In 2024, the Caravan and Motorhome Club are running a Read, Tour, and Explore Campaign to encourage people to read more and visit places associated with book settings. We aim to help promote authors, both old and new, while providing suggestions on which locations to explore that, at one time, offered inspiration…
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Gravesites may not be at the top of everyone’s attraction list but for some, visiting the tombs of the once-famous is one way to connect with them. It’s not just actors and musicians that have followers wanting to visit their gravesides either, for a long time now people have also…
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It doesn’t matter how much I travel, I still fear flying. Stupid perhaps, and before anyone explains to me that it is supposedly the safest form of transport, I get it; but equally I still don’t like it. So when we arranged a stay at the BLOC Hotel London Gatwick…
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Whilst we predominately travel as a couple, on occasion and especially when we are back in the UK we can think of nothing better than meeting up with friends and family to catch up on everything we have missed and being based in the South of England where better to…
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Are Airports Really Able to Inspire Writers? Many great writers have often been quoted as saying that they gain inspiration from the most unlikely of settings, whether that be cafes, beautiful landscapes or perhaps hectic airport concourses. Inspiration can come in many forms, frequently when you are least expecting it….
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Bloomsbury in London has, for centuries, been a mecca for influential writers from across the world looking for both inspiration and a social life that would lead to success for their work. “It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them.” (George VI)…
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‘Yes, London. You know, fish, chips, cup o tea, bad food…’ Dennis Farina Known for certain delicacies, some of which are far from sounding appetising, the jellied eel to mention only one, makes walking the streets of London in search of a decent meal a leg-aching experience. Why? Are…
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“Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London.” (Oscar Wilde) London attracts over 30 million visitors each year so you would be forgiven for assuming that there are no quiet spots left in the city, however, it is still possible to find that bubble of peace within…
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Being a city, London has always had its fair share of notorious criminals but how would you react if you came face-to-face with one of them? When you lose the ability to use one of your senses fully you realise just how vulnerable you become. Standing here, for what feels…
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With thousands of people choosing to visit the UK each year to explore the history of such a small nation it is understandable that when people descend upon the city of London they flock to the historical attractions. Visiting Buckingham Palace, retracing the footsteps of Kings and Queens from bygone…
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