Mulled wine on the South Bank
You wait all year for a Christmas market to arrive then two come at once… Having planned my festive Winchester trip for yesterday, a babysitter and no fixed plans meant I found myself wandering the market on London’s…
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The best places to visit in South Africa with children
Technically South Africa was one of the first destinations I ever visited – when my mum was three months pregnant, she and my dad took a trip out there to see my uncle and aunt. So perhaps…
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Behind the scenes: Heathrow’s new Terminal 2
I sometimes think the secret to great design is that you don’t even notice – it’s so simple and intuitive that you can hardly tell the time and effort which has gone into making it that way. And…
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One day in Grand Turk: serendipity and shipwrecks
Serendipity – the art of making happy discoveries by chance. Appropriately, the name was inspired by travel, taken from Serendib, the Arabic name for Sri Lanka, stumbled across by traders centuries ago. That’s one explanation at least….
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Reviewed: BabyBjorn Baby Carrier One
I’m not sure how I would have managed the early months with Minnie without my Baby Bjorn carrier. She refused to nap anywhere but in my arms and loathed almost every sling I tried, until she was…
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A taste of the Caribbean: Grand Turk and Jamaica
Well, we’re back. Two transatlantic flights, three Caribbean islands – Grand Turk, Ocho Rios in Jamaica and Nassau in the Bahamas – one stopover in Miami and almost no phone signal/data or wifi. Despite having four different…
