My parents are on a golden gap year

My parents are on a golden gap year

The gap year is a familiar concept. Soon out of school or university, young teenagers with few responsibilities and even less money jump on a plane and head abroad. They spend a year or two living in overcrowded share houses in London, drinking cheap beer most nights...
‘We’re all going on a summer holiday…’

‘We’re all going on a summer holiday…’

I’ve recently returned from a family holiday on the beach. It was idyllic – long, sunny days that never got below 25 degrees, a beautiful, deserted beach on our door step that we only shared with sea gulls and the occasional beach jogger and the crisp sea...

5 tips for travelling overseas with a toddler

It’s now been a few months since we got back from our overseas jaunt. The dust has settled, we’re back into routine and the temper tantrums; jetlag induced sleepless nights and those awful 24-hour plane trips are just a distant memory. So if I had my time over again,...

6 things I still miss about living in London

It’s been over 7 years since we moved back from London and it’s been a whirlwind of growing up since then. Properties have been bought and sold, we’ve tied the knot and started our family. We were lucky enough to visit my parents back in Ol Blighty...