My top 5 favourite holiday destinations
It stands to reason that a travel blogger would be a travel
addict I guess. The more surprising thing is that it took me so long to find my
calling!
We are very lucky that we live in a place that gives us such
easy access to so many places. The Middle East as a region is an incredible
place to explore. It’s more or less half way to South East Asia from the UK
which makes those thrips so much more achievable with small kids. And it is
also perfectly situated with easy access to Europe! What more could a travel blogger ask for?!
Needless to say we have spent the last 3 years travelling as
much as we possibly could! Here are the 5 places that have really stuck with us
the most:
Bali
Indonesia has been one of my favourite places to go for a
long time. It holds very special memories for us as it was one of the first
places my husband and I went together. It was certainly the first big holiday
we had taken together and it cemented our relationship with a deep rooted love
of travel. We spent all our next holidays trying to recreate the magic from
that trip!
We took our kids back there a couple of years ago and I must
admit I was excited and worried at the same time. I had heard it had changed
considerably in the 10 years that had passed since we had been there. Not only
that but we had changed too! We were older (and maybe a tiny bit wiser!) and we
now had 2 kids in tow. I needn’t have worried. Bali is such a family friendly
destination. I love how there are so many family friendly activities - from
surfing to exploring temples teeming with monkey to waterparks to eating lunch
in a volcano… it was awesome!
Bali was also the holiday that inspired my family travel
blog so will always hold a special place in my heart!
Italy
I’m not sure I’ve met anyone who doesn’t love Italy. We’ve
been lucky to have already been to 5 different places around the country so I
feel like we are brilliantly placed to recommend it!
There is so much for everyone: if you want a city break
there are almost too many beautiful towns and cities to choose from. Each one
is full of history and beautiful architecture at every turn.
If you’re not a summer heat type of person I would highly
recommend the lakes in the North of the country. We went to Lake Como and I
can’t recommend it enough!
The stunning scenery, coastline and cuisine of the Amalfi
coast and Sicily are also really good reasons to go and explore them.
Jordan
Jordan is on many people’s bucket lists but it was never on
mine. But oh man it should have been! I always though Jordan was only Petra and
the Dead Sea but my word it is so much more than that!
For starters the words “just” and “Petra” don’t belong in
the same sentence together… Ever! It’s an awe inspiring landscape of craggy
rocks with amazing evidence of Nabatean and Roman inhabitation. The Dead Sea,
too, was one of the most fun places we have been.
Add to that: going to the place where Moses was shown the
Promised Land; seeing decades old mosaic art; crusader castles; touring incredibly
preserved Roman ruins; camping in Lawrence of Arabia’s desert and hanging out
by the Red Sea… I can’t think of a good reason not to go to Jordan!
Any winter snow destination
No top 5 for me could ever not include a ski trip
destination. While it’s a bit of a cop out not to choose a single place to
include in my top 5 list, I honestly think the place is almost irrelevant. With
carefully chosen resorts to match ski levels and the right people around you
then it doesn’t matter where you are.
We have enjoyed trips to the French Alps, the Swiss Alps,
the Colorado Rockies and the Canadian West Coast Ranges. All of them have been
amazing for different reasons and I would totally go back to any in a
heartbeat.
For us we love the opportunity to do something that is so
completely different to our day to day lives. I love spending the whole day
outside and taking so much exercise. There’s something really invigorating
about mountain air that you can’t get anywhere else. And now that we have the
kids with us I am really enjoying sharing our passion for skiing with them.
UK
My final favourite has to be the place where we are from. I
think it is all too easy, especially as a travel blogger who lives abroad, to
overlook this as a bona fide destination. But the reality is that the UK has so
so much to offer.
I love exploring historical cities, the coastline is
arguably some of the most beautiful in the world and the countryside and
mountains are stunning. The food (admittedly mostly adopted) caters for all
budgets and palates and the infrastructure for getting around make within
country travel pretty straightforward.
You just can’t go wrong!
Where’s your favourite place to visit?
About Emma
Emma's a pushing 40, travel-mad mum to 2 young kids (aged 6
and 4) and a crazy dog. Originally from the UK she's lived in 10 cities across
5 continents all over the world. She currently lives in Doha, Qatar. Emma
started blogging about her family travels in 2017 when she had an epiphany
about how to have successful adventurous family holidays.
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Visiting to Italy
ReplyDeleteBest weather with reasonable crowds: April to May and September to October
Major tourist cities in Italy are quite crowded over the year but main high tourist season starts from June through end of August. During those months the weather are quite warm. So the real ideal time to visit is in April to May and September to October. During these 4 moths hotel reservations you can avail on short notice in most cities and the rates of hotels all over Italy a bit lower.