16Aug 2020 by Andrew Brittain
Kayaking & paddle board hire at Lake Montriond

Kayaking & paddle board hire at Lake Montriond

Portes du Soleil
Lake Montriond is stunningly beautiful. Drive past on the road from Morzine to Les Lindarets (the 'goat village') on a sunny day and the glimpses of the still turquoise water against the dramatic mountain backdrop are enough to virtually stop you in your tracks. It's impossible to pass by and not want to stop to take a closer look, a…
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30Aug 2019 by Andrew Brittain
Exterieur Nature – Tubing, Near Perpignan

Exterieur Nature – Tubing, Near Perpignan

Banyuls Sur Mer
After a week staying in Banyuls Sur Mer and hanging around the sea and nearby beaches we decided we wanted a change of scenery and to see what we could find to do towards the mountains of the Pyrenees. We found Exterieur Nature - an outdoor activity centre about an hour's drive from Banyuls Sur Mer, which operates a variety…
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01Aug 2019 by Andrew Brittain
Snorkelling Trail at Peyrefite Beach, Cerbère

Snorkelling Trail at Peyrefite Beach, Cerbère

Banyuls Sur Mer
Whenever we go on holiday we love to take our diving masks and snorkels with us to use on the beaches, so even before we visited Banyuls Sur Mer we were keen to visit the 'snorkelling trail' we'd heard about at nearby Cerbère marine reserve on Peyrefite Beach, just up the road from Banyuls Sur Mer. Testing out the new…
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19Jul 2019 by Andrew Brittain
Hotel Alexane Review, Samoens

Hotel Alexane Review, Samoens

Portes du Soleil
We spent three nights at the Hotel Alexane (Suites de Alexane) in Samoens in the Alps. If you're considering booking to stay here then we can highly recommend this amazing, luxurious hotel and suites in Samoens. Here's our full Hotel Alexane review... We booked our three-night stay at Hotel Alexane through Booking.com purely because we were looking for somewhere to…
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10Sep 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne

Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne

Cote d'Azur
We spent a week in August staying in this small town in south-eastern France, not by deliberate choice but because one of the only remaining available holiday villas we could find happened to be here. We had driven here from home in Southampton, spending the first week of our holiday in the west of the region and then driving here…
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10Sep 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Cannes

Cannes

Cote d'Azur
One of the advantages of where we stayed in the South of France (Saint Cezaire Sur Siagne near Grasse) was its almost perfect position for visiting the glamourous resorts of the Cote d’Azure but without having to pay the price of actually staying in those resorts. Our villa was about 45-minutes’ drive from the centre of Cannes, so we headed…
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09Sep 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Monaco

Monaco

Cote d'Azur
There aren’t many places in the world like Monaco, It’s a unique destination and, much like Cannes, is a place you probably either visit because you’re a billionaire with a mega yacht, or because you’re basically going to stare in amazement at those billionaires and their mega yachts! We were staying near Grasse, which was about an hour’s drive from…
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09Sep 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Holiday Villa in Saint Cezaire Sur Siagne: Review

Holiday Villa in Saint Cezaire Sur Siagne: Review

Cote d'Azur
We booked this villa for the second week of our fortnight trip to the South of France after finding it available at the last minute on the Homeaway website. The pictures on the website were a bit grainy and, coupled with the fact it was still available when so many other villas in the region were already booked, this made…
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12Aug 2017 by Andrew Brittain
Lac de St Cassien Aqua Park

Lac de St Cassien Aqua Park

Cote d'Azur
The last stage of our drive from the UK to the South of France took us around a huge, picturesque lake, at which we stopped off at several points to enjoy the views, paddle and swim from the roadside beaches. Lac de St Cassien has calm, clear water and spots with restaurants and shady sitting areas perfect as a getaway…
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22Jun 2017 by admin

Brittany

Brittany
We spent a week in Brittany - all the stories and advice on travelling here with your family are on the way, check back soon!
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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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