I love food. It is one very good reason to travel and see the world. Wherever I go, I always try and find the best streetfood. Food that has roots in the city or region. Sometimes I love a no nonsense, no frills restaurant. The most important thing for me and my guest writers is…
Maybe 2016 will be the year you finally try an airport hotel? I hate early morning flights. There’s nothing worse that starting a holiday without a proper night’s sleep.The early flight often means getting up in the middle of the night to get to the airport on time. Which is why sometimes it’s prudent to stay in…
There is so much of the world to see. Only one lifetime to see it all. Yet this summer instead of ticking off places I had long planned to visit, I kept getting drawn back to my old favourite haunts. Ljubljana was somewhere I was long due a revisit. I first went two years…
Having lived in Britain for more than 10 years, I should have known better : Never leave booking your train ticket till the last-minute. A fortnight ago, I booked my flight from London back home to Madeira and found a really good deal ( £65), one-way with the low-cost airline Jet2 from East Midlands Airport. The…
I’ll be honest with you. I had feared the worst when I was invited to visit Johannesburg. I have a friend from Durban. When I first found that I was visiting South Africa, I naturally reached out to him. He was excited to hear about my impending visit to his homeland. However he…
The cheapest way to travel across Europe is definitely the bus. In terms of comfort and ease of travel, nothing beats interrailing across Europe but if you’re on a tight budget, then taking the bus in Europe can offer some amazing cost savings. Whilst offering excellent fares some of these bus companies featured offering…
Another luxury hostel to add to your collection. If you haven’t visited the beautiful historic Roman town of York yet….I strongly urge you to make a point soon of visiting this dreamy city that looks like something straight out of a Harry Potter novel. If you do visit, definitely recommend staying at the stunning…
One of the reasons I love coming back to Scotland is for the food. Think Scotland and the first culinary delicacy that pops into people’s head is haggis. Whisky. Aberdeen Angus beef maybe. Plus of course the deep fried mars bar. All worthy gastronomic delights in their own respect. The whisky drinking Scot who…
Few years ago my girlfriend and I spent nine months living in France, rent-free. We were house sitters which means we looked after other people’s homes and pets while they were away on holidays themselves. We took on four different house sits ranging from two weeks to five months, drank plenty of wine and consumed…
