barcelona. Copyright Lorenza Bacino

This is a guest post by Lorenza Bacino. Lorenza’s a freelance journalist and travel writer. She’s lived and worked in France, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Australia and is now based in London with her family (husband and two kids aged 11 and 8). During the Easter break Lorenza and her children took a trip to Barcelona. Here […]

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Categories: City, Spain, Things to do in...
Tags: Barcelona, Catalonia

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