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Top 4 Staycation Ideas In The UK

July 28, 2021 By Ellen

The last couple of months have been pretty rough for any travel lover, as travel restrictions have left many people stuck in their homes for too long. Luckily, this is beginning to change, as the world shows signs of opening up again, albeit slowly. In the meantime, if you live in the UK, there are […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: family, holiday, staycation, travel, UK

3 Stress-Free Holiday Planning Hacks

March 10, 2020 By Ellen

When you consider that the purpose of a family holiday is usually having fun and seeking shelter from the slings and arrows of everyday existence, getting it organised can cause an inordinate amount of anxiety! And if you’ve been unfairly lumped with the lion’s share of the duties, ensuring that your major annual break is […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: holiday, Review, travel

Things I learned from a holiday in Turkey

August 4, 2019 By Ellen

This time last week I was preparing my expedition up laundry mountain after our holiday in Turkey. We had a fabulously lazy time at our all-inclusive resort near Side. Here’s what I learned: Towel art is imaginative This one is certainly an elephant… We were less certain of this one though. McDonald’s is an interesting […]

Filed Under: boys, family, review, Uncategorized Tagged With: children, holiday, in my life, Side, summer, Tui, Turkey

Holidays – a time of spiritual renewal or just an excuse for a kip on the beach?

July 2, 2019 By Ellen

sandcastle on the beach

Here’s a thought. Do you think our two-week break from the humdrum restores our souls or is it all about getting a lie-in and on the other side of some large gins? I know the bucket-and-spade ritual has a sacred status – nothing should get in the way of the great British holibags, and everything […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: family, holiday, in the world, meditation, travel

On getting dressed in the dark, sexual confusion and hair washing – things I’ve learned lately

February 5, 2019 By Ellen

It’s a huge relief, I must say, to have let myself off the hook and returned to little trivial blog posts like this – but with a structure. You should try it. I could include that as a learning, couldn’t I? Make some rules for yourself, then keep them. But, actually, that’s not really healthy, […]

Filed Under: blogging, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: adventure, age, busy weekend, Glasgow, health, holiday, in my life, Jenny Joseph, poem, purple, sampoo, sexual confusion, Spain, Torrevieja, travel

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