Author Archives: catherinecooper

About catherinecooper

Journalist and author specialising in travel with children. I write for several national publications and am author of Travelling with Children: A Parent's Guide. You can see some of my articles at www.catherinecooper.net

Summer in the mountains

Posted on March 28, 2013

Summer is rapidly approaching (or at least, it is if you don’t live in the UK ) and we have started thinking about how we should spend our holidays. Kids in France get EIGHT WEEKS off in summer (even more … Continue reading →

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Some books and other stuff

Posted on March 7, 2012

Sorry. Not the best title, is it? But I thought it was time I did a round up of some interesting travel-related things I’ve been sent lately by various PRs so here it is. Dorling Kindersley (or DK as I … Continue reading →

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Win a holiday to South Africa or Italy

Posted on January 23, 2012

I’m still feeling disproportionately sorry for myself for having my arm in a sling and missing what probably would have been a brilliant trip to Russia, so I’ve been dreaming about how nice it would be to get away – … Continue reading →

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Costa Concordia

Posted on January 16, 2012

Like everybody else, I’ve been horrified by the terrible images of the Costa Concordia listing and saddened that not everybody made it out alive. I have actually been on Costa Concordia – I wrote about its spa for The Telegraph … Continue reading →

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Donkey-trekking in France with children

Posted on January 11, 2012

I’ve been writing a lot about skiing lately, which I can’t even DO at the moment, so I thought I’d include a nice summery post about a trip we took with a donkey for easyJet magazine a few years ago. … Continue reading →

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Holiday staff taught CPR

Posted on January 9, 2012

I don’t usually do press-releasey type posts but I thought this one was about such a good idea which more holiday companies should follow I wanted to share it.

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Family-friendly skiing

Posted on January 4, 2012

Happy New Year! Hopefully you are having a better start to the year than me – my left arm is all strapped up as I have a broken shoulder. I fell while skiing in Les Coches just before Christmas, nearly … Continue reading →

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Self-catering family holidays

Posted on December 9, 2011

It might seem an obvious thing to say, but when you’re planning a family holiday, it’s really important to get the accommodation right. So while the idea of booking a hotel, with your cooking, cleaning and shopping all done for … Continue reading →

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Family cruises

Posted on December 7, 2011

Have you ever been on a cruise with your family? I haven’t, but I quite fancy giving it a try. While cruises can have their downsides such as lack of independence (although that seems to be changing these days), the … Continue reading →

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I’m in BMI Baby’s Top Ten!

Posted on December 1, 2011

Very excited that BMI Baby have included me in their top ten family blogs today. Hooray!

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