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...

It’s that time of year again, (I know, how did the end of term come around so fast?) Summer is here and with 6-weeks of school holidays on the horizon, you might be wondering how you’re going to keep your little ones busy. Well don’t worry - help is at hand! We’ve teamed up with the good folk at toucanBox to offer you a chance to win a Trunki case filled with crafty goodies that are guaranteed to keep your kids entertained this summer. Plus, we’ll also be giving away four Petite toucanBoxes as runner-up prizes. Each kit contains everything you need...

The summer holidays are coming which, for some, requires a deep breath and a firm crossing of the fingers. It's not easy keeping the kids engaged and active for such a long period of time. That's why over at toucanBox HQ we've come up with some fantastic ideas to inspire the whole family. Whether you fancy taking advantage of the nice (?) weather, or hiding indoors from it, here are our top five activities to keep the kids entertained this summer. And like every toucanBox, each one is laced with some fine learning, to keep little brains stimulated during their...

Today is our little Frieda’s favourite day of the year… it’s Cow Appreciation Day! For anyone who’s wondering, it’s an annual national day where the world takes a moment to appreciate the awesomeness of cows. ;-) To celebrate, we're offering a special 25% discount on all Frieda Trunki cases using the code: COWDAY, (it’s for one-day only folks, so be quick!) Frieda was one of the first additions to the Trunki animal family back in 2008, so we’ve had a lot of fun with her over the years and we thought that today was a perfect excuse for us to go through the...

We’re firm believers in the ‘work hard play hard’ ethos here at Trunki and we’ve been working pretty darn hard recently. So last week, the powers that be decided that it was time for a day of fun! Arrangements were all very top secret - all we knew was that we needed to wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen and insect repellent. There was a lot of speculation around the office about what it could be, but what we were not expecting was a day of sheep herding. What we were also not expecting was how much fun it would be! We...