Holidays

Very personal travel diaries of our various family holidays around the world, either as a complete family or in smaller groups.
Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.
Mark Twain

1989 Holland

1990 Gothenburg

1990 Copenhagen

1991 New York

1991 New Orleans

1992 Moscow

1992 St Petersburg

1993 Ireland

1994 Houston

1994 Desert Adventures

1995 Asian Adventures

1996 Singapore

1999 Matterhorn

1999 Porto and Lisbon

1999 Crete

2001 Madeira

2001 Prague

2002 USA

2003 Greece

2003 Paris

2005 Whistler

2006 Les Arcs

2009 La Rochelle

2010 Marrakech

2010 St Malo

2013 Berlin Marathon

2014 Holland

2014 Munich

2015 Algarve

2016 Valenciennes

2016 Chamonix

2017 Saint Omer

2017 Catalonia

2018 Dunkirk

2018 Italian Job

St Malo

St Malo

Two fun packed weeks in Brittany, with two kids, two grandparents, and a new hobby.

Marrakech Express

Marrakech Express

A corporate jolly in Marrakech to celebrate my professional achievements of 2009.

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

A repeat visit for a couple of weeks to one of my favourite locations. This time we had two children and two grandparents with us.

Chilly Brussels

Chilly Brussels

Ahhhh, Brussels, the home of the sprout. Kas and me made a trip in February 2007 when it was still the depths of winter and it was pretty cold.

Meribel

Meribel

Skiing in Meribel. Well, I skied. Kas, Ami, Dennis and Linda did a lot of swimming, sitting in cafes and meeting me at the tops of mountains.

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

A week on the beautiful west coast of France. It was so hot, it was more like sun-snogged than sun-kissed.

Les Arcs

Les Arcs

Skiing in Les Arcs, and overlooked by the totally mad “Speed Skiing” course.

Wet in Whistler

Wet in Whistler

In early 2005 Kas and me went skiing in Whistler with the Burlaces. The weather was a bit suspect.

Lake District in the Winter

Lake District in the Winter

In February 2004 Kas and I took a short break in the Lake District to enjoy a final bit “couple” time before we became parents.

Paris in the Autumn

Paris in the Autumn

I surprised Kas for her birthday by taking her on a flying visit to Paris, on the train.

Prince Bishops

Prince Bishops

Durham, in the English North-East, is the self-styled Land of the Prince Bishops. Never heard of them !

A Greek Odyssey

A Greek Odyssey

Two weeks of ancient history, dicing with death on the roads, and beautiful scenery.