09Jul 2017 by Andrew Brittain
‘Maison Viso e Sorriso’ – Accommodation in Mezzane di Sotto – Review

‘Maison Viso e Sorriso’ – Accommodation in Mezzane di Sotto – Review

Italy
We were originally looking for a holiday villa or apartment near or on Lake Garda for the second week of our summer holiday in Switzerland and Italy. [caption id="attachment_290" align="alignnone" width="800"] View of the main house from the pool area[/caption] We'd left booking quite late and we were really struggling to find somewhere that fitted all our criteria. Ideally we…
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01Jul 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Visiting Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Visiting Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Switzerland
We picked Lauterbrunnen for the first half of our two-week summer road trip to Switzerland and Italy. It's a small town in the middle of the 'Bernese Oberland' region, close to the famous Swiss ski resorts of Wengen and Grindlewald. Bev had been here camping as a child and remembered its reputation as one of the most beautiful towns in…
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30Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Mallorca in April

Mallorca in April

Mallorca
We decided to visit Mallorca in April, when the UK weather was still cold and wet and we were starting to get desperate for some warmth and sun after a long British winter. We found a last-minute deal for a week half-board in Port d'Andratx, which was too good to miss. It was cheap because it was in the off-season and…
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29Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Visiting Trummelbach Falls

Visiting Trummelbach Falls

Switzerland
One day of our week in Lauterbrunnen was very rainy so we decided on visiting Trummelbach Falls, which is at the end of the Lauterbrunnen valley. It’s an enormous waterfall of melting glacier ice which cascades down inside the cliff face, through caves and crevices. There is a walkway that takes you up and down right next to the waterfall…
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29Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Boat Trip on Lake Thun from Interlaken

Boat Trip on Lake Thun from Interlaken

Switzerland
We took a paddle steamer boat trip on Lake Thun from Interlaken. Here's what we got up to... The weather in and around the Lauterbrunnen valley on the first day of our trip here wasn't great. We woke up to heavy cloud shrouding the surrounding mountains and rain showers, making it less than ideal to head up in to the…
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29Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Grindlewald First and Mountain Carts

Grindlewald First and Mountain Carts

Switzerland
After our previous visit to Grindlewald earlier in the week we headed back here again and tried a different lift, heading up to 'Grindlewald First'. This was a longer lift and a higher altitude where it was noticeably colder at the top compared with the bottom. Here they have a range of activities for kids and adults including a brilliant…
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28Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Restaurants in Lauterbrunnen: Weidstuebli Review

Restaurants in Lauterbrunnen: Weidstuebli Review

Switzerland
This restaurant in Lauterbrunnen is in the Camping Jungfrau campsite, but is open to guests who aren't staying in the campsite... Most things in Lauterbrunnen are expensive by UK standards - restaurants included - and we were advised that this was the best value of the restaurants in Lauterbrunnen, which I would agree with. It's quite a small restaurant with…
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28Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Francis Flat, Lauterbrunnen Holiday Apartment Review

Francis Flat, Lauterbrunnen Holiday Apartment Review

Switzerland
'Francis Flat' is an apartment on the top floor of a large chalet in Lauterbrunnen. It's a private holiday rental operated by the owner Helena, sleeping up to 6 people, located in what has to be the best position in the whole of Lauterbrunnen. *** UPDATE: Unfortunately the owner sold the property a couple of years after this post, so…
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17Jun 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Moorhead Country Holidays North Devon – Review

Moorhead Country Holidays North Devon – Review

Devon
We spent a week at Moorhead Country Holidays - a holiday complex in North Devon near Bideford. It's a collection of 16 self-catered apartments set within farmland and with on-site facilities including a restaurant, a pitch-and-putt golf course and an indoor swimming pool. The location is beautiful - classic Devon countryside surrounded by fields and farms. Peaceful, tranquil and with…
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10Jul 2016 by Andrew Brittain
Restaurants in Marcellise, Verona: Our Reviews

Restaurants in Marcellise, Verona: Our Reviews

Italy
During our stay in the small town of Marcellise, which is in the Veneto / Verona region of Northern Italy, we visited a few of the local restaurants for our evening meals. Two in particular stood out and really impressed us - here are our reviews of our favourite restaurants in Marcellise... Ristorante San Briccio Review Address: Via Casetta, 10,…
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16Apr 2016 by Andrew Brittain
La Pergola Hotel, Mallorca Review

La Pergola Hotel, Mallorca Review

Mallorca
We booked our week-long stay in April at La Pergola through Travelzoo as a last-minute break and had no real idea what to expect. We'd got a cheap deal including flights with Ryanair, airport transfers and half-board (breakfast and dinner included) at La Pergola for a price that, even if the hotel turned out to be a bit of a…
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08Apr 2016 by Andrew Brittain
Port d’Andratx, Mallorca

Port d’Andratx, Mallorca

Mallorca
We'd never heard of Port d'Andratx before we picked it for a last-minute Spring week away as a result of a special deal that came up on Travelzoo. It seemed like a good option to hopefully get away from what had seemed like an endless UK winter and get some much-needed sun - just a 2-hour flight away from Bournemouth…
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03Jul 2015 by Andrew Brittain
East Fleet Farm Touring Park Campsite Review

East Fleet Farm Touring Park Campsite Review

Weymouth
Not all of our family are great lovers of camping. Some are, but those who aren't need to be promised of a particularly good campsite in order to tolerate it (and to remain in a mood throughout the trip that's tolerable to everyone else!) Much to our relief on arriving at East Fleet Farm for a weekend with the children,…
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20Aug 2014 by Andrew Brittain
Aiguille du Midi With Children

Aiguille du Midi With Children

Chamonix (Summer)
The Aiguille du Midi towers over the Chamonix Valley, dominating the skyline with its tall antenna tower, which sits on top of the viewing platform building, visible from pretty much everywhere in and around Chamonix. Aiguille du Midi is the highest point that it’s possible to reach in Chamonix by cable car, bringing you in to what feels almost like…
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19Aug 2014 by Andrew Brittain
Rock Climbing at Les Gaillands, Chamonix

Rock Climbing at Les Gaillands, Chamonix

Chamonix (Summer)
We'd travelled past the beautiful Lac de Gaillands lake several times on our travels around Chamonix, each time marvelling at the rock climbers scaling the high rock face that rises up out of the surrounding parkland, so we decided to stop off to check it out and see if there's an opportunity for total beginners like us to try out…
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