Holiday packing negotiations

family friendly holiday

Packing to go away on holiday anywhere with children can be a military operation. Our recent ski trip took around six weeks preparation on and off. Totally worth all the effort though of course. Packing the main suitcases is one thing and not really something that the children get involved in, but their hand luggage […]

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Top travel games to play with children

travel games

Travelling with children can be stressful and there will always be situations you can’t predict and meltdowns that you can’t prevent. For everything else, planning ahead goes a long way. I’ve talked before about the busy bags I always pack for the children and in those busy bags are always a few travel games to […]

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Fuel for active holidays

snacking

We recently had a fantastic ski holiday in La Plagne in the French Alps, travelling on the Snowtrain with Crystal Ski. Skiing holidays, like any active holiday mean that you often don’t have time to stop to eat, particularly when you are trying to make the most of the time on the snow and get […]

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The snowtrain: is it family-friendly?

Heading off on a skiing holiday with children requires lots of thought and lots of planning. Skiing is a wonderful way to spend holiday time together but with children in tow the potential for complications is high. Many people assume that if you are heading off on a skiing holiday that you have to fly […]

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