Destination Guides
Exotic Britain
Now whilst we deeply disapprove of the totally cringe term ‘staycation’, coined a year or two ago in the depths of recession hell, we also believe that there are some…
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Tips and advice on getting great value travel - from one of our dealchecker alumni.
Inspiration
The Top 5 Safe Destinations
With the current unrest in Libya still unfolding at a terrifying and daily rate and the tragic aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan still affecting millions, conversation…
Travel Hacks
How to Combat a Fear of Flying
This is a collection of tips and tricks we’ve heard can transform a fearful flier into a veritable Lord of the Skies. Some are genuine methods we’ve stolen from clever…
Inspiration
Our Top Five Mystical Destinations
Having always been an hopeless sucker for anything vaguely mystical, there are certain areas in the world that i’ve always been fascinated by. Powerful energies, mythical histories; the world, it…
Inspiration
Rock and Stroll…
Whilst we like to keep you informed and mentally stimulated here at dealchecker, we also sometimes just like gratuitously pretty pictures of lovely scenery. And we know you do too.…
Travel Hacks
How to Take Interesting Travel Photos
Boyfriend in front of Reichstag. Girlfriend posing in front of Machu Picchu. Couple kissing in front of Niagara Falls. Mum and dad pointing at the Eiffel Tower. We’ve all got…
Something Different
Our Top 5 Alternative Holidays
Bored of slobbing by the sea or lounging by swanky hotel pools? Really?! Ok well if you’re sure – I guess sometimes we all need something a little different to…
Travel Hacks
Eat, Stay…Love!
Most people, given the choice, would love the chance to visit the four corners of the globe – but a little thing called money (or lack thereof) tends to get…
Something Different
Bizarre Hotel of the Month- Feb 2011
Utterly bonkers, utterly tiny, utterly, well…bizarre – it’s Utter Inn of Sweden! The Utter Inn (pronounced Otter) was created by Mikael Genberg, a Swedish Sculptor and artist, and is a…
Something Different
Your Travel Horoscope: Aquarius
We here at dealchecker have decided that what you all desperately need in your lives is your very own monthly travel horescope to guide you on your way to nomadic…
Top 10s
This Weeks Top Winter Music Festivals – USA
This post is for you if…what you like doing is dancing in fields wearing wellies & glitter, surrounded by love, peace, sunshine, the people you love and beautiful music, but…
Something Different
Bizarre Health Regimes Around The World
Brand new year, brand new you, right? Wrong! Ok, so you could be an exemplary, Bikram Yoga-ing, carb-banishing Goddess of all things disciplined; a regular Wendy Willpower – but chances…
Inspiration
Our Guide to Global Shopping
As an avid vintage and charity shop aficionado, I know a thing or two about treasure hunting, and truly believe that besides the customary gelato-devouring, tuk-tuk riding, cliff jumping memories…
Destination Guides
Destination Of The Month – Budapest
Last month we gave you Stuttgart with its famous Christmas market and botanical gardens, and this month we’re putting the magnificent Budapest under our nomadic magnifiying glass. The city has…
Inspiration
Art And The City
You might be a super alternative 23 year old art-schooler, you could be an elderly Japanese sculptor, hell, you could be Picasso himself or (God forbid) an ordinary tourist with…
Something Different
The 5 Ws of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Universal Studios parks in Orlando have always been at the cutting edge of providing family entertainment with brilliant theme park experiences. The latest and greatest, The Wizarding World of…