The Periscope Post

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In The Independent David Usborne and daughter seem to enjoy going on Disney cruises: Hijinks on the high seas – this is their second one. Written from both father and daughter’s perspective, it seems that, as long as you don’t have a particular aversion to the magic of Disney, going on a cruise with them could actually be quite fun.

Also in The Independent Adrian Mourby and son find that Generosity abounds on the great wall of fire as they visit Hadrian’s wall, despite the numerous losses which beset them – a lost backpack, a lost mobile phone, and a lost boy. “I was amazed by the kindness of people: the hotel receptionist who drove John and his arm to the doctor; the lady who found his phone and hand-delivered it to the next B & B; the hoteliers who arranged for Hadrian’s Haul – a great scheme – to transfer John’s rucksack by van (£5 a day – a bargain); the people who made him sandwiches; the fellow travellers who put him right when lost, those who mailed back the heavier items John chose to leave behind. “

Isabel Berwick from the The Financial Times spends A week in a luxury French campsite albeit with a slight twist – communal kitchen and showers mean that family life is on display. But the communal aspects are ultimately what make the holiday so enjoyable – “Against expectation, the atmosphere at Le Camp made us relax and embrace the unknown, and a week here turned out to be as perfect a family holiday as any of us could imagine. Our five-year-old son joined a noisy, free-range posse of boys. Our nine-year-old daughter rocked in a hammock, reading Harry Potter. And the adults relaxed properly.”

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