Some mummies give birth and don’t want to leave home. I, on the other hand, was itching to get on a plane and fly to somewhere exotic with my new little family. It is amazing the amount of people that disapprove of this and thus my announcement that we had booked flights to Vietnam with our three month old son returned looks of sheer disgust “how could we be so
Yes I know, to any sane mother this sounds like a nightmare but to go to Singapore and not visit Orchard Road is like going to London and not shopping at all. On my recent trip I found a way of making Singapore shopping with a child less traumatic – I’d even go so far as to say it was enjoyable. My saviour was the 5th floor of designer shopping
The beaches on the south coast of Sydney are stunning – all white sands and turquoise waters. Hyams Beach is the big draw but it isn’t hugely child friendly. Instead, head to some of the other surrounding beaches which are not as busy but just as nice. Yesterday we discovered Moona Moona Creek, a gorgeous little inlet of calm, clear water – perfect for kids and mamas who just want
I lived in Manly for four years so I am a fan. It’s a lovely day trip out of the hub of Sydney which starts with a 30 minute ferry ride across Sydney harbour. When you reach Manly Wharf you feel like you have arrived on holiday, on your holiday. The restaurants on the jetty are cool and trendy but not pretentiously so – they are the perfect spot for
As much as I like hanging out in the one foot deep concrete square that is a toddler swimming pool at the end of Bondi beach, it is not where I want to be when I am child free. Grandma kindly offered to have T-rex for the day in order for me and husband to have a day ‘off’ together. Quick! Search for most secluded, difficult to reach bay in
Although I have lived in London for the last ten years I am definitely a beach girl at heart – there is nothing more invigorating than a walk by the ocean or, if you’re brave enough, a swim in the sea. Bournemouth is where I grew up and whilst its more tacky main beach always seems to crop up on the front cover of a newspaper every summer, it is
The mums and I were getting a tad bored of meeting up in the same old grubby child friendly cafes and so we decided to live life on the edge and venture out on a day trip with the babies. Not only did it break up the mundane of our weekly routine but gave us something to look forward to. After 7 months of breathing in London smog, we decided our babes needed to smell
If, like me, you are a knackered mum and have forgotten what it is like to just sit quietly, maybe read a magazine with NO interruptions, essentially have nobody else to think about except for yourself, then you have come to the right place. I am about to share with you the best £130 I have spent in a long time. The Four Seasons Day Spa Retreats open at 10am (I
Another weekend, another search for a family day out that doesn’t involve padded walls and even more screaming children to add to our own. I know we all have to do kids stuff but sometimes it’s nice to find something that everyone can enjoy right? Well, if the Lavender fields of Provence have always beckoned but are an unrealistic trip away – then why not visit the Mayfield Lavender Fields in
