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English Mum |
Mar 24th, 2011
The Sensatori Resort, Mexico: our final destination, Chichen Itza
Right, quick general knowledge quiz here: who can name the Seven Wonders of the World? Apparently (and I didn’t know this because I have the general knowledge of a small onion) the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World are all nearly gone. Only the pyramid at Giza remains. The rest, like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Colossus of Rhodes are long gone, so in 2001 it was decided by a swiss-based...
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Mar 9th, 2011
The Sensatori Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico, part 3: welcome to the jungle
So as you know, a big part of our visit to Mexico wasn’t just to doss about in the sunshine and stuff our faces – a bonus, but no, honestly – there was a serious reason.
Firstly, une petite leçon de géographie: imagine the Gulf of Mexico as a big ‘C’, starting with Florida, curling all the way round past Louisiana and Texas, following the coast of Mexico, and then finishing...
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Mar 6th, 2011
The Sensatori Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico, part 2: face stuffing
So you know me and food. I just can’t help myself. I am well known, amongst friends, for slapping their hands away from their food until I have taken an adequate picture. My family are used to this quirk and sit expectantly, knife and fork in hand, while I finish framing their plate. They’re well trained, bless ‘em.
So the food then. Oh the food. The fooooooood. On the resort,...
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English Mum |
Mar 4th, 2011
The Sensatori Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico. Part 1: getting there
Where. To. Start.
I could regale you with stories of white-suited beach butlers, of 24hr gourmet room service (so personalised that the second time I rang they said ‘ah, yes, no onions in the burger for DWC, isn’t it?’), of the amazing Mojito bar (30 different varieties) and watching Pelicans clumsily dive into the azure Mexican Caribbean…
…but then you’d just switch off,...
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English Mum |
Mar 3rd, 2011
Plains, trains and automobiles
Well, we’re finally home. Our total journey went something like this:
Car from Cavan to Dublin Airport
Flight from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow (we couldn’t get a flight to Gatwick)
Drive to London Gatwick
Stay overnight
Flight from London Gatwick to Cancun, Mexico
Flight back from Cancun, Mexico to London Gatwick (delayed 10 hours)
Miss flight back to Ireland and argue with unhelpful Ryanair...
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English Mum |
Feb 18th, 2011
Our amazing trip to Thomson’s Sensatori Resort Mexico, and packing for holidays, with a little help from The Online Stylist
So it’s just one more sleep until we jet off for our fabulous holiday in Mexico!
It’s an amazing opportunity – we’re going to check out Thomson’s 5T Sensatori Resort Mexico (it’s a funny link – scroll down). Located on Bahia Petempich beach, the spa hotel and resort is Thomson’s flagship Sensatori property in a long haul destination. There are six restaurants...
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English Mum |
Oct 22nd, 2010
A green half term holiday? Save me a sunbed!
So who fancies spending half term somewhere gorgeously warm and sunny, then?
Thought so. I’ll be spending half term in lovely frosty Cavan, (yup, I spent ten extra minutes of the school bus run yesterday hysterically chipping ice off the windscreen) but hey, I can dream…
As I mentioned before, I’m loving Thomson’s new Holidays Forever brand. And just when I’m adjusting to life...
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English Mum |
Jul 2nd, 2010
Travel News: Thomson and First Choice launch green brand ‘Holidays Forever’
Wouldn’t you love it if it was easier to choose a greener holiday? As a family, we love travelling, but we’re also well aware of the damage tourism can do to the environment. Let’s face it, we holidaymakers can be a thoughtless lot, using up vital resources, creating mountains of rubbish and clogging up the atmosphere with our carbon emissions (well, not personally, but you know what I...
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