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Things You Need to Know Before Starting Sailing
Sailing is an incredible experience which gives you the freedom to explore the great outdoors. But just the prospect of getting started can be daunting especially if you have never been sailing before.
26/03/2014
Top Tips for Visiting Rome in Summer
Are you thinking about travelling to Italy and visiting Rome this summer?
12/03/2014
15 Useful Tips for Solo Female Travellers
If you’ve wanted to travel for a while, what’s stopping you?
03/03/2014
What Not to Pack When Volunteering Abroad
If you are currently planning a volunteer trip and need idea's for what not to pack and take abroad read this guide we have put together.
03/03/2014
Top Tips for Solo Travelers in Asia
Are you planning to go backpacking around Asia and by yourself? This can be one of the most amazing experiences on your life but there are lots of things you might not know if you have never done anything like this before.
03/03/2014
Top 10 Things to See & Do in São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city not only in Brazil but, reaching nearly 12 million inhabitants in the city centre, it is largest city in South America.
03/03/2014
Top Tips for Travelling in Italy by Train
Italy is a vast and exciting country to travel with numerous well-known cities to visit and explore.
19/02/2014
Best Animal Sanctuaries to Visit around the World
Are you passionate about wildlife conservation? Do you love a good excuse to travel? With so many depressing news stories about wildlife poaching we felt inspired to put together a list of some very worthwhile sanctuaries around the world.
18/02/2014
10 Items to AVOID Packing in Your Backpack
It’s not easy to know what to take when backpacking. Your backpack may appear huge at first but once you start packing it’s clear that you can’t fit your whole life into that one bag.
14/02/2014
Phuket Travel Guide
Phuket is located on the West Coast of Thailand and is one of the most popular tourist and backpacker destinations in the country.
13/02/2014
How to Survive Working at a Summer Camp
Every summer 10 million young people unite in over 12 thousand summer camps in the USA in hope of a summer of a lifetime and that is exactly what is set to happen.
13/02/2014
10 Great Places to Eat on Isla Mujeres
The Isla Mujeres is beautiful and there are so many highly rated restaurants and paces to eat.
12/02/2014
Perfect 24 Hour Itinerary for Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres is a spectacular region of Mexico located in the Yucatán Peninsula where you can enjoy one of the best holidays of your life.
12/02/2014
Best Beaches On Isla Mujeres
Warm breezes blow through palm trees and empty hammocks sway to the Mexican rhythms. Tourists lounge on beaches covered in white sand and copious amounts of sunscreen.
12/02/2014
10 Best Festivals & Events in Spain in 2024
Spain has lots of festivals, events and celebrations taking place every month of the year. Some like Tomatina are world famous whilst others are lesser known but just as amazing.
12/02/2014
Best Places and Times of Year to Swim with Whale Sharks
Whale sharks are beautiful creatures and what better way to see them than up close swimming alongside these gentle giants
06/02/2014
Reasons to Visit Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro)
Ilha Grande is a 90-minute boat ride from the mainland of Rio de Janeiro state and, as a result of dedicated protection efforts, it is teeming with wildlife.
06/02/2014
Culzean Castle Country Park (Best Day Trip from Glasgow)
When you arrive in Scotland you will accumulate a lot of brochures about what to do in the country and there is certainly a lot of choice.
21/01/2014
Things to Know Before Visiting the Scottish Highlands
If you are looking to get some fresh air and experience the great Scottish outdoors head to the Scotish Highlands. Mythological tales of old echo through the landscape of the highlands in Scotland.
21/01/2014
Top 5 Things to Do in Glasgow
If you are planning a trip to Scotland the chances are you will either visit or pass through Glasgow.
21/01/2014
Best Festivals and Celebrations To Experience in Scotland
If you are planning on visiting Scotland and looking to attend one of the many great festivals and celebrations there are so many to choose from.
21/01/2014
5 Surprisingly Safe Countries to Visit on a Gap Year
Are you looking to travel overseas and looking for a destination which you are worried about visiting because of it's reputation or past history?
19/01/2014
5 Most Affordable Cities to Go Backpacking in Europe
Europe is a very expensive continent to travel in and some cities have some of the highest prices in the world, including London and Paris.
19/01/2014
Top Tips for Visiting Budapest on a Budget
If you have never really been into the idea of a European mini-break before due to suffering with the misconception they are overpriced and too short lived to do any worthwhile exploring, your preconceived misgivings might be disproved after a break in Budapest.
11/01/2014
2 Days in Kuala Lumpur: Itinerary & Sightseeing Ideas
KL (as you'll soon start to call it) is a humid, hectic, colourful mish-mash of a place, full of scooters, street carts and shopping malls.
11/01/2014
11 Essential Things to Pack When Going Travelling
Leona Duff went travelling around Asia and Oceania, and apart from a couple of minor losses and injuries, she had an amazing and mishap free trip.
10/01/2014
How to Avoid Scams when Volunteering Abroad
Researching a volunteer programs around the world? Not looking to spend a fortune or get scammed by a un-reputable organisation?
07/01/2014
Top 10 Things to Do in New Orleans
New Orleans: The French Quarter, Cajun Delights, and Jazz! New Orleans is famed around the world for hosting Mardi Gras, one of the biggest parties on the planet.
06/01/2014
Best Day Trips from Lisbon
Lisbon is a beautiful Portuguese city, but if you’re spending more than a few days there, you’ll likely want to get out and explore a bit more of the country.
06/01/2014