by Lyndsey Thomas | Aug 9, 2017 | Life & Parenting, Travel
How to turn a canvas-phobe into camping lovin’ queen. Let’s go camping” he said. “It will be fun” he said. I swore last May when I returned from our first family camping trip in Keswick in the Lake District that I would absolutely,...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Apr 25, 2017 | Travel
A Canadian city that’s closer than you think! Having a whale of a time in St. John’s My eyes darted back and forth as I stood on the edge of the most easterly point in North America. Scanning the North Atlantic Ocean with anticipation – eager to see a...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Mar 12, 2017 | Travel
Travelling to the edge of the Wild North Atlantic There is an energy about this place that is indescribable. A force that’s inexpressible. It’s like nothing or nowhere I have ever been or am likely to ever go again. I’m not even sure how to describe...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Dec 5, 2016 | Special Features, Travel
A trip to the North Pole on the Polar Express There’s a lot of really rubbish Santas around this year folks. Few manage to really pull off the magic of Christmas for those that struggle ‘to believe’ (mainly those over the age of 10) like Weardale...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Aug 15, 2016 | Travel
I did however try very hard to come up with a tedious link to Yorkshire; the hotel does serve up a legendary ‘long and lazy Sunday lunch’ in their fine-dining restaurant accompanied by spectacular Yorkshire puddings (if you order the Beef). So there you...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Aug 3, 2016 | Special Features, Travel
Aside from the horrific journey from Leeds to Cornwall (and worse still, the return journey which this time round took an eye-watering 12 hours), North Cornwall is by far our destination of choice for a summer family holiday with small children in tow. This year we...