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Surf’s Up! The Best UK Surf Spots
Surfing in the UK can often be a punishing experience with endless drives to find a wave, cold seas and seemingly never ending drizzle all winter. But we do have…
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World’s Best Sandcastles!
We’ve all been there as little kids, right? Making a sand castle with our bucket, dutifully filling it up then turning it over and tapping gently to make….a very misshapen…
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The World in Miniature
Holidays seem to involve as much panic and rush as our daily lives, with the need to see all the sights and to frantically enjoy ourselves pushing actual relaxation way…
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On The Night Train
Night trains summon up the thoughts of cramped conditions and, for me at least, the reminder that it’s difficult to sleep on a train table. But if you do it…
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UK Hits and Misses
It’s tricky isn’t it, when you go on holiday, to decide which sights you simply must see and which other ones you can give a miss to. It’s really disappointing…
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Lovely Lakes
It’s easy to overlook the natural beauty that we have here in the UK when nothing is quite on as grand a scale as other countries. Our mountains look like…
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Low Season Summer Treats
It’s no secret that airlines and holiday providers bump up their prices for the summer holidays and it can be hard to get away for a holiday that doesn’t break…
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Destination Guides
Pelagia’s Paradise
Ever since reading Captain Corelli’s Mandolin as a teenager I’ve been wanting to visit the Greek island of Cephallonia (Kefalonia). The book deals with so many manifestations of love (all…
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Destination Guides
Off The Beaten Track In…Berlin!
As travel obsessives, here at dealchecker we love to explore all parts of the cities we visit, but we find special wonderment in finding those little places that are ‘off…
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Destination Guides
Destination of the Month – Naples
A dizzying mix of Unesco-listed architecture, noisy, electric and sometimes dangerous street life and everything in between, Naples is a beautiful mess of contradictions. It can be found in Southern…
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Travel Hacks
Camping in the Rain
At DMC HQ we’ve been hearing rumours that some people will be camping in Hyde Park this Thursday night, perhaps the only spot left in the capital as the influx…
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Alternative Holiday Destinations
If the only holiday in sight for you is the Roman one you’re watching Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck enjoy on your tv screen, then this is the guide for…
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Having It All – Warm Ski Destinations
As winter comes to an end and spring knocks on the door, thoughts turn to the beach, the sun and where we will manage to get away to. But for…
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Spring is the Ski Season
Spring is on the horizon, but here at dealchecker we can’t help notice how many people we know are off skiing or snowboarding at the moment. Surely this mass exodus…
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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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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.…
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