Travel guides will take you from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth where you will stay in three- and four-star guesthouses along the way. But, as with most great experiences, the journey is just as rewarding as the destination. Along the way, children

sliced, so it just looks like shreds of pork. daisy and Poppy bend over the dish and breathe in those flavours. “smells okay, but what is it?” “Pork,” I say. “oK,” they say, and dig in. But after finishing the bowl, daisy and Poppy can see from my grin

including sailing, snorkelling and kayaking. The fun isn’t just outdoors either as there is a brilliant and well-equipped art and crafts room at the hotel. For parents, there are the delights of delicious fruit kebabs, sorbet scoops and refreshing scented

poos while being petted. We also fed the manta rays. It’s a strange – but not unpleasant – sensation as the rays scurry over your hand and whisk away the fish, though Grace invariably chickened out just as they approached, removing her hand so swiftly

it was a result of sunburn. Liberty replied that I looked like The Gruffalo. Six-thousand miles, a 12-hour flight and a considerable amount of planning just so I can look like a big hairy monster with a blistered nose. Was it worth it? Absolutely

, Arabian Gulf and Far East, saving you up to £1,450 per family.Find out moreEssential Family Holiday TipsChildren are a joy, but we all know that long journeys, waiting at airports and just a change of normal routine can unsettle the most ‘laid back’ child

Kate Winslet character, but obviously without the poverty or the tendency to sleep around.So off we went to Marrakech in Kate’s footsteps, albeit to a fancy hotel rather than a single room in the Medina, the old, walled city that Kate called home

Three little seconds of your life. That’s all it takes. One second, two seconds, three seconds – and it’s over. So how come it’s such a big deal? Maybe it’s the death-defying near-vertical drop and the stomach-churning feeling of having your heart

. In case you haven’t heard, fancy spas are so over. These days, anyone who’s anyone insists on an orang-utan sanctuary. And, as well as being beautifully positioned on a stretch of remote beach, the Rasa Ria has just that. In its nature reserve reside

The Caribbean’s ability to enchant has never waned. Newcomers may be fooled into thinking that to see one island is to see them all – not so. They may all have knockout beaches and suitability for children in common, but each has its own unique