Monday Escape #73

Hello and welcome back Monday Escapers!  I hope you’ve had a fun weekend.  We’ve had a chilled out one at home after a busy weekend last week in London and five nights at Darwin Forest in the Peak District the week before.

We’ve arrived @darwin_forest! It’s been very wet and windy but kids have all had a blast in their wellies and wet proofs checking out the forest trails and playgrounds. If we can convince them to leave the park for a few hours this wkd we are going to go and explore the Peak District so if you have attraction recommendations please do pop them below as I don’t know this area at all 🤷‍♀️

A post shared by Travel Loving Family (@travellovinfam) on Jan 4, 2018 at 12:16pm PST

My boys have all been feeling ill this wkd, (one spotty, one with ear ache and one man flu 😂) so we’ve taken it easy. It’s been a busy few weeks with Darwin Forest straight after NYE and the @londonboatshow last wkd. I loved the boat show, I only went to make sure Richard didn’t remortgage our house to buy a boat but it was me that was tempted! I’ve been checking out boats for sale all week, (makes a nice change from stalking Right Move!) This pic was taken onboard a £4M Sunseeker 😲 #needtowinthelottery #londonboatshow

A post shared by Travel Loving Family (@travellovinfam) on Jan 21, 2018 at 12:14pm PST

It’s been a busy couple of weeks catching up on work after the long Christmas break.  Last week the lovely people at Lottoland asked me share the adventures we would have if we won the lottery. (After just spending the weekend at the London boat show swooning over Sunseeker yachts this was an easy article to write!)

I’ve also started to think about renting a party house for my fast approaching 40th birthday and of course I’ve shared my review on our family fun break in a luxury lodge in Darwin Forest.

Over on Cruising with Kids we’ve had this great guest post about cruising with Disney around Alaska and Sarah has put together a round up of the best family-friendly ships launching in 2018.  Whatever you have been up to recently I look forward to hearing all about it via our Monday Escapes linky!

On to Monday Escapes…

This week Monday Escapes is being hosted by myself and Claire at Tin Box Traveller.

 

Our favourite posts from last time

Karen says: “As someone who just loves books and hasn’t actually progressed to a kindle out of choice, this post about the fabulous bookstores in Holland was a dream to read.” Your Dutch Guide – Amazing bookstores in The Netherlands

Karen said: “I loved the photogrpahy in this post by Dotted Line and it really took me back to the sunsets we saw in Cambodia.” Dotted Line Travels – Catching the Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Sarah said: “I love Lisa’s informative and honest post about New Year in Vebier and despite her balanced review it has made me crave the atmosphere Switzerland promises for New Year celebrations.” Australian Travel Barbie – New Year’s Eve in Verbier, Switzerland: the good and the bad

Sarah said: “Sharon’s post on the WWII heroes of Prague was a touching and informative post highlighting just how many heroes the war made worldwide. It’s so important to not forget these brave peoples stories.” Exploring Our World – Prague’s Heroes of WWII

To find out who we have chosen as the winner of the Lonely Planet guide see Claire’s post.