Category Archives: Family Travel

Collaborative post Karon Beach lies on Phuket’s west coast, about 45km (28 miles) south of the airport, and the drive between them crosses most of the island. Roads are good. Traffic is the variable, especially around Phuket Town and the Chalong area in the late afternoon, so the same journey can take anywhere from 50 […]

Collaborative post Moving abroad, or spending months in another country, quietly breaks something people rarely plan for: the phone number others use to reach them. Contacts, banks, former colleagues, and old service providers all still dial the number tied to your home. If that number is roaming on a foreign network, calls get expensive, unreliable, […]

collaborative post There is always the same silent bargaining when getting ready for a family trip. Snacks, sunscreen, extra clothes, chargers, and at least three devices for each adult and child. Phones and tablets are now as important as passports. They have reservations for flights and hotels, maps, entertainment for the back seat, and all […]

Collaborative post Families who follow Formula 1 together know the feeling of the last race of the year. Months of Sunday afternoons come down to one evening, and everyone in the room has picked a side. Since 2014, that evening has usually taken place at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, and the race has a […]

Collaborative post Are you planning a family city break in London and looking for ideas to stop letting that one family member who’s always taking the pictures behind the camera? Because getting everyone in the pictures is possible with a bit of planning and organisation. The following sections address exactly this challenge: how to return […]

Collaborative post Bringing grandparents, parents and children together for one trip sounds wonderful until you start balancing different routines, budgets, preferences and expectations. But a villa can make that juggling act much easier.  With room to spread out and plenty of opportunities to come together, it creates a relaxed setting where everyone can enjoy their […]

Collaborative post Few places reward a family holiday quite like Cairns. Sitting where rainforest meets reef in Australia’s tropical north, it packs beaches, wildlife, and wide-open drives into one friendly base. For a family travelling from the UK, it feels wonderfully far from the ordinary. The real magic, though, comes from exploring it at your […]

Collaborative post Getting away from electric hook-ups gives you more freedom when travelling by campervan, but it also means relying much more heavily on your 12V system. Before heading off for a weekend of camping, it is worth checking that your leisure battery has the capacity and condition to cope with the way you plan […]

Collaborative post Hotel rooms are fine for a weekend away on your own, but they fall apart fast once you’re travelling as a group. Someone’s always down the corridor, breakfast is a queue, and by 9pm everyone’s retreated to their own four walls instead of actually spending time together. It’s part of why whole-house bookings […]