Category: Travel

A Weekend in Oxford

Who needs a foreign holiday? I mean, we all do after the year we’ve had. But when you’re sat on your sofa reminiscing about trips gone by you forget about the faff involved. Think paying the excess for your overstuffed suitcase, getting rinsed on the price of airport pints and […]

GATE8 Flight MATE – the Perfect RyanAir Carry On Bag

Budget airlines are famous for their sneaky hidden charges and the most annoying one is when they whack on extra fees for the privilege of taking luggage on board. Pack the wrong bag and when you arrive at the airport you may find that it’ll end up costing you more […]

Things to do in London in the colder months

Go To the Pub! For me when things start to get colder it really is the best time to go to the pub, and one of my favourite events I look forward to every year is settling in a warm pub with a pint of Guinness watching the Six Nations, […]

Elegant London: 5 Activities For A Sophisticated Night On The Town

London (well, specifically Greater London) is both expansive and dense, with attractions and delights catering to all tastes. Pining for some drunken debauchery? Not a problem. Eager to test your athletic prowess? There’s plenty to do. And despite the popular perception that London is a rough-and-tumble area, it has an […]

What would be a week well spent for you?

When Ableforth’s sent me a bottle of their Bathtub Gin it got me pondering the same question. Ableforth’s are promoting their competition to win ‘A Week Well Spent’ with a whopping £1000 prize to make those plans a reality. Well, I thought about lots of things, from jumping on the […]

A Day in London Bridge

When looking to stay in London there are a lot of options, One area I love Is London Bridge. There are plenty of great hotels in London Bridge to choose from and the area has so much to do. We spent a fun-packed Saturday around an area packed with history […]

The 25 Boutique B&B , Torquay – Review

When you say B&B, you don’t think luxury. More lumpy mattresses, shared bathrooms and greasy fry up in the morning. So I was intrigued when we booked into stay at The 25 Boutique B&B on a recent trip to Torquay. The website made it look amazing and the TripAdvisor reviews […]

A Beery break in Brno, Czech Republic

Brno is the second largest city in Czechia (formaly the Czech Republic), Prague being the first, and in my mind a far nicer place to go. Yes Prague has a lot of history and is beautiful but there are so many sites devoted to the place I thought I would […]

A Weekend In the South of France

One of the most magnificent European locations for a holiday is the South of France. It has everything a tourist wants; from panoramic landscapes, canyons, rivers, medieval towns, to numerous vineyards and hilltop villages. You’ll experience traditional recipes in a completely different and new ways. In cooking terms, you’ll primarily […]

5 Singles Holidays for Solo Adventures

For many adventure seeking singletons, the thought of traveling alone for the first time can seem somewhat daunting. Cast any fears aside as Health and Fitness Travel, the leading specialists in healthy holidays worldwide, round up their top 5 solo adventure trips. From jungle trekking in Bali to white water […]