Spain is Europe’s sunniest country, and is a great destination for a family holiday. Its beach resorts are a draw during the summer months, both on the mainland and in the Balearic and Canary island archipelagos. Spain is also home to vibrant cities and spectacular mountain ranges, and is a good option for winter sports […]
5 top things to do with teenagers in Santa Eulària des Riu
This post is by Petra Shepherd. Petra is a freelance travel writer who spent 30 years in television, 19 with Travel Channel. Although not a mum herself, she has 10 nephews and nieces and 12 god-children, many of whom are teenagers who happily accompany her on trips. You can follow Petra on Twitter: @petra_shepherd. Santa Eulària des […]
Top things to do near La Manga Club Spain
If you’re staying at Spain’s luxury La Manga Club, as I did with my family this summer, you could spend all of your time at the resort and never venture beyond its 1,400 acres. The resort has its own beach, pools, spa, restaurants, shops and sports facilities and there’s even a free bus service to […]
What’s it like to stay at La Manga Club?
Usually we travel around rather than staying in one place during our family summer holiday, so that we can explore as much as possible. But when we were planning this summer’s trip the kids (18 and 14) said that they just wanted to stay in one place and relax. So we needed to find somewhere […]
10 things I learnt in Menorca
I’m back from my first ever trip to Menorca, and I’m truly astonished by the beauty and diversity of this Spanish island. Together with a group of bloggers, Instagrammers and YouTubers. I was invited to Menorca by Visit Spain and Traverse. We had two days of workshops and talks, but there was also time see […]
Things to do on the Costa Brava with kids
The Costa Brava is a beautifully rugged region of Catalonia in northeast Spain. It stretches along 124 miles of Spain’s Mediterranean coast from the French border down as far as Blanes, which is around 40 miles from Barcelona. I’ve visited the area as a guest of the Costa Brava Tourist Board, first on a BritMums […]
Siam Park, Tenerife
As I’m whooshed from side to side and down the slide, I hold on tightly to the handles beside me and try not to scream. I’m with my friend Kirstie (who blogs at Family Adventure Project) and two strangers, and the inflatable which is carrying us is moving so fast that I feel disorientated. We […]
Park Hotel San Jorge, Platja D’Aro
I spent a few days on the Costa Brava in Spain in October with my husband and kids (17 and 12 years old at the time). I’ve already written about our zip wire adventure, the cooking workshop, and the astonishing human towers which we saw in Girona. This post is about the hotel which we […]
Fish tour and cooking in Palamós
One October I went on a trip to the Costa Brava with my husband, 17 year-old daughter and 12 year-old son. The Costa Brava is in the North of Spain on the Mediterranean coast, right up near the French border, and is a beautiful area. I’ve already written about our zip-wire adventure and about the […]
Zip wire adventure on the Costa Brava
During the October half term break I spent an exhilarating morning walking on high ropes suspended between trees and whizzing along on zip wires. I was with my husband and kids at Parc Aventura in Sant Feliu de Guixols in Spain’s Costa Brava. Parc Aventura It took us a while to find the park as […]
