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Family RV trips: the lowdown

February 15, 2016 by Gretta Schifano 1 Comment

Moya's daughter on the shores of Brinnon, the Olympic Peninsula, USA. Copyright Moya Slade

Moya Slade Lifestyle photographer Moya Slade lives in Surrey, in the South of England, with her husband and their son and daughter. I went to meet Moya to find about about their family RV holiday on the USA’s West coast. RVs In case you don’t know, RV stands for Recreational Vehicle (otherwise known as a motorhome) and in […]

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Categories: Family travel interviews, The journey, Travel advice, USA
Tags: motorhomes, road trips, RV trips

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

Pierre & Vacances Cap Esterel Resort

June 5, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 19 Comments

View from Cap Esterel Resort. Image courtesy of Lynsey Devon

During the May half term holiday I should have been in the South of France with my son on a group press trip to Pierre & Vacances Cap Esterel resort. Unfortunately we couldn’t go (if you’d like to know why then you can read about what happened here) and we had a quiet week at home […]

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Categories: Coast, Family travel interviews, France, Where to stay
Tags: Pierre & Vacances, South of France, train travel

Italian Dolomites: the lowdown

May 25, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 21 Comments

Folgaria, Italy. Copyright Marianne Weekes

My latest family travel interview is with Marianne Weekes. Marianne is a leading UK parent blogger – her website is called Mari’s World. She’s also the editor of the BritMums website. Marianne lives in the UK with her husband and six year-old twin daughters but previously lived in village called Folgaria in the North of Italy for many years. Folgaria […]

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Categories: Family travel interviews
Tags: Dolomites, Folgaria

Uruguay: the lowdown

May 13, 2015 by Gretta Schifano Leave a Comment

Laguna Jose Ignacio, Uruguay. Image copyright Sarah Gibbins

Sarah Gibbins lives in the UK and has three school-age daughters. She also owns a holiday rental property in Uruguay in South America. I’ve not been to South America but I’d love to go there one day. I went to meet Sarah to find out why she and her family love Uruguay so much and […]

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Tags: Jose Ignacio, South America

Caravanning holidays: the lowdown

March 13, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 24 Comments

Caravans at sunset. Image courtesy of Marianne Weekes

Marianne Weekes is the editor of the BritMums website and she blogs at Mari’s World. She lives in Kent in the South of England with her husband and six year-old twin daughters and they have a caravan. Caravan holidays I’ve never been on a caravan holiday but I know that many families love them. I […]

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Categories: Family travel interviews, Tents & caravans
Tags: caravanning, expert tips, interview

Neilson sailing holidays: the lowdown

February 9, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 33 Comments

Anne Dickins and her daughter on a Neilson holiday in Sivota, Greece. Image courtesy of Anne Dickins

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 […]

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Categories: Active, Family travel interviews, Greece, Luxury, Turkey
Tags: Anne Dickins, Greece, Neilson, Turkey

Home exchange holidays: the lowdown

January 12, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 28 Comments

Verdura beach, Sicily. Copyright Gretta Schifano

One of the biggest expenses of family holidays is the accommodation, especially as children get older and need more space. A great way to save on holiday accommodation costs is to sign up for a home swapping service. This involves paying an annual fee to register online. Once you’ve registered you have access to tens of thousands […]

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Categories: Family travel interviews, Where to stay
Tags: budget travel, home exchange, home swap

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