HI Graham here,

Sitting over a bowl of Jelly Beans (thanks Geoff and Becky) I had a quick 3 minute question session with V& B. Thanks again to those who've taken the time to email me, keep them coming.

Q: How would you describe your perfect day?
B: Making pancakes with the kids for breakfast, going for a swim in the sea, a long lunch with friends and family under the trees italian style with the kids playing around us, and when the kids are asleep a long bath followed by a good film curled up on the sofa with Geoff and a nice bottle of red wine. The reality is a bit different though!
V: Breakfast with family, a morning at the stables riding horses followed by a country pub lunch and no plans for the rest of the day - having no place we have to be.

Q: What is your favourite holiday to date?
B: Can I have two? Before having children, I loved the trip Geoff and I made in the USA in my brother's vintage Airstream (also known as Silver Bullet). I am not a camper but this was travelling in style! We would drive to a beautiful location, build a fire, have nice music playing, make great food and enjoy the gorgeous views. After we became parents the holidays changed and my favourite one is a holiday we had in Ibiza where we rented a villa and spent two weeks having a 'relatively relaxed' time (as far as that was possible with 2 kids under 2 years old), visiting quiet gorgeous beaches where we played and swam all day long and ended up eating fresh fish in one of the local restaurants. Ibiza has a party island reputation but there is so much more to it.
V: My favourite holiday was with my husband travelling around the South of France and ending in St.Tropez. Another one was at the Amalfi cost and Capri. Very romantic, beautiful and glamorous.

Q: What was your least favourite holiday?
B: It wasn't really a holiday - it was more a business trip. Last year we went to the States for a conference and just after we arrived we heard our baby girl had become sick and was admitted to the hospital. We had to wait 12 hours for the next plane and time ticked much too slow.
V: I appreciate any holiday!

Well that's it for this week.

Don't forget to email me those question, graham@isabellaoliver.com

Graham