Family holidays are exciting times for families but what isn’t as fun is the long hours spent in a car, on a boat, or in the air! Bored kids on long trips are a tricky challenge for a parent - with all the nagging, arguing, and constant choruses of are we there yet, your destination can seem a lot further away than when you started! It’s understandable that lots of parents take the easier solution of putting an iPad in their hands and leaving them to it. The catch is that screen-heavy entertainment is quite bad for your little ones...

  This week we've been chatting to journalist and travel writer Gretta Schifano, founder of one of our favourite sites for family holiday inspiration, Mums do travel.  Gretta has lived and worked in Italy and Spain and is now based in south-east England with her husband and two children, where she writes for the likes of The Guardian, Independent and National Geographic Traveller. Gretta was recently awarded the BritMums Brilliance in Blogging award for the best travel blog, so we thought we'd pick her brain to get some travel advice  for families planning a long car journey with the children this summer. Top tips...