Well we're back from our fortnight in Tenerife and already thinking about next years holiday! It was our first holiday abroad as a family and while it was really good we learned a few things for next time. For example, the pool at our hotel didn't have much in the way of a shallow area so I was constantly worried that the kids, although they can all swim reasonably well, would get tired out and be in an area too deep to stand up. We went to a waterpark while we were there and it was amazing so we think if we go to a hotel with a really good water park in it we probably won't need more than one excursion. The kids would have spent 8 hours a day every day in the pool if we'd let them. So any recommendations really welcome. We have been thinking either Egypt, Turkey or Balearics.