There is nothing more exciting than booking your next trip overseas! Sun, sea, sand, sports, sightseeing, swimming, snorkelling, the possibilities are endless, and the thought of spending two weeks somewhere warm and exotic is enough to make anyone feel happy, but did you know that your annual holiday could be making you healthier too? Well,…
Tag: summer holidays
Friday’s Photo Session – A Place in the Sun
With June just around the corner, you would think that the sun would have made its way to the Northern Hemisphere by now for that annual event called “summer” (you might need to look that up in the Oxford Dictionary if you live in the UK), but alas, we are still waiting, it’s still raining,…
Looking for a 2014 Holiday? Here’s where you SHOULDN’T be Heading
I love rounding off the week with the latest travel news, holiday trends and surveys, so I was delighted to find one such article in the Daily Mail Newspaper today, revealing the 10 Worst Destinations in the world for a holiday! An interesting survey, but one that seems to be based on crime, notoriety and…
Take a ‘Selfie’ Holiday This Summer – And Win Free Hotel Nights!
If you love to travel and you love to take pictures of yourself, (you know who you are!) then why not combine the two and take a ‘Selfie’ Holiday this summer. It may sound bizarre, but ‘Selfie’ Holidays are one of the latest Travel Trends to hit the web, and with the chance to win…
A Drink for Every Destination – What’s Your Favourite Holiday Tipple?
I think most of us are guilty of over indulging during our holidays abroad, and while it may not be ‘socially acceptable’ to drink a Piña Colada at 11am down at your local pub, it is almost mandatory when you are lying by the pool in an exotic destination! But the more I travel, the…
Get More for Your Money at these Great Value 2014 Holiday Destinations
When you work in the travel industry, you constantly have one eye on the international exchange rates, and if the first three weeks of 2014 are anything to go by, it looks as though this year is going to be a great year for British Travellers. The good old Great British Pound is clambering its…
Thinking of Taking the Kids out of School for a Holiday? It could cost you more than you think!
We all know a holiday makes us feel better, and we all know that certain tour operators take advantage of families by hiking their prices during the school summer holidays… but is it really worth taking the risk of travelling during term time? Well, British couple Stewart and Natasha Sutherland from Shropshire, decided to take…
Staying Healthy Abroad and Avoiding the Top 5 Travel Bugs
It is no secret that we are travelling further and to more ‘exotic’ destinations than we were some 20 years ago, but what I was surprised to learn from a newspaper article the other day, is that six out of ten travellers fall sick during their holiday! Spanish tummy, sunstroke and mosquito bites are about…
What do You Look Forward to Most – Your Holiday or Christmas?
The 1st of August is upon us (white rabbits etc!), the high streets are deserted, the highways are packed, the airports are going into overdrive – and that can only mean one thing… the Summer Holiday Season has finally arrived! A time to pack up your troubles and worries and head off somewhere warm and…
Top 10 Tips for Saving on Your Summer Holiday
The summer holiday season is officially upon us, and if you want to avoid paying inflated prices for your annual trip abroad this year, now is the time to do some clever planning and internet searching to find out where you can cut costs. Unfortunately, high demand pushes up the prices of our hotels and…
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…
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),…