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The Phillips Family Travels

Welcome to our blog, following our family trips and holidays around the world. We live in Gloucestershire, UK but have also spent a year living in New Jersey, USA. We love using the school holidays to travel to new places and explore. Spending time with our two children, climbing mountains, splashing around in the sea on the coast or road tripping across Europe and the US. We hope you will enjoy our blogs designed to help us remember the great times we have had and hopefully provide you with helpful tips if you are following in our footsteps.

Author: Stuart and Rachel Phillips

Lake Annecy, France.

On 12th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, FranceLeave a comment

Part 5 of our road-trip from the UK to France. We spent the day exploring the Gorges du Fier and Lake Annecy before dropping Stuart back at Geneva Airport to return home.

Chamonix, France – Lots of Cable Cars, chairlifts and Luges

On 12th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, FranceLeave a comment

Part 4 of our road-trip from the UK to France. A very busy couple of days where we visited Plan Praz, Le Brevent, Les Bossons and Plan Joran

Chamonix, France. Mont Blanc and Mer de Glace in a Day!

On 12th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, FranceLeave a comment

Part 3 of our road-trip from the UK to France. We spent the day near Chamonix using our cable car passes to visit the summit of Aiguille du Midi (3,842 meters) and see inside the Mer de Glace (one of the largest glaciers in the Alps.

Chamonix, France

On 12th Nov 202512th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, France, SwitzerlandLeave a comment

Part 2 of our road-trip from the UK to France. Arriving in Chamonix from Troyes and taking a day trip to Geneva where we visited Mount Saleve, Lake Geneva and collected Stu from the airport.

A One Night Stop-over in Troyes, France

On 11th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, FranceLeave a comment

Part 1 of our Road-trip from the UK to Chamonix. In the middle of a heat wave we spent a night in an Ibis Styles hotel in Troyes, France

Costa Brava, Spain

On 11th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, SpainLeave a comment

Eight days exploring Barcelona and the Costa Brava with day trips to Montserrat and Figueres. In Barcelona we visited Mont Juic, Park Guell and the Sagrada Familia. We did coastal walks at Llaret de Mar and Tossa de Mar.

Dinan, France – A week exploring Brittany

On 3rd Oct 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, FranceLeave a comment

We spent a week staying in Dinan so that we could explore Brittany and visit the beaches & Mont Saint Michel.

The Big Sur & Santa Barbara

On 1st Oct 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, Countries, North AmericaLeave a comment

The last stage of our California Road Trip - driving the Big Sur and visiting Santa Barbara beach.

San Francisco – Alcatraz, Muir Woods and Napa Valley

On 29th Sep 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, Countries, North AmericaLeave a comment

3 nights in San Francisco. We toured Alcatraz, saw the sealions on Pier 39, visited Muir Woods and did a day trip to Napa Valley.

Las Vegas – the return!

On 28th Sep 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Nevada, North AmericaLeave a comment

Making our way from Zion National Park to San Francisco, It was a 10 hour drive so we spent a night in Las Vegas at the Venetian and then spent a night in Bakersfield. We visited Calico Ghost Town on route.

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