Despite the traffic and the crowds, London is surprisingly green – it actually has more parks and open areas than any other city of a similar size. You don’t have to go far in London to be surrounded by wide open green spaces and although most people head usually for the central Hyde Park, there are many other places to get your fresh air fix.
Posted on: January 26th in Travel, Travel Top 10s by Guest Writer.Cities by their very nature are where it is happening. However, with city buzz, tourists have also come to expect a higher holiday expenditure. Londoners who work in England’s capital for example can expect to receive a higher salary to help with the high cost of living associated with calling London home, but what about tourists who are keen to experience a bit of city life on a country or suburb budget?
Posted on: January 22nd in Travel, Travel Tips by Guest Writer.As the capital of Illinois, Chicago serves as a national as well as an international hub, a center for services, business and finance. In fact, Chicago has been ranked by The Atlantic as the world’s 4th most economically powerful city, and by Forbes as 5th most powerful. It’s also a place that has been featured notoriously in all kinds of art and culture – just think of “Chicago” the well-known Broadway musical…
Posted on: January 18th in Travel by Guest Writer.Recently, a list was compiled by the World Monument Fund of the world’s most ‘endangered treasures’. It might then surprise you to learn that amongst the entries on the list are a Library in Birmingham and a Bus Station in Preston…
Posted on: January 15th in Travel by Guest Writer.Paris has inspired many noteworthy authors. From Hemingway to Stein, Sartre to Wilde, but where oh where did they feed and nurture their creativity? In the cafés of course! Perhaps all you need to get your creative juices flowing is a steaming cup of chocolat chaud…
Posted on: January 12th in Travel by Guest Writer.Nobody who takes a trip to Laos ever forgets it. One of the most rugged, unspoiled countries on Earth, Laos is like a lost world that has breath-taking mountain vistas, colorful mountain tribes, and majestic Buddhist temples around every corner. And yet even with its isolation and challenging terrain, it has also inherited a rich, tragic history as the most bombed country in the world.
Posted on: January 9th in Travel, Travel Top 10s by Guest Writer.For a healthy and blissful start to 2012 why not start planning your spa or detox breaks? Although spa and wellness centre hotels are not known for their good value prices – but there are a few exceptions.
Posted on: January 1st in Travel, Travel Tips by Becky.The Thai capital is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, but with a chaotic and sprawling city like Bangkok, it’s hard to know where to start. Backpackers tend to head for the craziness of Khaosan Road, tourists tend to base themselves as centrally as possible…
Posted on: December 29th in Cool Hotels, Travel, Travel Top 10s by Becky.Happy Christmas to all our readers! Here’s a collection of Christmas scenes around the world…
Posted on: December 24th in Travel, Travel Photography by Graham.Culture shock can be a big issue when you travel abroad, especially if the country where you have just landed has very different ways of doing things to what you’re used to. Here, GlobalGrasshopper writer Pris Killingly tells of her experience when she touched down in Nicaragua…
Posted on: December 18th in Travel, Travel Experiences by Pris Killingly.
