The travel gurus have been at it again, and if you dream of visiting the world’s top 500 travel destinations before kicking the proverbial, then it is time to get your hands on Lonely Planet’s latest edition – the Ultra Travelist. A travel guidebook packed with 500 of the “most thrilling, memorable, and downright interesting…
Tag: dream holidays
Are These the 7 Secret Ingredients for the Perfect Family Holiday?
We all have different ideas when it comes to the perfect holiday, but if you are looking for a stress free family vacation in 2015, it seems there is more to it than simply choosing a destination and finding the right hotel. Overall cost, family time and weather expectations play and important role in the…
Paradise – How far are you willing to Travel to get there?
Paradise: a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be. Cambridge Dictionary There are many definitions of ‘paradise’, but for me, paradise is an idyllic holiday destination where we can expect pure white sands, brilliant sunshine every day, toasty temperatures, alfresco dining, learning about new people…
If Money were no Object – What would be your Dream Holiday Destination?
If money were no object and the only thing standing between you and your Dream ‘Bucket List’ Holiday was choosing the destination, where would you go? Well, according to a recent survey carried out in the UK, most of us would head to New Zealand! In a bid to uncover our Top Bucket List Holiday…
One of The Best Things About Travel Is…
Meeting new people… and we have met some of the most amazing people on your journeys around the world. Old, young, rich, poor, black, white and every beautiful shade in between, the world is full of wonderful people, and here are just some that made our trips truly special…
New Holiday Trends – Swapping Sun, Sea and Sand for ‘Something Special’
Holidays: An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling – Oxford Dictionary The holiday season may be drawing to an end in not-so-sunny Europe, but for many, now the holiday season really gets going with the newest and latest holiday trends. Cycling Holidays, Photography Holidays, Volunteer Holidays,…
We May Have Travelled Around the World – But we Still Have a Bucket List…
You would think that once you had travelled around the world, your passion for travel would be sated and that you could start getting on with a ‘normal’ life… but for us, it seems to have had the opposite effect! Since returning to ‘the real world’ we have found that we want to see even…
A-Z of Travel – Y is for Your Dream Holiday
If money and time were no objects, where would your dream holiday take you? Somewhere warm and exotic like the South Pacific… Somewhere cold and adventurous like Mount Kilimanjaro… Somewhere steeped in history and culture where you could ‘find yourself ‘such as Tibet… Or perhaps somewhere off the beaten track and along the road less…
May Day, May Day – It’s Time to Book a Holiday!
White Rabbits and Pinch Punch, the 1st of May has finally arrived and it is time to pack away the winter woollies, spring clean the house, and start thinking about that summer holiday! The winter seems to have gone on forever this year, but with the cows back in the fields (it’s an Austrian thing),…
New Year’s Resolution – Travel More
Happy New Year to all our fellow travellers and bloggers, we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2013 brings much love, luck and happiness into your home. Christmas and New Year was every bit as indulgent as we thought it would be, and while the remnants of the last nights Champagne is still…
Disappearing Islands – Will you have time to visit before they are gone for Good?
With the hectic lifestyles we lead today it can be easy to put things off and promise ourselves that we will visit the holiday destinations on our bucket list “soon”, but with global warming affecting the climate and sea levels, many of the picture-perfect paradise islands we dream about could soon be gone – and…
Escorted Tours – Combining an Adventure Trip with a Luxury Holiday
If you would like to spend your 2013 holidays doing something a little bit different, a multi-destination escorted tour might be just the holiday you are looking for. Combing a thrill seeking adventure with a indulgent beach break, a luxury escorted tour really does offer ‘the best of both worlds’, and as you have a…