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The Italian jaunt
On 11/08/2011 in Europe
Riding in a gondola and scooting down water slides are sure to deliver an idyllic family holiday, so prepare yourselves for Italy’s floating world
The results of my informal Family Holiday Highlights Survey took me by surprise. Devised and carried out by myself – the mother of three children, aged ten, nine and five – it involved one simple question: what was the best day of your Italian
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Advertorial: Family Fun and Miles of smiles in Amazing Thailand!
On 18/11/2011 in Long-haul
Thailand is the perfect destination for your next family holiday and nowhere can match its fantastic choice of affordable, value for money hotels and attractions
http://www.juniormagazine.co.uk/cl.asp?cn=54 Family Fun and Miles of smiles in Amazing Thailand!Thailand is the perfect destination for your next family holiday and nowhere can match its fantastic choice of affordable, value for money
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Awesome Austria
On 04/06/2008 in Europe
Avoid the bucket-and-spade brigade and head to the stunning Austrian Alps this summer
, were a hit, especially the lollies called Bum-bum. Our first beach-free family holiday was a gamble that paid off. It was, as the Austrian’s would say, a very gute fahrte (good journey). One foreign expression – like the holiday – that my children
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Paradise Found
On 31/05/2011 in Travel Awards
For a dream destination, with everything on hand for the best family holiday ever, the Shandrani Resort & Spa, Mauritius, has got it all
BeachcomberCheck out the other entrants for Best family Hotel along with our UK winner The Athenaeum.
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Junior's guide to yurts and tipis
On 16/08/2011 in Tips & advice
Get down to the woods today and pitch up for a more stylish tented experience in an enchanting big-top yurt or tipi
know what you’re doing). Otherwise, try it out first. One of the original sites, run by Cornish Tipi Holidays, is set in a beautiful wood around a spring-fed lake in Cornwall and has tipis in three sizes and different clusters, so families can have
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Venice
On 18/04/2010 in Cities
Junior's city break guide to Venice
THE RESULTS OF my informal Family Holiday Highlights Survey took me by surprise. Devised and carried out by myself – the mother of three children, aged ten, nine and five – it involved one simple question: what was the best day of your Italian
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Junior's guide to superb Spain
On 30/08/2011 in Europe
Spain and its islands have everything you need for the perfect family holiday – beaches, sunshine, culture and locals who love children
and over 40 golf courses in the area. You’re also close enough for day trips to Malaga or Gibraltar, or head inland to the pretty mountain villages of Jimena de la Frontera. Classic Collection Holidays (tel: 0800 008 7299; www.classic-collection.co.uk
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Luscious landscapes Down Under
On 17/08/2011 in Long-haul
Experience the other-worldly landscapes and warm welcome of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
? Well, the fact is, if you waved goodbye to your wanderlust the moment you had children, you’d be depriving the whole family of some of the most extraordinary holiday experiences on offer. Of course, a long-haul flight will test the most patient of parents
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Family festivals in the UK
On 12/08/2011 in UK
What could be further removed from the daily routine than the chance to let your hair down at a family festival?
tent or tipi to a ready-erected family tent with your own shower and toilet facilities. Cool festival fashion and Hunter wellies are still de rigueur, as are the must-have Peltor Kid ear defenders – à la the Apple of Gwynnie’s eye – to protect your
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Junior's guide to a desert adventure
On 12/08/2011 in Long-haul
The lapping of waves will be missing, but you can enjoy a fantastic desert adventure amidst golden sands
of the delights on offer and the most accessible places for these Lawrence Of Arabia-style holidays are North Africa and the Middle East. As these areas are out of the eurozone, chances are you’ll get a good deal, too.Families Worldwide begins its Sahara Dune
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