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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.

Category: Europe

Vik, Iceland – Glacier and Katla Ice-cave tour.

On 1st Feb 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn IcelandLeave a comment

Day 5 in Iceland. We returned to Vik (stopping off at Skogafoss again on route) for a glacier and ice cave tour.

Reykjavik, Iceland – Valentines Day morning at the Sky Lagoon

On 31st Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn IcelandLeave a comment

Day 4 in Iceland. We drove to Reykjavik to visit the Sky Lagoon and then headed into the city for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Golden Circle, Iceland – Gullfoss, Geyser and Thingvellir on a snowy February day

On 30th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn IcelandLeave a comment

Day 3 in Iceland and we drove the Golden circle visiting Gullfoss, Strokkur and Thingvellir. When we returned home to Hella we were lucky to witness the Northern Lights

Southcoast, Iceland – A day of waterfalls and beaches!

On 29th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn IcelandLeave a comment

Our second day in Iceland where we visited Skogafoss, Seljalandsfoss and the beaches near Vik. The morning began very grey and cloudy but the sun made an appearance for the afternoon.

Keflavik, Iceland – Visiting Garður Lighthouse & travelling to Hella.

On 28th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn IcelandLeave a comment

Day 1 of our week in Iceland. We arrived in the morning so after picking up our hire car we visited Garður Old Lighthouse before driving to our cabin in Hella for the next six days.

Crete, Greece – the Botanical Gardens

On 13th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn GreeceLeave a comment

Our final few days on Crete were spent on the beaches, in the pool and visiting the botanical gardens.

Crete, Greece – Elafonissi Beach

On 12th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn GreeceLeave a comment

A day trip from Stalos to Elafonissi Beach which was 90 minutes away. We then visited Leventis Taverna for a beautiful Greek meal in the mountains.

Crete, Greece – A day exploring Chania Old Town

On 11th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Greece3 Comments

A very hot morning exploring the old town of Chania. We visited the lighthouse and wandered around the narrow alleyways in the town.

Crete, Greece – Knossos Palace and Heraklion

On 10th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn GreeceLeave a comment

A day trip from Chania to Heraklion where we visited Knossos Palace and the Archaeological Museum. We had a lovely lunch in Heraklion before returning home

Crete, Greece – a couple of days settling in and exploring the local town Stalos.

On 9th Jan 202620th Aug 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn GreeceLeave a comment

Our first few days in Crete were spent settling in to our villa and exploring the local town Stalos, which had a beautiful beach.

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