the Black River Gorges National Park where white-tailed tropicbirds with long streamer tails glided like kites on warm thermals. We drank sugarcane juice (the sign said it helped with the growth of sexual organs, which greatly appealed to my sons’ schoolboy

,999 rooms of the Forbidden City, the intricately carved Longman Caves and the Silk Alley Markets.   Stay at… A number of lovely hotels throughout the trip, including the five-star Shangri-La hotel in Harbin on New Year’s Eve. The trip with On The Go Tours

, camel rides and visits to colourful Samburu settlements.Parents will love... The markets, which sell gorgeous jewellery, tribal masks, and beautifully patterned kangas (skirts) and kikois (sarongs).Stay at… Sasaab Yoga Retreat (February 11–18 2012

trips feature expert tuition and also take in Old Delhi’s mosques and markets, New Delhi’s imposing buildings, as well as the rose-coloured walls of Fatehpur Sikri. Priced at £1,319 per adult and £1,239 per child, the trip departs on 23 October

Bangkok’s golden Grand Palace, as well the unique Damnoen Saduak floating market. One of the days that’s sure to delight children is a trip to Klong Klone oyster farm followed by planting mangrove trees and then a seafood lunch in a nearby fisherman

night at the charming Anderson Inn.Complete the last stretch to Los Angeles with a fun session rollerblading around Venice Beach or head to the local farmer’s markets.A two-night stay at Shutters on the Beach is the ideal base from which to visit

Assumption, they say, is the mother of mess-up. Oh, and what a fool was I to assume that on a long-haul flight with a duration of 11 hours there would be back-of-the-seat in-flight entertainment to keep a five-year-old amused. Instead, there was one

eight young orang-utan orphans, who delight visitors twice daily by swinging through the vines to a feeding platform. As we enjoyed the spectacle, however, we were quickly reminded that we were out in the jungle and not in a zoo when a troop of long

to Vidotours, who normally set up cooking adventures for adults, but don’t bat an eyelid at arranging them for children, and soon we are heading to dong Xuan food market with Chen, our culinary guide. The Vietnamese display their salads and vegetables

in their bright red outfits and tasselled hats, their water containers fashioned from dead goats; past the crowds gathered round a storyteller; past the din of the snake charmers, and we entered the souk. I adore markets and will plunge in anywhere, however foul