San Jose and the new Steve Jobs film

Last weekend I caught a preview of the new Steve Jobs film, courtesy of Visit California. Perhaps I know too much about Steve Jobs and Silicon Valley to have an unbiased opinion. I grew up in the Bay Area during the time much of this was happening. It was a special time …

24 fab things to do at Forest Holidays, Strathyre

    A little while back I did a review of Forest Holidays in Blackwood Forest. I told the story of how we first discovered them – on our annual trip to Scotland to see my Scottish Mother-in-Law. We were on a day trip to Callandar (to see the woollen …

Isles of Scilly: Family Itinerary

  Have you been to Scilly?  That’s what I’ve asked everyone I know recently. I’m obsessed with this British archipelago which is 28 miles of the coast of Cornwall. I’m not surprised when many say the Isles of Scilly are on their travel bucket list. The gulf stream ensures it never frosts, …

15 cool things to do at North Tahoe’s Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort

  One of my favourite places to stay in Lake Tahoe’s North Shore is the Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort in Tahoe Vista. I discovered it last April, on our trip to Tahoe to enjoy a little Spring skiing. We all loved it so much then, I knew that a summer break would be a MUST. …

Favourites: Tregarthen’s Hotel in the Isles of Scilly

  Not many hotels make it on to my favourites list. The ones that do have that special je ne sais quoi, I-want-to-stay-here-forever feeling. I know when I find one because I start planning a return nearly as soon as I get there. Tregarthen’s made it on to my list. Scilly …

TodayTix back to school treat: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    A last minute trip to London’s West End to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, thanks to @todaytix, a new app that offers last-minute discount tickets to popular shows #travel #familytrips #musical #westend #london #londonmusical A photo posted by Susanna Scott ~ travel (@amodernmother) on Sep 13, 2015 …

San Francisco: Bike Angel Island

    We took the ferry from Tiburon and cycled around Angel Island in San Francisco Bay! A photo posted by Susanna Scott (@amodernmother) on Aug 10, 2015 at 9:09pm PDT   One of my favourite things to do when I lived in San Francisco Bay Area during the dotcom boom …

Forest Holidays: Family time in Blackwood Forest

    Dusk: Our Forest Holidays cabin in #BlackwoodForest #familytravel #travel #England #uk #Hampshire @forestholidays A photo posted by Susanna Scott (@amodernmother) on Jun 27, 2015 at 1:27pm PDT   Visits to my mother-in-law’s home in Burnside in Scotland always include long day excursions, visiting quaint towns in the Scottish countryside. On one …