Hostels are not normally something we would opt to stay in. In fact, they are something that I tend to steer completely clear of but whilst researching our trip to Thailand I stumbled on a couple of properties that actually appealed. I will even go as far as saying that…
Argentina, a country that, I will be honest, has never really been somewhere I have wanted to visit. Not because I have an aversion to it, it is just when I think of Argentina nothing in particular springs to mind. If I was to travel to South America, Peru, Chile,…
Whilst some ancient cities are long gone, Ayutthaya is a city so proud of its terracotta monuments and temples that preservation work has been extensively undertaken all around the city. Unlike other ancient cities where you can now only see the magnificent architecture of great civilisations from afar, Ayutthaya is…
So you want to be a travel blogger. Think you will be able to make a fortune and give up that boring 9-5 that you keep complaining about. You want to travel the world and believe having a blog is the answer. You have read numerous blogs entitled ‘How to…
For anyone that has ever travelled frequently for work, you will understand just how difficult it is to stay fit and healthy. That’s not to say we don’t try. I use to travel pretty much weekly at one point for business. New hotel each week, working all day, staying at…
What a book to start 2018 on! I mean, I have read a lot of the hype and seen the book listed on many different reading lists for the New Year, so it has to be good right?!?!? Goodreads states that we need to ‘get ready for the biggest thriller…
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…
With each new year comes a flourish of new books and authors vying for one of those coveted positions on a best-sellers list – whether that be the New York Times, Amazon, Goodreads or any other number of tables readers now go to when selecting their next big read. 2018…
I wonder what Charles Dickens would say today if he saw just how popular A Christmas Carol has become. This well-liked story of Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by ghosts from Christmas’ past, present and future have been gracing both the big and small screens since 1901, giving it the honour…
Spa stays and yoga retreats have become increasingly popular in recent years. Is it an indication of the lifestyle we live today? – our pace of life is faster and the levels of work-related stress we all experience being far higher than ever before. Or maybe, it signifies a desire for…