I’ve had this image knocking about on a memory card for a while. I took it back in August when I went to Calais on a day trip with my eldest daughter, Helen. It’s taken inside the Phare de Calais, the lighthouse that dominates the town’s skyline.
Calais is not a place I would usually consider for a family day out. I had, however, been promising my eldest daughter for some time that we would visit France. This is where things got a bit messy. To quote Harold Macmillan, “events” just kept happening. Time and again plans to travel across the
This week’s image is not for landlubbers. It was taken on Wednesday evening when Child Number 1 and I were returning from a day spent in Calais.
Over the summer holidays, we will make one of our regular family trips up to Scotland. When the air tickets are cheap enough, we prefer to fly but being in the midst of the summer break they’re out of our price range and so we’ve decided to drive. I can hear you laughing now at
Having a day at the races is always appealing, but it’s not something I would ever have considered doing with the children. I was therefore delighted to hear that Ascot racecourse runs several “family days” each year. Not only are these days out great entertainment for the family, but they can represent surprisingly good value
