Travel Tips

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Taking kids to the beach can be a fun and memorable experience for the entire family. However, having young children adds a whole new element of preparation, which can be a daunting task, especially if you have never done it before. Here are some tried and true tips to help make your trip to the family beach trip a success.

You may notice that it takes a while for your food and beverages to "get cold" when you first put them in the empty refrigerator. Why doesn't this phenomenon happen at home? Your home refrigerator likely already has a good bit of cold items in it and those cold things help cool down the new room-temperature items you add to it! But, when you start with an empty fridge and add non-cooled items to it, it will take hours to cool them down to the desired temperature.

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A few important reminders to help you make your stay wonderful.

Essential Savvy Travel Tip: Before you book an Airbnb /vacation rental, research the local laws governing short term vacation rentals at your destination. The big listing websites like Airbnb, Vrbo, Expedia, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, and other travel search engines DO NOT require their listings to prove legality or permits before allowing a Host to list their property!

Owners and managers of vacation rentals already pay to advertise on the big travel websites, but did you know that the big online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb, VRBO, Expedia, Tripadvisor also charge YOU, the traveler, a service fee to make your reservation through their websites?

With over a thousand miles of coastline, Brittany can lay claim to having some of France’s best beaches. There’s one to match your every mood and to break open a smile on the moodiest of children. With so much choice on offer, from grand La Belle Époque resorts to hidden coves visited only by seabirds and intrepid travellers, any list is ephemeral. With that proviso and in no particular order, here’s our current list of the best beaches in Brittany.

The West Coast, or 'the Coast' as locals call it, is an untamed natural wilderness of rivers and rainforests, glaciers and geological treasures.