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Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali review

January 11, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 1 Comment

Swimming pool at Fairmont Hotel, Bali. Copyright Sharmeen Ziauddin

This is a guest post by broadcast journalist and blogger Sharmeen Ziauddin. Sharmeen blogs at BritPakGirl and lives in Surrey with her husband and their three young children. You can find her tweeting as @sharm33n. ‘When you go from being a family of four to a family of five, things change dramatically in many ways. One of the […]

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Categories: Bali, Luxury, Room reports
Tags: Fairmont Hotel, Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali

12 great things to do in Thailand with kids

October 7, 2016 by Gretta Schifano 4 Comments

Elephants, Thailand. Image courtesy of The Turquoise Holiday Company

Thailand is a fascinating destination for a family trip – children are welcome everywhere, and even in the rainy season it doesn’t get cold. Thailand is in the middle of Southeast Asia, and has an astonishing number of beautiful locations, exciting activities and historic monuments to visit. Here’s my selection of 12 great things to do […]

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Categories: Thailand, Things to do in...
Tags: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Elephant Hills

Japanese cooking class

January 13, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 44 Comments

Atsuko's Kyushu regional dish. Copyright Gretta Schifano

Did you know that in Japan you should never stick chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice? Nor should you use chopsticks to spear food. And don’t even think about putting them down crossed over each other. I learnt this at a Japanese cooking evening for bloggers. Kyushu The event was hosted by KLM with […]

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Categories: Japan, Recipes
Tags: Atsuko's kitchen, cooking class, Fukuoka, KLM, Kyushu

Top 5 things to do in Singapore with kids

July 22, 2013 by Gretta Schifano 6 Comments

Orang utans at Singapore Zoo. Copyright Singapore Tourism Board

  This is a guest post by Aimee Chan, who is the editor of  the family travel website Suitcases & Strollers, and who is based in Singapore. When she’s not working, Aimee enjoys hanging out with her young son and here she shares her favourite things to do with children where they live.  Sentosa It’s tacky, kitschy […]

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Categories: City, Singapore, Things to do in...
Tags: family holidays, family travel

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