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Souvenir shopping in your hotel room
Why go souvenir shopping out in the streets when you can do it right in your hotel room? Hotel rooms are changing. They're no longer just places to crash, shower and leave your luggage while you're out taking the city by storm while you're on holidays....
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Spanish trekking holidays
What's the first thing you think about I say the word, "Spain"? Sangria, bull fighting, flamenco dancers, beaches... Spain's mountains aren't often up there on the top of the list, especially when most heading to Spain on holidays are headed to the beach....
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How to fly with kids
Flying with kids is never easy. Even if your child is well-behaved, you'll still have to suffer through all the mean stares and glances you'll get from other passengers as they board the plane and realise you're taking the little tykes onboard too. It's...
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Discovering Britain's great outdoors
Britain has some amazing outdoor spaces, we just happen to forget about them. We don’t need to scurry off to far-flung places to find great wilderness and adventure. If nothing else, the Olympic Games have really showcased the greatness of nature we have...
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Europe, away from the crowds
Too many Eurotrips only include the big ones: London, Paris, Munich, Prague and Barcelona. While these cities certainly have their charms why limit yourself there when there is so much more to Europe to discover? We promise our choices will have just...
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Hanging with elephants in Thailand
A huge highlight to travelling and visiting Asia, particularly the south-east, is having the chance to get up close with some wildlife we're only used to seeing in zoos. These wild exotic creatures from jungles are common in these parts and the chance...
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Get active this holiday
Thanks to the outstanding performance of Team GB in the Olympic Games, tour operators in Britain are reporting record highs of English holidaymakers booking activity tours and activity trips. Looks like the country’s star athletes are inspiring others...
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Top 5 Things to do in Egypt
Now that fall is officially here and everyone has their winter holiday plans on their minds Egypt can expect a whole helping of fresh bookings for the winter moths from British travellers. Egypt's ancient sights, beaches, crazy cities and desert dunes...
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One week in Iceland: where to go, what to see
Iceland is one country you won't soon forget after visiting. It's not so big which makes it manageable to see in a couple of weeks. We suggest choosing one region of the country though, and really getting to know it rather than wasting your time jumping...
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Essential Ireland: top 10 things to do
We're celebrating all things Irish with this post. The Emerald Isle is just a short trip across the water from the UK yet it is far too often overlooked as an incredible destination to spend the holidays. If you need more reasons than stunning scenery...
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Survival School with Bear Grylls
We know and love Bear Grylls. He's crazy, daring, adventurous and has no fear of going into the wild and battling with nature with nothing except his two hands. Remember that episode where he wrestled a crocodile as if it was nothing?? If you want to...
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Calling all ABBA fans to Sweden
Love ABBA? Then you'll be happy to hear that Sweden has announced it will open an entire museum devoted to the fabulous four next year. The museum will become a permanent exhibition within the Swedish Music Hall of Fame and will feature memorabilia from...
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For the love of chocolate: Brussels
Can you think of any better place in the world to taste chocolate than Brussels? This is the capital of chocolate crafting and a chocolate-tasting tour is absolutely necessary if you're in the Belgium capital. Belgian chocolate is famous around the world...
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How to find the PERFECT souvenir
Depending on your destination you'll often find streets full of souvenirs. In London Camden Town is pretty much just one huge melting pot of store after store of the same Made in China trinkets, all for the same price. While some travellers may have a...
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New York for the cash-strapped traveller
New York is far from being a budget option. It's actually one of the most expensive cities to visit in the USA. Consider it as the London of the US. Hostels are not cheap, eating out is not cheap and the city attractions are not cheap. But we believe...
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3 myths about air travel debunked
Air travel is quite a funny experience, isn't it? If you think about it, hundreds of people in an enclosed space travelling a crazy-fast speeds around the world. Have you ever wondered why we do certain things during air travel like turning our mobile...
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Passport not found, now what?
It's a traveller's worst nightmare. Their passport is gone, missing, stolen. Whatever way it disappeared in the first place, there is nothing worse than that sense of panic as soon as you realize that it's gone. No traveller should ever have to experience...
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Ultimate South Africa: 5 things you have to do
South Africa, the land of adventure? There is so much to do in this country you'll have a hard time fitting it all into one holiday. From Cape Town to Jo'burg, the Garden Route to the wineries and coastal beaches... with landmarks, local culture and sights...
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Just in: Asia's largest art museum
Shanghai is just got a whole lot cooler. China is now home to Asia’s largest art museum, which is set to rival world-famous art institutes like New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art or Paris’ Musee d’Orsay. The China Pavilion from the Beijing Expo has...
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Travel solo without getting lonely
What's stopping you from taking off to travel solo? The biggest reason people hesitate to travel on their own is the fear of being lonely. It happens, that's true but there are ways to prevent it from really getting to you. If you've always wanted to...
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Introducing the world's safest airlines
We love statistics. We love travel statistics even more. The Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDE for short) has amassed a huge amount of data on commercial air flights since the 1980s and analyzed all the of serious incidents on file in a...
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The Hobbit: in real life
We know you're also counting down the days until you can head to the theatres to see The Hobbit in cinemas. We've been waiting for what feels like years since the Lord of the Rings mania quieted down. Now we're ready for the next part of the story, the...
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Essential Seoul: 4 very cool things to do
Seoul is a HUGE city. There are endless things to do and see while on holidays in the South Korean capital. There is mega shopping, great sights, incredible views from the city's tallest skyscrapers not to mention the incredible adventures when it comes...
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India for the cash-strapped traveller
If you want to travel for an extender period of time but don't want to break your bank doing it then India is the place to go. India is one of the cheapest countries to travel in the world making it a popular choice with backpackers looking to get away...
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Even HOLLYWOOD needs a makeover
If you've been to Los Angeles and the Beverly Hills area recently you've probably noticed that the huge and iconic HOLLYWOOD sign has been looking a little shabby. That's because it's due for a makeover, these things don't last forever you know! The letters...