Holiday in The Life

HOLIDAY IN THE LIFE 15 Taking a break somewhere different WHEN OTHER DIETS FAIL. Jan Bates of Freshbrook describes what her family did on their hols.' TRY FAST, SAFE

For some holidays are an exciting and predictable break. For othThe emphasis in Denmark is on having a beautiful house and for about 2 minutes, but soon he was complaining about the rides CAMBRIDGE ers like harassed parents accom- consequently, there were very he hadn't been on, rather than Call your Counsellor today. panied by highly unpredictable offspring they are to be viewed with trepidation. Niggling worfew ostentatious cars around. What a clean and peaceful country it was and such a pleasreflecting with pleasure on the funrides he had enjoyed. It was hard work, trying to Sandie (West Swindon) 870295 ries begin to rear their ugly ant contrast to Costa del Noise. squeeze 2 weeks worth of sight- Debbie (Ferndale Road) heads. Will the little This tranquility is seeing, sunbathing and saunas 487692 darlings behave? What do we do if they get sick! not cheap. The standard of living is exceptionally high and into 8 days, particularly with 3 cross, sticky children. Sleeping is not one of 9-month old Carstens Oonagh (Wootten-Bassett) 852795 bored /burnt /bitten/lost/fall overwe can safely say that Carlsberg is favourite pastimes, so even our nights were not undisturbed by sall THE C'ThbridQe DIET board? Despite this, 'probably the pri- the sound of tiny feet and not-somost of us are determined to 'get away from it all' or rather, 'take it all with us' somewhere else. In June, my husband, 3 children and I embarked on a 20 hour voyage across the north sea to Denmark. Much of our initial excitement was dampened by the chaciest lager in the world' - in Denmark anyway. After the 110 mile journey to our apartment at Faborg, we opted to spend the first day 'relaxing' on the beach. People-watching on foreign beaches is a most amusing pastime, particularly the spot-thetiny lungs. The return journey was fabulous. A huge bottle of seasick pills sat on the information desk and were dispensed, upon request, to passengers. The restaurants, lounge bars and cinemas were full.We all participated in the organised crazy games and everyone, especially the chil- dren, had a jolly time Sw/ndon's First Ever Pet Cat Show for non -pedigree & unregistered pedigree cats. Sat. / OtI? September at the Croft Sports Centre, Old Town. Organised by the Wiltshire & District Cat Club otic preparations and frequent heated exchanges between ourselves as we attempted to cram 600 kilos of luggage, nappies and a double buggy into a 2-case capacity car boot. So this is what holidays are Brit game. Steve put his trunks on before trekking to the beach to save the embarrassment of having to perform the characteristically British party-piece - the 'undressing clumsily beneath towel' spectacle. Having lived in SwePets — At — Home Worried about who will look after your pets whilst you're on holiday? Pets - At - Home could be your answer. Pets - At - Home Is a new service which cares for pets all about, I thought, as I collapsed den, I knew that being modest (sorry, no dogs) in their own home. exhausted and deflated into the and being noticed go hand-in- Telephone Swindon 873062 for further details front of the car. Gazing into the hand. A group of camera and rear view mirror, I was greeted binocular wielding tourists surby three grim, hot, pink faces staring back at me. Once on the road, however rounded the only girl on the beach wearing her bikini top. The only person who paid atten- Raymond Stansfield the children's spirits lifted and tion to my exposed top half was they decided to relieve the mo- baby Carsten who assumed it DECORATOR notony of the 180 mile journey to Harwich. Kristian developed a was an open invitation for a breast-feed! with over 30 years experience. nose bleed, Anneliese whined tunelessly and Carsten did someAs we settled down to promote premature ageing and skin Craftsman in Paint and Decor thing 'interesting' in his nappy. cancer, the children had a super

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