5 Challenges to Accomplish for the Lone Traveller
You’ve done the contiki tours, backpacked with the lads, relaxed on an exotic island with the girls and relaxed on a couple’s weekend away. Now it’s time to start your solo adventure. While it can be daunting for anyone to…
The Manchester Science Festival 2013
If you’re a geeky traveller and in Manchester from late October to early November, then you’re in for a treat. The Manchester Science Festival 2013 is taking place and offers you the opportunity to play, create and experiment with over…
Break Away to the City
City breaks are made for quick getaways. From culture, shopping, a few nights getaway, or simply to enjoy a different destination setting to your own, there are many fantastic and vibrant cities right on our doorstep. We’re very lucky…
5 Holiday Apps to Have on Your Phone Before you Leave
Times are changing. It used to be that as long as you had your passport, travel money, swimming costume and hiking shoes you were set. These days there is one more thing you must definitely not leave home without: your…
Literary Landscapes: Following in the Footsteps of ‘Great’ British Writers
Britain has very distinctive national traditions when it comes to literature, from the Welsh Valleys where Dylan Thomas resided to the waters of Loch Katrine in Scotland, which inspired Sir Walter Scott’s poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’. It is…
Planning a Holiday – The Essentials
A great holiday isn’t just thrown together on a whim, but is instead put together carefully and, dare I say, lovingly? The hallmark of a fantastic vacation is a focus on the little things that take a bit of…
All Paths Lead to Venice!
Ah Venice. Paris may be the city of love but for many people, (myself included) you can’t get much more romantic of a setting than this Italian city that seems to be floating on water and completely removed from the…