I’ve been abroad a few times – mainly by boat or road – but I’ve only ever been on an aeroplane once. I remember the exact date I went because it was the date of an event that happened in September when I was a teenager in 2001. But let’s not be sombre here; it was one of my favourite holidays that I can really remember, and the destination was Tenerife. Ever since I’ve wanted to go back.

I’ve written previously about how I would love to take the boys on overseas adventures at some point in the future; I know Jacob especially would love to go on an aeroplane. We live right under a flight path, so we’re always discussing where the people are flying to on holiday – usually, according to J, it’s England!

Tenerife is one of the first places I would love to take them to, so I can relive my holiday memories with my family. We’ve only been on UK holidays with the boys, but I spend hours looking for cheap family holidays as I love bargains!

I have some embarrassing teenage photos that would have gone well with this post, but I can’t find them right now (what a shame 😉 ); but I will share some of my favourite memories. Bearing in mind, it was around 17 years ago when I visited!

Loro Parque

Loro Parque (Spanish for “parrot park”) was one of my favourite memories from this holiday to Tenerife; I remember taking a coach trip. As a family, we love visiting animal parks, farms and the like, and I especially loved the beautiful parrots here.

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Aqualand

One of the little-known facts about me is that I can’t swim – one of my big regrets, but I used to hate swimming at school and would pretend to be ill so I didn’t have to do it… Anyway, I digress. Being on holiday with three other teenagers, it was inevitable that we would visit a water park, especially while staying in a hotel opposite one! Being a non-swimmer, I obviously didn’t swim, but I remember there was a lot of fun stuff to do, like the huge water slides and especially the lazy river!

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Dolphin & whale spotting

Another excursion I remember is going on a catamaran, dolphin & whale spotting. We were very lucky to spot some, and they swam beside us. It was pretty amazing, and it was a definite favourite holiday memory. At one point, the catamaran pulled up near the shore for people to dip in the sea; once again, non-swimmer alert, I stayed on board, but everyone else had fun!

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What are your favourite holiday memories?

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