What’s in a name? Well as it turns out rather a lot. The right name can really take you places and be the catalyst for a whole lot of income. A culinary example of how to turn a clever moniker ...
Every once in a while a destination, entire country, hole-in-the-wall bar, village or some other flavour of enticing worldwide experience creeps into your consciousness for the first time and promptl...
I love hotels, but I get even more excited about quirky and interesting accommodation which means I really love boutique hotels. I seek out, write about, blog about and recommend boutique properties,...
Looks like summer is heading our way at last – and you know what that means: time to get your summer wardrobe out – and with it your wobbly bits! In this guest post by master personal trainer a...
If you’re looking for a the perfect place to stay in Perugia Hotel Gio just outside the city’s centro storico offers you two hotels rolled into one, with a choice of distinctive themes - ...
You probably already know that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists to have ever lived, but the Italian inventor also made some startling discoveries about the human body which were ligh...
How often have you looked at places on a map and drifted off into a reverie, imagining what each destination must be like in real life? We travel lovers tend to be incorrigible cartophiles too, strok...
Stick a pin in a map where you imagine the very centre of Italy to be and you’ll probably hit Lago Trasimeno – the oldest lake in Italy. Overshadowed by well-publicised show-stoppers like...
A group of travel bloggers are challenged to hand-make a perfect batch of chocolates at the Perugina chocolate factory just outside Perugia in Umbria, Italy. Watch the video to see what happened next...
They said it couldn’t be done, but they hadn’t counted on my determination…or my love of Italian footwear. I had just 4 precious hours in Rome - enough time to swing by the Colosseu...
This is the most personal post I have ever written. It’s about how Egypt was the original inspiration for my love of travel. That’s because Egypt is in my blood but also as the first foreign de...
A shiny new and exciting modern art gallery surrounded on all sides by signs and graffiti deploring its very existence? Who knew a gallery could cause such a furore? See what all the fuss is about an...
Do you love holidays but hate packing? Guest blogger and super-stylist Ruth Keel shows you how to pack a suitcase like a pro and look super-stylish on holiday! We’ve all been there. Busy day a...
Franschhoek is synonymous the world over with fine wines and high-class dining, but the area is not strictly the preserve of bon vivants… South Africa’s reputation as a wine-producing country l...
One year on from the Japanese earthquake and ensuing tsunami and nuclear disaster, what are the issues surrounding a trip to Japan? In this guest post Japanese-born and London-based lecturer Kaori Ho...
When is an art gallery not quite an art gallery? When it’s a pop-up gallery. Meet the ladies behind the art world’s only pop-up fine art photography gallery, taking inspiring inte...
“The one thing words and pictures have in common is that their craft is all in the editing. Out of the streaming confusion of information and images, we have to sift and select the things that make a...
Pulling up next to a typically Scandinavian white sandy beach backed by fir trees, something moves in the boot of the car, making a thudding metallic sound. “Don’t worry it’s just a box of hand grena...
After hearing about the suffering of students in her native Japan following last year’s disaster, Kaori Homma decided she had to do something to help. She gathered together fellow artists from ...
In this guest post by award-winning travel and documentary photographer Katrina James, you’ll learn 14 simple techniques to bring your travel images to life. Katrina is originally from Sydney,...
Having gone undercover for years as one of the world’s top 10 movie locations, Cape Town’s alter ego as the film industry’s best-kept secret has now been uncloaked by none other than James Bond himse...
February 29th comes round once every four years and is said to be the day that ladies can propose to their partners. IF (and that’s a big if!) I was ever going to do any proposing, this ...
There’s more to the South African Winelands than the name suggests. But you can’t fit 55 different activities into a place name now can you? 55 Things to do in Franschhoek other than drin...
Just back from three months in Cape Town where she filmed the high-octane thriller Kidnap and Ransom, which starts its three-part run on ITV1 tomorrow, Executive Producer Rachel Gesua picks her favou...
A couple of years ago I read My Booky Wook. It led to the most profound sense of travel enlightenment I’ve had since the day I discovered a little something called ‘online hotel booking&#...
A photographic journey around Southwold, one of England’s favourite seaside towns.
Love Travel and Love a Traveller? Ok Let’s make it easy for you this Valentine’s Day… Pink leather travel wallet from Smythson. Oh.God.Yes. Just orgasmically lovely. If you...
On first learning of my Egyptian heritage, my boyfriend’s grandma told me the story of her memorable moment at the pyramid of Giza as a young girl during the height of the British Empire. Chaperoning...
Large minimalist rooms with an art deco nod, a great on-site bistro and a central yet tranquil location overlooking the water, Hotel Helvetia offers enough to earn your interest in Europe’s ban...
Want to feel the beating heart of southern Africa’s most-visited and most-loved city? You can’t get more urban cool than the The Adderley, a contemporary boutique hotel located in the cen...
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