Chris Moss - Travel Expert

Chris Moss lived in Buenos Aires from 1991 to 2001, working first as a teacher and then as an arts, music and travel writer for the Buenos Aires Herald. On returning to the UK he began to contribute travel and arts features to the Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Conde Nast Traveller and to edit travel guides for Time Out. He has edited or co-edited guides to Washington DC, Patagonia, Beijing, Flight Free Europe and Adventure!. He is also a music writer, specialising in tango and other Latin American rhythms, and reviews and compiles world music albums. In 2008 his book Patagonia was published by Signal Books/OUP. He is the travel editor at Time Out magazine, London. Folow 'traveloguer' at Twitter for tips, news and deals.

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Q. I'm thinking of taking my two sons (8 and 9) over to Paris after New Year for a day or two. Can you recomend a website that will give me access to good clean and CHEAP hotels. Many thanks.

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Q. My kids are 11 and 14 and get easily bored on beach or cultural holidays, and I hate theme parks or holiday camps. Any ideas for an adult-friendly and child-friendly holiday?
A. If your kids are energetic - and most kids of 11 and 14 are - consider an adventure holiday, Companies like Explore (www.explore.co.uk/our-tours/family-adventures/) and The Adventure Company (www.adventurecompany.co.uk/) hiking, kayaking, rafting, dog-sledding group holidays that are tailored for all the members of a family. The group sizes are small - usually four or five families - and there's a good mix of social life and adrenaline-fuelled activities and the 'cultural' stuff is not heavily pressed on anyone - you just pick up the local culture because you're having fun, and getting fit, in it..