There's really no need to load yourself up with the following:Inflatable beach toys, buckets and spades – buy them when you get thereToo many nappies – dittoBananas – will go black and squishy on the planeToys with small parts – they’ll get lost under the seat and you'll end up i...

SunhatsSwim nappiesUV protection suits and fold-away UV tentInsect repellentUniversal bath plugAdaptorCamera and spare batteries/memory cardsBaby alarmRubber door-stopsRubber shoes for paddlingFolding booster seatFirst aid kit – Calpol (infant paracetamol) in sachets

Someone once said that happiness is the journey, not the destination. Ok, so perhaps that wise sage wasn’t necessarily making his journey with a screaming baby whose ears are popping from altitude changes or a restless toddler who doesn’t want