On Sunday 8th March, myself and mini-me headed over to Wembley Arena for the first ever Red Nose Day Danceathon in support of Comic Relief. We were part of a group of other bloggers, friends, and family collectively known as #TeamHonk. We numbered almost 100 in a 2,000 strong crowd, plus various supporters. Continue reading
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A grand day out: Meeting Sir Ranulph Fiennes
This week we were invited to go and chat to Sir Ranulph Fiennes, so of course, we jumped at the chance.
We met with Sir Ranulph ahead of an event organised by Marie Curie so we could talk to him about his latest project – the Marathon Des Sables – to raise money for the charity, which exists to provide end-of-life care to people suffering from terminal illness. Continue reading
#TeamHonkdanceathon 2015 – Please support us!
It’s New Year time which means only one thing – Team Honk is back!
This March, myself and my eldest roving reporter Meredith will be taking part in the Comic Relief 2015 Danceathon, as part of the blogger collective Team Honk. Continue reading
Feature: #FloridaTixTag
Thank you to the fantastic Emma from Emma and Three who has tagged me in the #FloridaTixTag game – I need to answer some questions about attractions in Orlando and Florida, tag an unsuspecting fellow blogger, and I can be in with a chance of winning an awesome prize. Actually, I quite like these questions, and if you like them too and want to be in with a chance of winning, head on over to FloridaTix and see what you need to do. Continue reading
Feature: Top 5 places to spot penguins in the UK
It seems the whole of the country is going penguin crazy, thanks to a certain Christmas advert from John Lewis. Monty the Penguin has his own Twitter feed and growing fan-base, and rightly so – penguins rock! Continue reading
Autumn family and kids days out
What you getting up to this Autumn?
We kinda like Autumn. There’s still a little bit of sunshine left to get out and about and do some leaf jumping before the cold well and truly sets in. And then you have Halloween and Bonfire Night! If you’re looking for family days out for the Autumn half-term 2014, then this is what’s on. Continue reading
The MADs 2014 – the aftermath, and a thank you!
Well, on Friday I attended the MADs as a finalist in the Best Family Travel Blog category and I only went and won!
It was amazing. I was honesty so shocked I couldn’t move out of my seat to go on stage and collect it and had to be given a bit of a poke. Continue reading
Feature: Visiting Rio do Janeiro with TAM
My Foursquare “achievements”.
“Congrats! You just unlocked the Newbie badge.”
Foursquare has become a bit of an obsession now. I try and check in to as many places as I can (mobile phone coverage allowing) and have unlocked a few badges, including the adventurer badge, and the shutterbug badge.
Here’s a few that I would have unlocked if Foursquare made them available…..
Father’s Day: Ideas for days out with Dad
The weather looks like it’s going to be cloudy or sunny, depending where you live, and hopefully not a lot of rain. It’ll be a good day to get out and about with Dad as a special family treat. Continue reading