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By Justine Stewart
When we were kids, our rather large brood spent many a Christmas holiday sweltering in a tent located at the daggy end of a coastal caravan park. I had memories of spending many hours packing, unpacking, setting up a tent, dealing with leaking air mattresses and spending an uncomfortable week sleeping much closer to the ground than I would prefer. Throw in a few (literally) freezing nights on a school camp, which was so bad I still get the horrors at the mere mention of that location more than twenty years later, plus a slight paranoia about snakes and spiders, and you'll see why I wasn't exactly itching to get back to nature.
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Last November, my wife Alison and I and our sons George and Harry, then 7 and 6, were on holidays visiting family in the UK. As a surprise, I had pre-purchased four return air tickets to a very special destination. Flying with Finnair out of London's Heathrow Airport, we changed planes at Finland's capital, Helsinki, and after another 1.5 hours landed in the town of Rovaniemi, gateway to the Lapland region, and the official home of Santa Claus. Read more
By Justine Stewart
When my husband had to take a work-related trip to Hobart which coincided with my birthday, I wasn't impressed. That is, until he suggested it was a good excuse to take the kids for a short break in a part of Australia to which we'd never been. It might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of a family holiday, but Tasmania has some surprises in store for those looking for something different.
Read moreLooking for somewhere to spend your next family holiday? We asked you to send in your ideas, so here they are - our pick of the holiday spots recommended by readers, for readers! Read more
Flying with young children isn't always easy. These tips will get you (and your fellow passengers) through the flight with a minimum of fuss. Read more