and August – although the weather tends to be better during the Easter period. Prices include flights, accommodation, transport, some meals, activities and the services of a local guide.Tel: 0845 450 5316 or visit www.adventurecompany.co.ukOur Travel section

donation to Tusk Trust. Tel: 01285 643333 or visit www.discoveryinitiatives.comSee more travel articles in our Long-haul section.

– that way you can island-hop and let someone else do all the hard work of hauling the sails and cooking the meals. Visit www.moorings.co.uk

, February half term and Easter and October holidays and costs from £929 per child (minimum age five) and £999 per adult. Prices include flights, all transportation, seven nights’ accommodation (hotels, tented auberge and camping), most meals and the services

meals.If you want to give something back to your new Thai friends when you holiday, Hands Up Holidays offers trips to Thailand where families can help with gardening, teaching, and building work at an orphanage set up after the tsunami, about 45 minutes

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

: Petit Club Med for two to three years; Mini Club Med, four to 10 years; and Juniors’ Club Med from 11 to 17 years. Baby Club Med facilities are available for babies up to 23 months, if you reserve when booking. The design of the children’s club takes

”. The buffet meal wasn’t up to much, but it was fun to see the whales interacting with their trainers. We were then whisked off to the Shamu Stadium, where the whales turn tricks, dance and perform somersaults. It’s all very uplifting, with a dramatic