It’s possible that I’m not fully qualified to write this post because I’ve never actually driven in Sicily. I’ve been driven in Sicily a lot though, most recently by my husband on our family holiday there this summer. We stayed in four different places, explored the Baroque towns in the south of Sicily and had a […]
How to island hop in Greece with kids
Guest post by Lorenza Bacino Backpacking in Greece with kids If you think backpacking in Greece with children sounds like hard work, think again. Journalist Lorenza Bacino had been yearning to re-live her youth and do a spot of island hopping, but was reluctant to try it until the kids were a little older. This […]
10 ways to save time at airport security
There are many things to remember when you’re going thorough airport security these days. If you have young children in tow it’s even more complicated and you never seem to have enough arms to hold everything. But you can make things easier for yourself by knowing what to expect and by being prepared. Here are […]
How to pack a family travel medical kit
What medicines do you pack when you travel with your kids? For me, plastic bags are a medical essential since our first family trip to Greece. Tonsillitis Our journey home from Greece just before my daughter’s second birthday was horribly memorable. She started vomiting as the plane took off and carried on at intervals throughout the two flights […]
Heathrow park and fly hotels
An overnight stay at an airport hotel can be a good option if you have an early morning flight, especially if you live a long way from the airport you’re travelling from. I live 20 minutes from London Gatwick and so prefer to travel from there but the last time I flew from Stansted I […]
Family car review: Skoda Superb Estate
The first time I go out in the Skoda Superb Estate I question my driving skills. Every time I stop in traffic the the car seems to stall and, flustered, I have to restart it quickly while apologising to the driver behind. I say ‘seems’ to stall because I hadn’t read the manual before setting off in […]
Flying Stansted to Comiso with Ryanair
I’ve changed my mind about Ryanair. After my last flight with the budget airline I decided that I’d never travel with them again if I could avoid it. Then I was invited on a press trip to the Italian island of Sicily, flying on Ryanair’s new route from London Stansted to Comiso in the southeastern […]
How to find family travel insurance
If you’re travelling abroad with your family then it’s really important to make sure you have decent travel insurance. It doesn’t really cost very much but the cost of not having it could be huge. 48% of people don’t realise that without travel insurance they’re liable to pay for their own medical bills abroad. […]
Plane or ferry for family trips to France?
This is a sponsored post. Is it better to travel by ferry or by plane for family holidays to France? Some of our best family holidays when the kids were small were spent either camping or in holiday rentals in France. We never considered travelling by plane and always drove to France on these trips. This […]
Family car review: a Skoda Yeti on the Isle of Wight
‘Can we keep it?’ says my ten year-old. He’s talking about the car I’ve been asked to review. He’s not even seen the car yet but we’re walking from his school to where it’s parked and I’ve just told him that it has an iPad holder and a hot and cold box for food and […]
