Category: Further Adventures
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Booking a Last Minute Summer Holiday to Save Money
The last time we went to Florida was in May 2015, it was a planned holiday. We booked up over a year in advance and paid it off bit by bit. However, It was also a very expensive holiday (that was amazing), that resulted in us buying a tent for a cheap alternative to holidays…
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Our Secret Scarborough Retreat
Nearly 10 years ago my parents decided to buy a holiday home in Scarborough. I hadn’t been to the seaside town for years and couldn’t really remember having visited in my childhood. I really had no idea what to expect. Myself, my Mam, Dad, brother Phil and 6 week old Imogen in the maxi cosi…
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Spending a night in the Alton Towers Enchanted Village Woodland Lodge
So the cat was out of the bag, we would be spending the night at the Alton Towers Enchanted Village in a Woodland Lodge. Exciting times. Jumping in the car from the monorail car park we followed the signs and found ourselves parking in a big mud field. Very random considering the rest of the…
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Things to Do on the Costa Del Sol – A Day trip to Morocco
When your on holiday in Spain, sunning yourself in a heat wave. The perfect thing to do is leave the country! As bizarre as that sounds this is exactly what we did. After thinking about it for a week we booked up a Day trip to Morocco. A Day trip to Tangier, Morocco We’d been…
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Things to do on the Costa Del Sol – Selwo Aventura
Selwo operates two parks on the Costa Del Sol. Selwo Marina and Selwo Aventura, the latter is where we’re heading today. With Spain being hit by a heat wave, sitting around the pool just didn’t do it for me, so I was itching to find things to do on the Costa Del Sol. Cat and…
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Costa Del Sol Things to do : Selwo Marina Benalmadena
We’d got to around the 6th day of our holiday on the Costa Del Sol and I was looking for things to do. The kids were loving just jumping in and out the pool. Unfortunately I needed to find stuff to do. After a walk to the nearby shops to pick up an english newspaper,…
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Costa Del Sol Things to do : A Day in Malaga
It was a happy coincidence that our friends the Duncans (Craig, Debbie, Alex and Kieran) were docking in Malaga on their super swish Royal Caribbean Med cruise when we were in the area. Plans to catch up with them over a Rioja or two close to Malaga cathedral were hatched. The last time we saw…
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What Happened in 2016?
Happy New Year from the Hoopers! Thank you for your continued support as we move into 2017. Every comment, share and like of our family blog is much appreciated. The Christmas holidays have gone by in a flash and the waistlines and wallet are showing the evidence of a very festive time! We had a lovely break…
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Top 5 – Disneyland Paris at Christmas
Disneyland Paris at Christmas is a great time to go. From the amazing decorations, piped in festive music, themed Christmas shows and parade it really is a magical experience. Disney know how to pull together the Christmas theme. Here are some of our highlights from our last trip to inspire anyone thinking of going next Christmas, grab…
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Vapiano at Disneyland Paris has opened in the Disney Village
We hit lucky again, Vappianos have a NEW restaurant had opened at Disneyland Paris. I would have broken my neck to get an early opportunity to visit Vapiano, when I podcasted and blogged on DisneyBrit. Vapiano, Disney Village Vapiano is a new Italian restaurant with chains throughout the world, but this one was located in…