Waking up on our first morning at the Eurocamp Holiday Green parc in the south of France, I felt a combination of excitement and nerves. I don’t know if it’s normal, but between the day we book a holiday and actually getting there, I worry that we didn’t make the right choice of location or
Category: Travel & days out
Behind the scenes of a hen party in Budapest
Picture the scene. A hen party in Budapest … 11 women, 10 wearing groom-to-be masks, one dressed as Christina Aguilera, complete with two-tone wig and genie’s lamp, and a beer bike loaded with more alcohol than I naively thought a stag do of the same size would struggle to get through. Budapest is a city
Win a family ticket to Swansea Grand Theatre pantomime Cinderella
If you’d told me as a teenage Steps fan that I’d one day be watching H sing Tragedy on stage at the Swansea Grand Theatre pantomime, I never would have believed you. But there he was, last Friday night starring in Cinderella with half the audience on their feet joining in with the dance moves.
Llanelli Christmas events 2018 | Where to see Father Christmas in Llanelli Carmarthenshire and further afield
I can’t quite believe we’re here again! The John Lewis advert is out, lights are being strung around town, and elves are being delivered to homes ready to be put on the shelf. So it’s time for my Llanelli Christmas events guide 2018! There are a huge number of family-friendly Christmas events in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
Halloween events in Llanelli and nearby during half term 2018
Halloween events in Llanelli are looking good this year as there is plenty to choose from! October 31 is just around the corner, so here’s a round-up of what’s going on in town and the surrounding area in 2018. I’ve also included some non-spooky half term events in the round-up. Events are divided into the
Autumn days out: Pumpkin picking at Penyfodau Fawr, Gowerton
Pumpkin picking has become a little autumn tradition of ours, and one I really look forward to. There’s nothing better than heading out as a family on a sunny autumn day, armed with my camera and the aim of choosing a load of pumpkins to decorate. The past few years we’ve tried a few different
Family days out – planning a fossil hunting adventure on the Jurassic Coast
*this is a sponsored post, but all words are mine* As a travel-loving family, we’re always on the hunt for our next adventure – and there are so many places on our list! We have two young boys who enjoy nothing more than exploring the outdoors, and we’re so lucky that we live on the
Cheap family days out: An autumn treasure hunt at Pembrey Country Park
Yesterday, we made the most of a sunny October day to try a new family activity – we had a go at a DIY autumn treasure hunt. It was free (well, almost), got us all out of the house for something we could do together, and was a lot of fun. I love this time
Exploring caves and dinosaurs at Dan yr Ogof National Showcaves for Wales – Family days out in South Wales
Exploring deep, dark underground caves, and walking surrounded by dinosaurs – the Dan r Ogof National Showcaves Centre for Wales has it all! I hadn’t been to Dan yr Ogof since a school trip more years ago than I’d like to admit (or even remember), and Stew didn’t think he’d ever been. So when we
Jurassic Kingdom in Cardiff review: Dinosaurs at Bute Park
ON Thursday night, I told our boys we were taking them to the park the next day. It was a new park that we’d never been to before – Bute Park, in Cardiff.I asked what they thought we might see there, and was give the answer “foxes, or owls”, and a look of ridicule when