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

Take a peek behind the scenes of our latest issue with the writers and photographers who made it happen

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

“ Parked up at The Little Roadway Farm Campsite at the top of Challacombe Hill, we excitedly made our way across the National Trust car park and then carefully down the old Smugglers Path towards town

The 2500m Col de Susanfe, on the Alpine ...

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