Category Archives: Family holidays

Why I LOVED World Market Day at school

  Before my kids broke up for Easter holidays, the families and pupils of the primary school were treated to a wonderful World Market Day. The school hall looked fantastic as it was decked with bunting, flags and  artefacts from … Continue reading →


Falling Into the Season – part of Catherine’s US of A tour

  My next stop on this US tour is Rhode Island, the smallest of the U.S states and at its heart the city of Providence, my home for the next few nights. I fell in love with Providence the moment … Continue reading →


A Caribbean adventure in St Lucia and Bequia.

Day two of the Caribbean adventure in St Lucia.   The Caribbean adventure in St Lucia and Bequia continues with the next hotel visit to the wonderful East Winds Hotel. East Winds hotel When you arrive at East Winds Inn, … Continue reading →


A Caribbean adventure with Travel Matters

After an 8.5 hour flight from London with BA, we arrived at St Lucia’s Hewanorra airport. The southern airport is the main international one (with the airport in the north taking smaller aircraft and helicopters.) As soon as I stepped … Continue reading →


South West France – loving Lacanau Ocean

I have just returned from an annual holiday in South West France. My family and I have had our house in Lacanau Ocean for several years now. The children have grown up, excited to jump and splash around in the … Continue reading →


Discovering the Zulu Route of South Africa

Last night I was invited with several others to attend an interesting event promoting theKwa-zulu Natal area of South Africa. A great evening was had by all at Shaka Zulu Restaurant. Although a small trek to Camden Town, it was … Continue reading →


Make holidays greener week – a responsible holiday

It’s not often that we think about the impact our holidays have upon the places we choose to visit. In addition to the often unseen ecological impact, there are a great number of other factors, some economic, some environmental. We … Continue reading →


Discovering the history, culture & beauty of Athens

My first visit to Athens was back in October 2003. The city was in chaos, as it prepared itself for the return of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games to their original birthplace. I recall saying to myself that one day … Continue reading →


A fly drive holiday in Atlantic Canada

I felt very privileged to have been invited to Eastern Canada with North America Travel Service, one of our preferred specialists. Little did I know that I was travelling with Ken Garrity, the best Canadian Agent 2010, named by the … Continue reading →


The West is best for a family holiday – my return from Martinhal

Last month, during the Easter holidays I travelled with my family to Portugal’s Western Algarve. I visited the resort of Martinhal. I am pleased to report back that I was not disappointed and in fact it exceeded expectation. For any … Continue reading →