The first Formula E test day- was it what we expected?
How ironic is it that on a day all about the electric revolution I have few pictures to show because both my windowsphone and Dadonthebrink’s iPhone have let us down? Both our batteries died early on...
View ArticleHow to ruin a perfectly delicious fillet of wild salmon [with video evidence]
We love seafood! My kids would live on fish and other seafoods all the time if they could. Therefore it was a no brainer to volunteer to try some Alaskan Wild Salmon when I Mumsnet and the Alaskan...
View ArticleMy ultimate camping checklist for the UK & Europe
We have nearly 5 weeks of camping planned in the next month or so. Generally I’m so disorganised, so I’ve always had a camping checklist from the times Dadonthebrink and I used to head off for...
View ArticleCreating music with Microsoft
A couple of days ago The Microsoft Apartment hosted an exciting panel discussion with music leaders from Deezer, the Music Managers’ Forum (MMF) and the Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC), as well as...
View ArticleHow to listen to the latest hits for free AND without adverts
There’s a little smilie icon on my Nokia Lumia 1020. It took me over a month after getting my phone to discover what it was: I was sitting in the car, in a traffic jam into London just before...
View ArticleBuilding that perfect campfire… and a camping weekend #giveaway
From cooking to storytelling, campfires are a key part of a magical camping experience, providing a comforting glow right up until the last flames are extinguished. However, for a campfire to bring...
View ArticleMy favourite beach holiday destination: Barcelona
A beach holiday in Barcelona?! You might be forgiven for thinking you read that wrong. However, I stand by it. I’ve had a quite a few holidays which took me to the beach- New Zealand’s deserted...
View ArticleWhat? No toilets or showers? Camping at Aldridge Hill
What better (or more insane?) way to start our summer holidays of camping, than to pick a site with no facilities aside from drinking water and chemical toilet disposal point? And to top it, invite a...
View Article10 tips to help your money take you further #travel #budgeting
So we have a limited budget and limited time but want still to travel as a family of five. These top 10 holiday budgeting tips come from our own experiences (and all links represented in this post are...
View ArticleCampy goes to the Gower aka 9 lessons learnt about single parenting
… or would the title be better as Mr Bean goes to the Gower? (I certainly felt like Mr Bean at times.) We popped home on the weekend to wash and do washing after our fabulous “a place called away”...
View ArticleA Postcard…with love: the New Forest, UK
My Dear, We’re having such a fabulous time with our friends in the New Forest at Aldridge Hill campsite. It’s hot and the kids are in the stream constantly; discovering all sorts of small and large...
View ArticleA Postcard…with love: the Gower Peninsula, Wales
Hi, We’re sending our love from the Gower. If you are ever after endless beaches to share with few others, this is the place! We’ve had lovely long walks, splashed in the shallow waters and delved into...
View ArticlePostcard… with love from August 2014
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber As masses in Europe and North America flock to enjoy a break from the daily routine, I wonder what secret...
View Article3 great outings on the Gower with kids 2 to 7 years old
Having heard so much about how beautiful the Gower peninsula is, this week came the time to explore it for ourselves. Our short week in this beautiful part of Wales did not disappoint. Exploring it...
View ArticleA postcard…with love: Nieuwpoort, Belgium
My dear Friend, Today we planned to travel, drive and get to our stop over for the night quickly. Instead we ended up on this gorgeous beach in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. We had a delicious picnic lunch, a...
View ArticleA postcard…with love: Würzburg, Germany
Hello my Lovely, Guten Tag from Würzburg in Bayern, Germany. We’ve been to see the Würzburg Residenz today. A World Heritage site, with some amazing stucco work. A lot of it burnt down in the war, but...
View ArticleCampy goes on the ferry and ends up in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
It was a gorgeous sunny day and somehow, with 100s of miles ahead of us, we ended up with an unplanned stop at the beach. Having fiddled around with tyre pressure, mostly for reassurance, we missed our...
View ArticlePicnic, festival and camping essential- Outwell transporter #tried and...
During our first visit to Playmobil Fun Park we spotted German families with older and younger children towing carts instead of using pushchairs. They had the cool box and other “essentials” for a...
View ArticleMummy’s going away for a couple of days
Next week I’m off on a press trip all on my own, no kids, just fellow bloggers! Congratulations @mumonthebrink Looking forward to seeing you @MWSeaGarden in September!! #markwarnermum #Turkey...
View ArticleWe did it!!! Cycling to school in Oxford
We live in the beautiful Oxford. Oxford is supposedly a cycling city, yet there have been a number of cycling deaths in city in the past years. I hasten to add, not cyclists’ faults from what I can...
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