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My Sunday Photo - 4th March 2018


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Castelo dos mouros view


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Destination Europe

Visiting Castelo dos Mouros and Sintra with the kids!

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March 2, 2018

No visit to Lisbon should be done without the stunning town of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for the colourful Pena Palace, Castle of the Moors, Palacio Quinta da Regaleira and Monserrate Palace.
Although public transport is available, during our stay at Martinhal Cacais, the helpful team at the…

Lighthouse Cabo Da Roca


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A blustery visit to Cabo da Roca

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February 26, 2018

Whilst researching our break in Portugal I made a list of all the things we wanted to see and do.
One of those things was to visit Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for the colourful Pena Palace, Castle of the Moors, Palacio Quinta da Regaleira and Monserrate Palace and…

I believe in Unicorns


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Martinhal Chiado – the perfect base for a family holiday in Lisbon

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February 22, 2018

Over half term we were lucky enough to spend a few days in Lisbon, Portugal with Martinhal Resorts.
We split our time in Lisbon between two of their family friendly resorts, Martinhal Cacais on the coast,  and Martinhal Chiado, in the city itself.
As you might expect, the two resorts offer very different breaks, but…


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Destination Europe

Martinhal Cacais – the perfect location for a family holiday in Portugal

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February 19, 2018

Over half term we were lucky enough to spend a few days in Lisbon, Portugal with Martinhal Resorts.
We split our time in Lisbon between two of their family friendly resorts, Martinhal Cacais on the coast and Martinhal Chiado, the world’s first city centre Family Hotel, situated in the old…

Moorish Castle


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Dippy on Tour


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Destination UK

Meeting Dippy on his visit to Dorset County Museum

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February 11, 2018

Regular readers of my blogs will know that Sebastian is dinosaur mad and we often plan our days out around his favourite subject.
Like many children his age, Sebastian can rattle off the scientific names of dozens of dinosaurs, tell you what they looked like, what they ate and where…

Dippy on Tour


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The Highway Rat


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Destination UK

The Highway Rat Trail at Moors Valley

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February 8, 2018

One of our highlights of Christmas day was watching the Highway Rat on BBC.
The beautifully animated film, produced by Magic Pictures, is a swashbuckling adventure of bandits and biscuits, written by the UK’s best-selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Since the film aired we have watched it…

KARA GUPPY
Bournemouth

Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk