Booking an overseas flight ticket to your dream holiday destination should be an exciting prospect, but as many tickets are non-changeable, non-refundable, and non-cancellable, it can be nerve-wracking when clicking the ‘book now’ button. If you accidentally select the wrong travel date, enter the incorrect airport code, or misspell your name, you may have to…
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Couchsurfing – Would You Kip on a Couch to Surf the World for Free?
If you could travel the world and “stay with locals in every country on earth” without spending a penny, would you be prepared to sleep on a couch, an air mattress, or perhaps share someone’s spare bedroom… Well, if the answer is “yes” you are the perfect candidate for Couchsurfing! A global travel community with…
Cycling Holidays – The World’s Best Bike Rides
The Tour de France is over for another year, and if the latest requests for cycling holidays are anything to go by, it seems it has inspired millions of us to dig out our bikes from the back of the garage, dust off our bicycle helmets, and pull on our Lycra cycling shorts for a…
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…
Get Active in 2014 with these Top 5 Adventure Holidays
There is nothing like a good Christmas Dinner to pile on a few pounds, and if you are feeling more fatigued than festive after munching away on Turkey, Christmas Pudding and those endless boxes of chocolates, then your New Year’s resolution might include some kind of sport or activity! Apparently, the average Brit consumes 6,000…
Ryanair Increases Free Baggage Allowance – Guess it really is Christmas!
When I received my usual ‘Travel Advisory’ email from Ryanair today, I expected it to be the standard, “don’t forget to print off you boarding card, don’t forget the gate closes 30 minutes prior to departure, and don’t forget you are only allowed to bring ONE PIECE of hand luggage!”, but what I got was…
Have Your Booked Your Flights for Christmas Yet? If not, do it quick!
Having spent most of the past 2 days searching for flights to Kilimanjaro for a Christmas and New Years Eve climb, I have come to the conclusion that early booking is definitely the best way to go! Generally, a flight from northern Europe to Kilimanjaro International Airport will cost you in the region of £700…
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…
Unusual Travel Requests – What are Yours?
Most travellers have at least one ‘travel request’ when booking their holiday abroad. For some that would include ‘a room with a view’ or perhaps ‘a king size bed’, but when it comes to asking your tour operator to rent a pack of Alpacas to graze on the mountains outside your hotel room… well, you…
Airline Flight Ticket ‘Sales’ – How Much Do You Really Save?
There was a time when a ‘sale’ meant that you could get your hands on a real bargain. End of Season Sales, January Sales, Closing Down Sales, and Last Minute Sales are all used to entice those of us who are on the lookout for cut-price goods, but since the (wonderful) invention of the World…
What is Your Holiday Personality?
Do you experience ‘personality changes’ when on holiday? If so, you will be pleased to know you are not alone! The TravelSupermarket’s ‘Holiday Argument Predictor’ has revealed that more than half of British Travellers admit that they (or their partners) experience personality changes while away, which is perhaps why some people tend to argue more…
Autumn and Winter Holidays – Where will you be Heading?
Children across Europe are finally returning to school, and if you are one of the many who decided to postpone your annual holiday abroad until after the expensive school summer holiday period, now is the time to head online and look for those autumn/winter bargains! Travelling during the latter part of the year may mean…
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