The great American Road Trip is a rite of passage and thing of beauty. It’s also a necessity if you’re planning any kind of holiday in the U.S. that’s not restricted to a city break. People are always amazed when I tell them that my first year of university I would regularly drive back homeContinue reading “10 do’s and don’ts for the great American road trip”
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Sand surfing with kids: Top tips
The sun shimmered off the desert sand. The temperature could be reaching up to 65° C (150° F) today. I could hear my breathing getting heavier as I climbed. With every step up up the dune, the sand slid back down under my feet. Sweat trickled down my neck but I could not stop. ItContinue reading “Sand surfing with kids: Top tips”
13 things to do in Taos with kids
Taos, New Mexico, is a fantastic place to visit in summer as a family. We used to go every year when I was young, and I wanted my kids to experience what I loved as a child: gorgeous scenery, yummy food, an artistic, counterculture way of life and the natural world. It may be knownContinue reading “13 things to do in Taos with kids”
My latest dream destination: Hawaii
Over on BritMums we’ve been running the #Flying100 Family Holiday Challenge with IATA on one of my favourite topics: dream travel destinations. I can’t officially enter but this is a topic I could write on and on about. IATA is celebrating 100 years of commercial flight and that just reminds me of all the long-haulContinue reading “My latest dream destination: Hawaii”
Massachusetts: A girls’ weekend at Canyon Ranch
When 4 of us university friends wanted a reunion weekend, we decided against reenacting one of our old camping trips (too soggy and cold), skiing (too end-of-season) or hitting Spain again (logistical nightmare for friend from Seattle). In the end we settled on visiting Canyon Ranch, a spa resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, a few hoursContinue reading “Massachusetts: A girls’ weekend at Canyon Ranch”
2 secret places you need to visit in Mississippi
There’s practically nothing that travellers love more than a secret — a secret spot, a secret hotel (not so coincidentally, the name of a Budget Travel book I contributed to), any hot tip or insight that has the whiff of insider knowledge. Plus, if you’re asking the right people, the places you discover tend toContinue reading “2 secret places you need to visit in Mississippi”
Returning to Taos
Nobody in my family can agree what age I was, or any of us kids were, when we stopped coming to Taos, New Mexico for the summer. My dad taught graduate art school there, so every summer my parents would load up the station wagon with everything we’d need for 6 weeks. We rented aContinue reading “Returning to Taos”