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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

Dubai, UAE – Atlantis The Palm

On 14th Nov 202520th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn United Arab Emirates1 Comment

Days 3 and 4 of our trip to the United Arab Emirates. We spent a night at Atlantis the Palm so that we could enjoy the waterpark before heading to downtown Dubai

Abu Dhabi, UAE

On 14th Nov 202520th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn United Arab Emirates1 Comment

Days 1 & 2 of our holiday in the UAE. We flew to Dubai from Birmingham Airport and drove to Abu Dhabi where we visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and spent some time on the beach.

New York, USA – Bear Mountain State Park, Seven Lakes Drive and Fort Montgomery

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A day trip from New Jersey to drive the Seven Lakes route and visit Bear Mountain State Park. We also walked along the Hudson River and climbed to Fort Montgomery where we watched a battle re-enactment

Plitvice National Park, Croatia

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The final part of our summer holiday in Croatia. We did a day trip from Split to Plitvice National Park. We then spent the remainder of our holiday enjoying the beaches near our holiday home.

Split, Croatia – Omis and the Giant Inflatables

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Part 8 of our summer holiday in Croatia. We stayed close to our holiday home in Podstrana and visited a nearby town called Omis. We had an amazing lunch and then spent the afternoon on the beach where Tom & Izzy played on the inflatable waterpark.

Split, Croatia – Krka National Park

On 13th Nov 202520th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn CroatiaLeave a comment

Part 7 of our summer holiday in Croatia. We did a day trip from Split to visit the waterfalls at Krka National Park

Split, Croatia – The Diocletian’s Palace and Early Morning Cider

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Part 6 of our summer holiday in Croatia. This was our first full day staying in Podstrana near Split. We visited The Diocletians Palace and explored the streets of the old town.

Mostar, Bosnia (on our drive from Dubrovnik to Split)

On 12th Nov 202520th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn BosniaLeave a comment

Part 5 of our summer holiday in Croatia. We made our way to Split from Dubrovnik and took a detour via Bosnia where we visited Mostar and the Kravice Waterfalls

Dubrovnik, Croatia – Boat trip to Lokrum

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Part 4 of our summer holiday in Croatia. We did a boat trip from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island where we visited Fort Royal and went swimming in the sea

Kotor, Montenegro – Tourist Boats and Car Ferries (Day Trip from Dubrovnik)

On 12th Nov 202520th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn MontenegroLeave a comment

Part 3 of our summer holiday in Croatia. We did a day trip from Dubrovnik to Montenegro to visit Perast and Kotor.

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