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,…
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Anguilla – The Picture Perfect Holiday Destination
If I could be anywhere else in the world right now, I think I would have to choose the Caribbean Island of Anguilla. Beautiful beaches, friendly locals, delicious seaside restaurants, and all the water activities you could possible wish for, Anguilla has it all, and there is nothing more relaxing that watching the sun go…
Are you a ‘Smoaster’ – Do you brag about your Holidays and Travels on Facebook?
Smoasting: Trend of Social Media Boasting When recent guests asked me to list all destinations they would visit during their trip (including transit airports) for “bragging rights”, well, I nearly choked on my cornflakes, but it seems the more we are travelling, the more we are bragging, and the latest trend is to do so…
Cruise Holidays – Do You Love ‘em or Hate ‘em?
When it comes to cruise holidays, it seems like there is a huge divide between travellers… Some people love the idea of spending a week or two sailing the seven seas, with 24-hour dining, endless entertainment options, and a new port to visit almost every day, but others, well they seem to find the idea…
The Heatwave is Set to Last – Anyone for Glamping?
Oxford Dictionary Definitions: Glamping: A form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping: Glamping is likely to satisfy any city slicker seeking a little refuge in nature – without foregoing any of life’s luxuries Staycation: a holiday spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent…
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…
The Benefits of Tailor Made Travel – Your Holiday, Your Way
I might be showing my age here… but it seems only five minutes ago that our annual holiday consisted of a trip to the local high street travel agents, where we would spend hours examining the well-fingered brochures in search of our dream holiday in the sun. Thankfully, the way we plan and book our…
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…
Luxury Travel – Cape Town to Cairo aboard Rovos Rail in 2014
You might think it a little early to start planning your 2014 luxury holiday, but if you want to be one of the special few to join Rovos Rail’s Ultimate African Experience from Cape Town to Cairo, now is the time to reserve your place aboard this exclusive five-star train. A 28-day expedition, which combines…
Save or Splurge – Are First Class Flight Tickets Really Worth the Extra?
If you are one of the lucky ones who get to fly around the world in first class at the expense of your employer, then you probably collect enough air miles throughout the year to fly to your holiday destination in style. If, on the other hand, you are not so lucky, would you really…
Over 50s Holiday Season – Starts this Weekend!
The over 50s holiday market is one of the fastest growing travel trends, and if are one of the many tired out grandparents who have done more than your fair share of babysitting over the school summer holidays, you will be pleased to know that this weekend sees the start of the mature traveller season!…
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