Caroline McGuire

THERE’S a trend sweeping family hotel pools this summer – and no, I’m not talking about sun lounger hogging. At my TUI Village hotel in Turkey last week, I spotted more than a hun…

OUR Spotlight On column gives you the lowdown on what to see and do in some of your favourite holiday hotspots – as well as some lesser-known areas. This week, we’re shining the light on the city o…

IT’S 5pm on a Saturday evening – so of course I’m playing Lego with five other adults. And we’re actually having fun as we build our imaginary creatures. On a neighbouring table at Lego House in Bi…

EVERY year, I will move mountains to make it back to Ibiza. I’m not alone – early millennials like me grew up idolising the partygoers in the likes of superclubs Space and Pacha, thanks to popular …

IT’S quite strange to discover your local neighbourhood is in the top five coolest places in the world. The place where you pop out for a quick pint, splash out on a fancy sandwich for lunch …

A YELLOW warning for wind isn’t ideal for a trip to a theme park . . . or is it? Last week, a friend from the school gates and I decided to ignore the alert from the Met Office about high-speed gus…

I’M a Travel Editor who also happens to be a London mum of a six-year -old – and while we spend plenty of time travelling the world, one of my favourite places to explore is my home cit…

THE UK’s towns and cities are packed full of family-friendly theatre shows at Christmas time, but surely none can please everyone aged 5 to 65 like a pantomime. It’s getting some extra star p…

STROLLING the empty grounds of the “UK’s most beautiful castle”, I imagine myself as former resident Catherine of Aragon – minus the impractical clothing and messy divorce. It was an autumnal Sunda…

FOR years, I’ve had a personal vendetta against bed runners in hotel rooms. Upon entering the room, I’d have whipped it off and stuffed it in the wardrobe faster than you could say R…