While I was at Costa Navarino I went along to a traditional Messinian cooking class in a local village house. A group of us learnt how to make various Greek dishes, and then had lunch together at a long wooden table which was weighed down with homemade bread, dishes of olives, Greek salad and other […]
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino review
As I watch the dogs run around in the early morning sun I think how happy and healthy they seem. I’m at Costa Navarino, a luxury resort in Greece. When I learnt that they take in injured and very young stray dogs, care for them and try to find them new homes, I asked if […]
Top things to do in Halkidiki
I went on a press trip to Halkidiki in north east Greece to see two new luxury hotels: Ikos Oceania, where we stayed, and Ikos Olivia, which we went to see a few days before it opened. Ikos resorts I’ve reviewed both of the hotels – you can read about Ikos Oceania here and Ikos […]
Greek island hopping with kids: the lowdown
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 […]
Ikos Oceania review
I spent a long weekend at Ikos Oceania luxury coastal resort in Halkidiki on a press trip with Sovereign in April. Halkidiki is a region in Northern Greece, not far from the ancient city of Thessaloniki. I’ve already written about our preview tour of the brand new Ikos Olivia here – this post is about […]
Review of Ikos Olivia, Halkidiki
As I walked around the bungalow I imagined my family relaxing there on holiday. I’d spend a lot of time sitting on the terrace reading and looking out to sea. My husband would be off at the gym or going for a run. My son would be either in the pool or finding people to […]
Neilson sailing holidays: the lowdown
Anne Dickins MBE is a Team GB paracanoeist and Olympic gold medallist. She has two teenage kids and as a family their favourite holidays are Neilson sailing holidays. I went to meet Anne to find out why these holidays work so well for them. This is what she told me: I’d not considered this kind of […]
A family trip to Athens
There seem to be quite a few negative stories in the media about Athens these days: political uncertainty, economic woes and public discontent. But don’t let this coverage discourage you from going to the Greek capital: it’s still a great place to visit. I spent four days in Athens with my husband and children (16 and 11 years old) […]
Room report: HouseTrip Athens
I stayed in a HouseTrip apartment in central Athens with my husband and two children for four nights during the October half-term holiday. HouseTrip HouseTrip is an online holiday property rental service which puts guests in touch with property owners. HouseTrip is one of the largest holiday rental websites in the world and guarantees that every […]
Athens: random acts of kindness
Saturday I’m on my own, struggling to carry my suitcase down a flight of steps to a Metro station in Athens one October evening. I’ve been in the Greek capital since Wednesday for the the TBEX travel blogger conference and now I’m going to meet my husband and kids who’ve just arrived in the city. A Greek man […]
