Road Trip Essential Tips Over the last few years we’ve done more than our fair share of road trips with kids. You might have seen our post about exploring Cornwall earlier this year or when we headed off to Devon for some jurassic adventures. At first we were nervous about getting in the car and…
Travel Mamas, can I ask you a question? Are you in charge of the summer holiday packing list? I bet a lot of you are responsible for the holiday packing checklist and organising what to take on holiday. well I want to lend you a hand to make travelling with the kids easier. Being organised…
More and more family friendly festivals are popping up over the UK which means there will be more of you writing out your festival camping checklist this summer ahead of these events. We are going to be visiting Timber Festival next month and the Just So Festival in the summer holidays so we wanted…
For a lot of families, holidays are associated with very long periods spent inside a car. When you have young children, it can be a bad idea to fly, and most parents will avoid this with their kids, instead choosing to keep their journeys in land. This isn’t always the best way to spend your…
Travelling with kids is difficult on the best of days but having to do so with a sick child in tow can make it so much harder. Whether your little one has come down with a cold during holiday travel or is suffering a bout of stomach flu after eating something, it pays to know…
Updated for 2019 There are lots of family friendly festivals to be found in the East Midlands and beyond for you and your children to enjoy this summer. Now the sun has finally decided to join us my thoughts are very much turning to summer days spent outdoors with the kids enjoying the many local…
Going on holiday with the family is one of the best parts of the year, and for many families, it creates a great opportunity to spend quality time together that isn’t as easy to find during the normal routine. Of course, the first time you take a young child away somewhere new, and they get…
There’s no doubt that a cruise is a great option for a family holiday. Usually for one payment you can get all your expensive costs covered as you are provided with everything from food and accommodation to transport and entertainment onboard. The only problem with cruising is that there’s so much choice! So, here’s my…
All Inclusive family holidays are a great option for parents who want a stress free break with the kids. When you know that all your meals, snacks and drinks are included in the price it makes planning for your holiday so much easier. It’s a huge peace of mind knowing that the kids…
One of the reasons I love family travel so much is because children are so open to new experiences. They will try anything, whether it’s a city break, a beach holiday or something more exotic. Variety is a real winner when it comes to planning where you want to travel with kids, and I’m always…
Over the years I’ve travelled quite a lot with just my kids as travel companions. I’ve been in both camps in that I was a single parent with my son for many years and now I’m married and we have 2 daughters with my current partner. When I went on holiday with my son, I…
I’m always interested to hear about hotel chains that are making a big difference to the luxury family holiday experience, and Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts are really showing the travel industry how it’s done at the moment. They are keen to provide their little guests with as many wonderful memories as their parents with the…
If you are planning a family holiday this year, at some point you are going to be asking yourself what you need to take to travel with kids. Going on holiday with the kids isn’t as easy as life before children but with a little planning and a few tricks up your sleeve you can…
I would definitely call myself curious by nature, and back in October I decided to reach out to Zena’s Suitcase followers on social media and ask them a few questions about their holiday planning for 2018. I was delighted to get so many responses and the information that everyone one shared with me was really…
Morzine is a beautiful little town nestled high in the French Alps and is the perfect destination for families looking for ski holidays. I was lucky enough to visit the area recently to find out more about going on holiday here with TGSki. Excitement was running high as myself and a group of travel bloggers…
If you are as obsessed with travelling with kids as me, then I’m guessing it’s also important to you that they are as healthy as possible when you go on your adventures. Regardless of whether you are going on a summer or winter holiday, the last thing you want is for someone to get sick….