Archives: September 2010

WIN YOUR 2011 FAMILY HOLIDAY!

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COMPETITION TO WIN TRIP TO MARINA DI VENEZIA, ITALY To celebrate the launch of our new blog, we are running an amazing competition to win a family holiday to one of our flagship parcs, Marina di Venezia! The lucky winner will be taking their family to this stunning beachside parc in 2011 for a week [...]

Tune in to the Chart

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Forget the flipflops, the beer gardens, and even the Pimms, the one and only thing that can make or break a summer is the beat! From the upbeat classic No Speak Americano, to the mellow hit Aeroplane, there is no doubt that 2010 has been full of top class tunes, but will the likes of [...]

Family Holiday in Italy – ALTOMINCIO

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Kids, kids, kids – the main focus on a family holiday, and the main focus at Froggy’s Kingdom, Altomincio. Most people go on holiday to enjoy a splash in the pool, right? Well imagine, not just one pool but one heated pool and one lagoon style paddle pool, with two water slides, and in water [...]

Thomson Al Fresco -family holidays with a twist

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Just because you want the fun and freedom of the great outdoors doesn’t mean you have to skimp on creature comforts. Al Fresco brings a luxury edge to mobile homes with outdoor decking, super-comfy beds, power showers and designer kitchens. You’ll find them in some of Europe’s best parcs, chosen for their amazing pool scenes [...]

Golf under a Venetian sun

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When it comes to holiday golf, British players have flocked to Spain, Portugal and latterly France for the finest European golf with no weather worries. But with the resurgence of Italian golf in the form of the maestros Molinari and the prodigious Matteo Manassero, it’s time to take a new look at golf italiano.

Visiting Lake Garda

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The regions surrounding Lake Garda are a food and wine lovers paradise, there are vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see.   You can drive or cycle around the country roads easily and stop in to taste the wine at many of these wine producers.  Just outside Bardolino you will find the Wine [...]

Al Fresco and the Ashes!

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As the England cricket team go through their preparations for the upcoming Ashes series, cricket fans are licking their lips at the prospect of a first win down under  since 1987. The banter between Aussies and Poms will no doubt reach its usual fever pitch and run and run through 2011. So a plus for [...]

Bonjour from Le Brasilia in Rousilion

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Bonjour from Le Brasilia, Canet en Rousilion, France! It’s June, the sun is shining and the campsite is buzzing with energy and excietment. One of the reasons the campsite is thriving with spirit is because of – you guessed it, that thing that every man world wide is glued to the TV for – THE [...]

Greetings from Yelloh! Village Le Brasilia

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Hello and welcome to the Thomson Al Fresco Blog for Le Camping Brasilia in Canet-en-Rousillion, France. Within this Blog the Le Brasilia / Al fresco representative team (Emma-Louise, Andy) and myself (Loren) shall be updating our readers on exactly what’s been happening out and about within the Le Brasilia Campsite near the Beautiful city of Perpignan. [...]

Summer in Lake Garda

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Summer is finally upon us here on ‘Bella Italia’ and not before time!  The first half of May was a complete washout with crazy storms all across the lake.  The first of which not only brought down our gazebo, but a couple of trees too!  Luckily no-one was hurt and the gazebo has been given [...]