Before package holidays opened up a whole new world to British Travellers back in the 1950s and 1960s, the most we could expect from our aunties and uncles who had returned from a week in Brighton, was a stick of rock, and if we were really lucky, a sugar dummy! Then our friends and family…
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Holiday Fashion Faux Pas – Are you Guilty or Not Guilty?
When it comes to shopping for our summer holidays, I think most of us are guilty of buying brightly coloured swimwear, flowery dresses and shirts, and sandals or flip-flops that we wouldn’t dream of wearing to the local supermarket, but do some of us take it too far? Back in 2010, TripAdvisor announced that Brits…
How Important are your Holidays?
If you have caught the travel bug, your annual holidays probably rate exceptionally high on your list of priorities. A time to get away from everyday life, travel to far-flung corners of the world, meet new people, try new foods, and make new friends, holidays are a wonderful form of escapism, and as such, 84…
Holiday Souvenirs – Should You Really Be Taking That Home?
We have all heard the saying “been there, done that, got the t-shirt”, but it seems many travellers are taking far more than an “I love Spain” t-shirt home from their holidays abroad. A recent survey by The Travel Foundation and The Association of British Travel Agents, released in time to coincide with ‘Make Holidays…
Excess Baggage – How Much is Too Much?
I have said it before and I will say it again, there are two types of people in this world – those who can pack light, and those who cannot! Falling miserably into the latter category, I have to admit that I find it incredibly difficult to pack light when travelling abroad, and a recent…
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