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Making the most of the outdoors with Mountain Warehouse
We have been regular customers of Mountain Warehouse for years since we love being outdoors. We are lucky enough to have three stores very close to us. They always have a large choice in clothing,...
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What are you tips for holidays as a large family?
Now that Christmas and New Year is out of the way and the seriously cold snaps are making us retreat to our cosy home we have been talking about our holidays this year. This is our first year as a...
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Valentines recipe cards for a cosy night in . . .
To all you lovers out there, have you remembered that next Saturday is Valentine’s Day? If you’re stuck for ideas how about saving money on presents (which let’s face it aren’t always what you wanted...
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Our first visit to the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC
Now that we have managed to convert the Beans to our love of camping we plan on going even more this Summer, even if you can just get away for a night or two it can feel like you have been away for a...
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New App from Booking.com for the spontaneous traveller
More Than 600,000 Accommodations Ready to Book in Just Two Taps Personalised Search Results with Booking.com’s Best Price Guarantee When making accommodation reservations within 48 hours, travellers...
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Family Friendly Spa Holidays for Stressed Parents plus Reader Discount
While fitness and healthy nutrition has become an established expectation for most spa hotels, it is only recently that wellness retreats have begun to cater deliberately for stressed and tired...
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Eric discovers the ‘real’ Easter Island (in my lounge)
We’ve been having some chocolatey fun that didn’t involve eating it (well not straight away, that part came later) with the help of these fun Melt & Make Chocolate Egg Heads kits from Stay In...
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Meet Bluey when you fly with KLM and your children
We have never flown with our Beans (only Curly when he was 6 – and that was a stressful flight!!) but Little Bean is desperate to go on an plane. Everytime one of her friends from school goes on an...
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Easter Holidays 2015 – Madame Tussauds
As I type this post I am sitting in the car with the Beans all buzzing, talking about who was their favourite waxwork model at Madame Tussauds. We are on our way home from a fun afternoon spent at the...
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Will you Visit Wales this Summer?
Many of my childhood holidays growing up were spent in Wales so it’s a place which holds special memories for me. My Grandad came from Wales so we would tie in camping holidays in the Wye Valley with...
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Booking our first ‘family trip’ abroad with Villas.com #InstantFreedom
You may remember back at the start of 2015 I posted that our focus for this year was going to be Home and Away (not the Aussie TV show) and this is all going well so far. I’ll tell you more about the...
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‘We’re all going on a family Summer holiday (but we’re dreading the flight!)
bmi regional shares top tips FOR flying with kids ON board doesn’t have to mean “i’m bored” Mums and dads – grandparents, godparents or carers – needn’t let a nightmare flight spoil a dream family...
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Top Summer 2015 Family Destinations from BMI Regional
Disney Magic, Zip Lining, Fairytale Castles and more: From £69pp bmi regional, the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline, has plenty of options for affordable family getaways across the UK and Europe...
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The Beans’ first taste of air travel . . . #instantfreedom
It’s hard to believe that as I write this post, one week to the day (and time) we were touching back down at Luton Airport after a blissful few days in the Menorcan sunshine after we finally bit the...
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Kicking off our #instantfreedom at Villas Menorca Sur, Son Bou
So far I have told you all about the Beans’ first experience of air travel, today I’m telling you all about our first day in Son Bou, Menorca and the beautiful Villa we stayed in. We booked Villas...
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The trip which nearly put us off camping for life!
In the early year’s of our relationship Hubby and I decided that it might be fun to go camping together as a tester for taking Curly away on holiday. In our lack of wisdom we bought a “Brand New 9 man...
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Park, poolside and exploring Son Bou
The sun rose much earlier than we did on the second day of our #instantfreedom break to Son Bou in Menorca. Thankfully, the early morning get up and the late-to-bed of the previous day meant the Beans...
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5 solo holiday ideas for when you need some you time
If your stress levels are soaring and you’re in desperate need of a little rest and relaxation, it could be time to book yourself a solo vacation. Getting away from it all for a few days, a week or...
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Trunki Boostapak – the ultimate child’s travel accessory – home or away!
Holding my hands up here and shouting “we are officially Trunki fans” just so that you know where I stand. The Beans each have their own Trunki, we have a Trunki Travel Toybox for when we go camping,...
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The Benefits of a personal Contract Hire car
Before I began working in the motor trade I honestly thought the only time that you would hire a car was when you were going away on holiday. I didn’t really consider that people might hire a car as...
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