Family skiing in April can be some of the most glorious skiing. Sunshine in the mountains is so strong that without the chill in the air, it’s almost summer!

For those of us who prefer winter to summer pursuits, April is just another chance to get some extra family skiing in. If you choose your destination wisely it can be the best of the year. Continue Reading

Half-term family skiing! What a pleasure. To the Kinderhotel Waldhof in Großarl.

I was extra keen to review this place as it just looked so impressive!  The perfect place to take a 2 year old for his first real ski lessons and for everyone to enjoy the snow. Needless to say, I wasn’t wrong! Continue Reading

It’s been a while since we visited a Milsom’s Hotel. One child later and here we are, back at one of the most successful boutique hotel group’s flagship properties, Maison Talbooth. It’s actually a stroke of luck that this luxurious country house hotel is perpetually booked throughout the summer  months – it’s 12 luxurious bedrooms make it  feel more like a  country home than a hotel and it’s garden, cosy spa, gorgeous outdoor pool (heated to a bath-like temperature of  85 degrees all year round) and pool house complete with roaring fire and honesty bar makes the perfect backdrop to a wedding, hen party and in fact every kind of house party for the discerning.  So, it’s not easy to get a weekend reservation unless you are celebrating something significant! The day before we arrived the whole house had been taken over for an eightieth birthday and I hear that they didn’t go to bed until past 2am! Continue Reading

Many people expect Sardinia to be a carbon copy of mainland Italy – wrong! I’m a lover of and frequenter of both places but don’t confuse the two whatever you do! Taking my family there for a third year running I thought it might be nice to let others know what really sets Sardinia apart in my eyes and which are my top Sardinian Hotels. Continue Reading