The world is full of fascinating travel destinations, and so choosing just one for your annual trip overseas can be a real challenge, but if you are yet to book your 2017 break, you’ll be pleased to know that help is at hand with a new report released by U.S. News, which highlights the World’s…
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Fancy a City Break? Check out the World’s Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities
If you are looking for a city break this autumn/winter, but have no idea where to go, you might want to take a moment to review the latest Reader’s Choice Awards Survey carried out by Condé Nast Traveller, which lists the World’s Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities in 2015. Voted for by international travellers and readers…
City, Beach or Off the Beaten Track – What Are Your Holiday Plans for 2015?
January is a great time of the year to book your next holiday, and with flight sales, hotel offers, and plenty of early booking discounts available, 2015 could be a bumper year for both travellers and the tourism industry. The newly released Travel Trends Report by ABTA and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office suggests that…
The World’s Best Cities & Countries – Which will you visit in 2015
The results of the Telegraph Travel Survey 2014 were released earlier this week, and if you want to spend your 2015 holiday in the world’s best city or the world’s best country, you need to head below the equator to South Africa or New Zealand. Almost 90,000 people voted for their favourite travel destinations in…
And the most Expensive Cities in the World to visit in 2014 are…
As promised in my last post about the Cheapest Cities in the World to visit in 2014, here is the follow-up on the most Expensive Cities in the World (according to TripAdvisor), which sadly see’s our own capital of London taking the number one spot! After a weekend in Florence, I would have to say,…
Cheapest Cities in the World to Visit this Summer
Having just returned from Florence, Italy, where a cup of tea costs €6.00, a glass of wine costs €6.50 (yes, that’s a glass – not a bottle!), and an ice-cream or ‘gelato’ starts at €4.00 a scoop, I was happy to come across TripAdvisors latest TripIndex survey, which highlights the Cheapest Cities in the World…
The Sweet Smell of Tuscany
As a Brit, I probably shouldn’t be writing about Italy today (we won’t mention the World Cup!), but having just returned from a glorious week in Tuscany, I cannot wait share our experiences and a few photos of our amazing trip to the land of fine wines, gourmet cuisine, architectural masterpieces and breathtaking scenery. One…
And the Best Cities in the World Are…
If you are looking to spend a week or two in one of the world’s best cities, somewhere where you can shop till you drop, dine to your heart’s content, dance the night away, and rely on the taxi driver to take you back to your hotel at the end of a long day, you…
Friday’s Photo Session – The Algarve
A place we once called home and a place that always feels welcoming, Portugal’s Algarve is the perfect spot for an autumn break, and having just returned from a blissfully relaxing week in Vilamoura, I thought it only right that I share some of our favourite photos with our travel blog buddies! With just one…
Somewhere for the Weekend?
If you cannot stretch to a holiday abroad this year, a weekend away somewhere different could be just what you need to refresh your batteries and prepare for the new season. Budget airlines now cover most European Cities, and with flights tickets as little as £20 per person, cheap weekend hotel deals, and no need…
12 Days of Christmas – Travel Style
I was going to write this on 13th December, but what with 12/12/12 and all the extra work that one finds on their desk in the run up to the festivities, I am a tad late… Oh well, here is my (tongue-in-cheek) version of the 12 Days of Christmas! On the first day of Christmas,…
What are the 50 Most Expensive Cities in the World in 2012?
When you work in the travel industry, you receive all kinds of surveys, estimates, reviews and reports, and while many of them can (and should) be taken with a pinch of salt, some are really interesting and useful. Today I came across one such report by US Company Mercer, stating their list of the World’s…
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