From wildlife spotting in Central America with a tweenager to finding a baby-friendly hotel in Spain and the perfect holiday home in Cornwall, the GH team reveal their best-ever family breaks

Sunshine, a better work-life balance and cheaper living costs – it’s the dream for some, and statistics suggest more of us are going in search of it. Around five million Brits currently live abroad, w

YOU can’t just throw it all in a skip, Mum!” Bryony’s voice was muffled by a dust mask as she crouched in the loft space, carefully avoiding bumping her head on the beams. She examined a battered trun

After spending two months bubling around southern Spain, you join the ride at Valor, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalusia. We were contemplating our return route north to Santander and the ferr

I was 17, a trainee surveyor earning £5 a week. Faced with a week’s leave without much cash to spend, I decided to try hitchhiking with my mate Gordon. We started at the gates of Liverpool’s Stanley A

When I lost my hubby, I lost our future. Time to build a new one...