I am hoping that in the summer I can go to Europe for a break. I have never been to France before and I think it would be really great as it is not too far to go but a completely different culture to experience. I think just meeting different people and shopping in different types of shops is a great way to introduce them to different ways of life as well as looking at different countryside and buildings. I think that it will do us all a lot of good and will be an educational experience for the children which will not seem like a chore!

I am going on a steam train next weekend. I am too young to have been on them as a child, but I still find them much more fun to travel on than diesel trains. For the children they liken it to Thomas the Tank Engine, but for me it is more like Harry Potter! I just love the clickety clack sound, looking at the engine and the overall joy that both my husband and my children seem to get from going on there. It just gives us all a fantastic relaxing experience and even better, the children travel for free!