No matter the joys of being a parent, no one could claim it was easy. From the moment your child is born, the joys of parenting are balanced out by a mountain of stresses. If you’re not changing dirty nappies or tending to a bawling sprog at one in the morning, you’ll be forking out…
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How To Safely Travel With An Instant Pot
Read moreThere is simply no denying that an instant pot is an essential kitchen utensil for many. A lot of people today couldn’t imagine their lives with their instant pot. And, given its unique benefits coupled with its unparalleled cooking capabilities, this makes complete sense. The instant pot is capable of doing everything from steaming to…
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4 Ways To Keep You And Your Children Sane On Holiday
Read moreLet’s face it, there will be an inevitable family row on any holiday, be it the school holidays, or travel away with the family. But it doesn’t have to be that way the whole holiday! There are ways to wind down the chaos on the inevitable toddler tantrum or break away from the big bad…
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Brits Speaking Foreign Languages On Holiday
Read moreEach year we have a family summer holiday which is usually to one of the Balearic Islands in Spain. Of course we are not alone in this as many British people follow the sun for their family holiday, but of course British people including myself never make the effort to speak the local language. We…
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DisneyLand Paris, I’m Coming Back This Year!
Read moreLast year I wrote a post all about being grumpy about going to Disneyland Paris. The situation for me was that I was never a Disney fan. I never really liked Disney as a child, so understanding ” the magic of Disney” that everybody talked about, well quite honestly I never got it. Last June…
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My Summer Holidays Past and Present
Read moreThe summer holidays are drawing to a close and my twin girls are preparing to start full time school. This all got me to thinking and reflecting on my own childhood holidays in comparison to my children’s. So tighten your seat belts this could get a bit bumpy on the emotional rollercoaster! This summer we…
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When fridges turn bad!
Read moreOne of the best things about going on a family holiday is having the opportunity to spend quality time with my children, and of course my wife! I get the chance to relax a little, well, I guess it’s not really relaxing when you have children to keep entertained, but it’s a lot better than…
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Our summer holiday in Majorca
Read moreWe have recently returned home from our summer holiday in Majorca. This is going to be an overall summary of our holiday followed by three posts which highlight my three special moments during our holiday. We had an early start as our plane departure time was 6.10am so we had to be awake by 3am,…
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Top 5 tips for taking toddlers on a plane
Read moreWe are soon going to be going on holiday abroad. This will be the third time in four years that our twin girls have flown which is amazing considering they are only four years old! There is no question that they are very lucky. I was about 13 years old before I went on a…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreThis moment of pure laughter and excitement,after pouring ice cold water over Daddy’s head just captured perfectly,the fun we are having on our summer holiday. I think our twin girls were being encouraged by Mummy to do it.
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Planning and booking a summer holiday
Read moreWe have found ourselves in the position of having to rent for another year. It’s important to have something to look forward to so we have decided to book a Thomsons all inclusive holiday. Here are my five tips to get the right holiday for your family and yourself. Going on our holiday will be…
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Are you a city slicker or a sun seeker?
Read moreMy wife and I have been lucky enough to have experienced quite a few holidays together. Destinations such as Prague, Rome, Marrakech, Barcelona and Valencia have given us some pretty memorable experiences. From eating ice cream whilst sat by the Fontana De Trevi in Rome to watching to my wife hold a snake in Marrakech!…
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Our Family Holiday in Menorca 2015 part 1
Read moreOur family holiday this year was an all inclusive holiday in Menorca with Thomson, staying at the Hotel Victoria Playa in the resort of Santo Tomas. The advantages of an all inclusive holiday is that you never have to pay for anything while you are there and having three and half year old twins this…
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Worry about a teenage holiday to Ibiza
Read moreThis summer my 17 year old daughter is taking her A’Levels. When they’re finished she is going on holiday with her friends from school to Ibiza. The feeling of dread I have is incredible. Why I ask myself this is because she is just a month short of 18, but you hear all these nightmare…
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Off on holiday today
Read moreFinally today we are going on holidays! I can’t believe how quickly the time has come around. My wife has a Thomsons app on her phone and I remember her saying 70 days to go! Where has the time gone? My usual feelings of nerves and anxiety for whatever reason this time have not really…
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Summer holiday nerves
Read moreIn just under four weeks time we are going on holiday abroad to Menorca. We went two years ago to the same island and stayed in an all inclusive Thomson hotel and we are doing the same sort of holiday again. It’ll be an all inclusive Thomson hotel again and I can’t wait to go…
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