After a couple of hesitant holidays outside Europe (just) Morocco and then South Africa, I feel a lot more confident about doing it again. South Africa in particular was wonderful with my 2 year old and probably even better with older children. Its that great mix of the familiar and the exotic and exciting. You can wake up in the morning to a bowl of cornflakes and Teletubbies (of course) on the TV and then go off for a morning whale watching before a quick lunch of spag bol before going to the beautiful (really spectacular!) beaches where there are showers and baby changing places and life-guards and cafes etc. In a place like South Africa, unless you decide to be a bit more adventurous then I was - I stuck to the Cape really - then you won't need to worry about the effect of local food on your family's tummies, or about malaria, or any of the other major concerns on travelling further abroad. I intend to be even more adventurous next time, but I'm quite happy doing it step by step.