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Win a Booq Daypack worth £75

October 24, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 340 Comments

Competition to win a Booq Daypack

You may remember that a few weeks ago I was given a Booq Daypack to review. I tried it out on a weekend trip to Italy, travelling with just hand luggage, and I was impressed. I managed to fit everything that I needed for the weekend into the bag, and I found it to be […]

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Tags: Cabin bag

Win a Florida family villa holiday

September 2, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 2 Comments

Florida Villa Awards

Who’d like to win a family holiday to Florida? My 14 year-old, for one – he’s desperate to go back there to go to Universal Studios. We went to Florida for our family summer holiday four years ago and had a brilliant time. We went to all of the Disney parks, watched a rocket launch […]

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Tags: Florida, Villa holidays

8 literary National Trust properties and a Family Pass giveaway

April 7, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 340 Comments

Bateman's, the Jacobean house that was the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 to 1936, set in its garden in the countryside at Burwash, East Sussex ©National Trust Images:John Miller

The National Trust looks after hundreds of properties throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, preserving them for all of us to enjoy. If you’re looking for inspiration for a family day out, check out the National Trust website. The charity cares for everything from historic houses, castles and villages to forests, gardens and beaches, and […]

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Tags: National Trust Family Pass, Year of Literary Heroes

Win a £50 CEWE Photoworld photo book voucher

January 16, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 201 Comments

Win a £50 photo book voucher with CEWE Photoworld and Mums do travel

I take hundreds of photos on my travels, and I’m always trying improve my photography skills. Three years ago I bought myself a DSLR and went on a photography course at my local adult education centre, but the lessons were far too complicated for me. Last January I signed up for a year-long online photography course, but I only […]

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Tags: photo books, photography, photography tips

Win Winterville family tickets 

December 15, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 32 Comments

Winterville ice rink. Copyright Winterville

Winterville have contacted me with a very generous offer! Would you like a festive family day out in East London this weekend? Winterville are offering five Mums do travel readers each a brilliant family package, to include tickets to the ice rink, circus and pantomime. Winterville Winterville is in Victoria Park until December 23rd, and it […]

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Tags: Christmas, Winterville

Marco Polo giveaway: camera, guides and maps

November 23, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 450 Comments

Marco Polo guides with a Nikon camera. Image courtesy of Marco Polo

I have some great prizes to give away to you, thanks to travel publisher Marco Polo: a camera and a bunch of fab guide books and maps. Marco Polo guides and maps I’m going to Tenerife soon, and so I was happy when Marco Polo sent me their Tenerife Spiral Guide, which was published this year. I’ve been […]

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Tags: camera, giveaway, guide books, maps, Marco Polo

Family Travel Show – free tickets

September 22, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 2 Comments

Image courtesy of Family travel Show

Family Travel Show The Family Travel Show is in London at the end of October. I’m looking forward to going along to the show and getting some inspiration for our trips next year. If you’d like to go too, the organisers are offering free tickets to Mums do travel readers. (Adult tickets usually cost £8 per day or £15 […]

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Tags: Family Travel Show, free tickets, ticket offer

Children’s books giveaway

July 19, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 201 Comments

Laurence King children's books. Image copyright Gretta Schifano

Laurence King Publishing have two engaging new books for kids coming out in August and I have ten copies to give away to Mums do travel readers. The Superhero Comic Kit The Superhero Comic Kit by Jason Ford is a step-by-step activity book which helps you to create your own comics. The book contains enough comic […]

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How to survive long car journeys with kids

April 2, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 343 Comments

Car packed for journey. Copyright Gretta Schifano

Long car journeys with young children can be tricky, but there are some things which you can do to help. My aim when travelling is to keep everyone warm, comfortable, fed and watered and then hopefully the journey will be fine. icarhireinsurance.com have asked me to share my tips for getting through long car journeys […]

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Tags: Sat Nav

Amsterdam Spiral Guide: review & giveaway

February 16, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 113 Comments

Marco Polo Amsterdam Spiral Guide. Copyright Gretta Schifano

I’m planning a trip to Amsterdam this year and so was happy to accept Marco Polo’s invitation to review their new guide to the Dutch capital. The Marco Polo Spiral Guide to Amsterdam is one of a brand new series of travel books published this month. Marco Polo Spiral Guides The new books have a […]

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Tags: Amsterdam Spiral Guide, guide books, Marco Polo Spiral Guides

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