Over the years of travelling, I have missed flights, buses, tours, trains etc. all because I was in a big rush, slept in, or more realistically because I didn’t know what time it was. Knowing what time it is is an important part of travel so enter another edition of Tuesday’s Travel Essentials. Obviously with Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Knowing What Time It Is[…]
There are a load of different options for travelling between London and Paris these days, all of which have their pros and cons. But increased fuel and taxes makes travelling by car or flying too expensive for lots of people. I wouldn’t even think about flying it to be honest!! Travelling by ferry is an option of Read more about Wi-Fi on the London to Paris Bus!![…]
This week on Monday’s Money Saving Tips I’m looking at avoiding contracts for flats. I simply hate them. I refuse to pay them and I totally refuse to pay deposits – completely outrageous. I detest deposits (dead money) with a passion. Imagine paying two weeks rent for a place before you have even moved in! Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Avoid Contracts for Flats[…]
It’s almost three years since I went backpacking in Antarctica, and though I’ve written about 40 articles about it already, I haven’t yet done an actual “Top 5”. The main reason for this will be that I tend to write about each part separately, but also that every moment of the trip was a highlight Read more about Backpacking in Antarctica🇦🇶: My Top 5 Moments![…]
I always like to keep tabs with new websites and ideas within the travel industry, it’s actually a bit of an obsession of mine! I’ve joined a load of fellow bloggers and travel pages on Facebook and I’m regularly looking for new options and sites to use. I recently found GoEuro, which is a new Read more about GoEuro: A Useful New Travel Search Website for Europe![…]
In the latest in my series of World Travellers I catch up with another couple. Married for almost 40 years, running a marvellous website and travelling the world! Meet Billie and Steve from Santa Fe Travelers! Who are you? We are Billie Frank and Steve Collins and together we’re the Santa Fe Travelers. Billie is Read more about World Travellers: Billie Frank and Steve Collins from Santa Fe Travelers[…]
You might have read how I like to travel light, and while it’s true with certain things (toiletries for example), I don’t always travel light in regards to other travel traits. Football shirts are one – I carry a few with me to represent the teams I support and just because I love football! However, Read more about Travel Collectables: Random T-Shirts as Memories of the Places I’ve Been[…]
Friday’s featured food today comes from Yangshuo in China’s Guangxi Province. Despite visiting France countless times I never once tried snails. Or l’escargots as they are known in France. So when I heard that Guilin and Yangshuo have their own speciality dish of pan fried snails I had to try them. If you have followed Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Pan Fried Snails🐌In Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China🇨🇳[…]