Destination Guides
Top 5 Spanish City Break Destinations
As many Brits flock to Spain this summer for their usual serving of sun, sea and sand, we take a look at our top five Spanish city break destinations to…
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Travel Hacks
Make Your Money Go Further Abroad
British tourists holidaying abroad this year could find their money going a lot further than it did last year, all thanks to the strength of the British pound compared to…
Inspiration
The World’s Top 5 Skylines
Many of us walk past hundreds of buildings a day, yet we don’t always take time to look and marvel at our man made skylines. That ends now. Prepare to…
Destination Guides
Rain & Trains in Positano
Alice has finally talked me into breaking my silence on the blog to write a bit about my recent trip to Italy. So I have taken a break from my…
Something Different
Tall Stories: The Burj Khalifa Tower
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower is the tallest structure ever built, and provides a fitting centrepiece to the Emirate with the largest population of the seven regions making up the United…
Destination Guides
Foodie Focus: Croatia
A (favourable) series of events have led me to suddenly booking a holiday to Croatia. As a holiday destination, Croatia receives rave reviews. I’ve heard all about the spectacular coastline…
Food & Drink
Mad, Bad Ice Cream Flavours Around the World
We’re all familiar with the classic favourite ice cream flavours: vanilla, strawberry, mint choc chip, rum & raisin, pistachio and raspberry ripple – Boooooring! We have recently discovered the dark…
Food & Drink
Foodie Focus: Gorgeous Greek Cuisine
Time for another foodie focus and just as I was beginning to wonder what corner of the world I would opt for this time, George, the dealchecking Sales Manager came…
Destination Guides
New Zealand: Land of a Thousand Thrills
While the islands of New Zealand might have shot to prominence during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, its tourism industry has always been well supported by…
Food & Drink
I Scream for Ice Cream
The sun is out and Londoners are going wild. T-shirts, shorts, flip-flops and shades; all of a sudden the population are convinced that early April is it in fact the…
Destination Guides
Chronicles of Colombia: Part 2
After the trek, we decided to kick back and relax for a couple of days. We spent two nights in Taganga, a small beach town set around a bay that…
Destination Guides
Destination of the Month – Krakow
Spring is definitely upon us now and the cold, wet months of winter are receding into the darker recesses of our memories with alarming speed. In fact 2011 is marching…
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Monuments at Risk
Every two years the World Monuments Fund releases a report about great monuments that are currently facing extinction. Its last report made for fairly sombre reading as it listed –…
Something Different
Bizarre Hotel of the Month – Prison!
In previous months we’ve brought you news of hotels in airplanes, cranes and even concrete tubes. This time we turn to Ljubljana, Slovenia where a bunch of savvy developers have…
Destination Guides
Destination of the Month – Damascus
With the Arab world in a state of implosion at the moment, it might seem like an odd time to recommend a trip to Damascus, capital of Syria – a…
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Urban Livability
Have you ever vowed to move to a city based on a short vacation there? Personally, I’ve solemnly pledged that I was going to completely uproot my whole life and…