Where does a travel writer go on holidays?

Where does a travel writer bring his family for a break? When in Ireland, Pol returns again and again to Wicklow’s ‘local secret’, Silver Strand, part of a beautiful stretch of coastline on the east coast.

White pebble beaches, crystal-clear waters for snorkelling, small towns with friendly restaurants and a clutch of ice-cream shops, bakeries and crêpe stalls, made Monodentri on the Greek island Paxos, a little bit of paradise for Pol and his family this summer.

From a villa on the sun-kissed Greek island of Paxos, to a tiny beach at home in Wicklow, shares some of his favourite child-friendly locations