We had an interesting and relaxing family trip to Dubrovnik in Croatia during the Easter holidays. I was with my husband and our children, 16 and 12 years old. We stayed for a week at the luxurious Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort (courtesy of James Villas) just along the coast from the ancient city of Dubrovnik. […]
Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort review
I stayed at Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort in Croatia with my husband and kids for a week during the Easter holidays. We were at the resort as guests of James Villas. I’ve already written about the lovely apartment which we stayed in here, the inappropriate-for-kids Game of Thrones preview which we unwittingly attended here and our off-road Buggy […]
Dubrovnik Off-Road Buggy Safaris
When Ana called me and suggested that we should try a buggy safari I wasn’t really sure what she meant. I was sitting in a restaurant having lunch with my husband and two kids in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Sightseeing We were in Croatia for a week during the Easter holidays and we were […]
Croatia: James Villas luxury apartment
It’s 6.30am. Even on holiday my body clock seems to think that we need to get up for school. The rest of my family is still asleep in bed. I’m sitting at a glass-topped table in my pyjamas, my daughter’s favourite scarf around my shoulders. In front of me is a large window through which I […]
On Game of Thrones and being a bad parent
(Spoiler alert – don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happens at the end of Game of Thrones, Series 5, Episode 1) Dubrovnik has been used as a film location for the fictional city of Westeros in the award-winning fantasy TV series Game of Thrones since 2011. I stayed at a James Villas […]
Tips for visiting Dubrovnik
I went to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik for the first time this year and I liked it so much that I’m going back there with my family another time. I was only in the Croatian city for a few hours as my daughter and I were there on a post-GCSE Mediterranean cruise with MSC. Dubrovnik […]
Things to do in Dubrovnik with kids
‘This place is just gorgeous, I can’t believe how lovely it is’ I say. ‘You’ve said that already, loads of times’ sighs my fifteen year-old daughter. Dubrovnik We’re spending a few hours in the city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. We only have a few hours because we’re on a cruise and […]
Cruising for beginners
The thing about cruising on a vast ship like the MSC Preziosa is that it offers something for everyone. I’m on board the Preziosa right now with my fifteen year-old daughter. After she finished her GCSEs last week we wanted to go on a relaxing trip somewhere warm. Neither of us had been on a […]
