Planning a trip to Canada this winter? Here are a few things to know before you set off: 1. You may need a visa or eTA. Before you even think about visiting Canada, you need to get a visa or electronic travel authorsation in place. If you arrive in Canada Read more…
Why visit South Africa? South Africa is five times bigger than the UK, with a vast diversity of geography and wildlife. With so much to do there, where do you start? Here are 5 essential things to do in South Africa 1 South African Safari There are several game reserves Read more…
Getaways as a parent can be tricky. Staying in a hotel usually means putting your child to bed, and then sitting less than six feet from them, waiting for them to go to sleep before you dare move… or is that just me?! We were very excited then, to try Read more…
This year has been our last one before S begins big school. We’ve tried to make the most of our days off during this year, with Wednesdays becoming adventure days whenever possible. Hopefully the summer weather will buck its ideas up and we can include some days at the beach Read more…
You may have noticed that I went to BritMums Live in London last weekend. I am terribly disorganised, and left everything til the last minute – so really I shouldn’t be surprised that I was disappointed by my hotel. I paid an extortionate price for what was essentially a characterless Read more…
I wrote a post earlier this week about days out as a single parent. Often the most testing part of a day out is the journey there. On the way back, they’re usually (hopefully) too tired out to require much entertainment; S usually zonks out for a nap on our Read more…