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5 bars with great happy hours in New York

Nightlife in New York is legendary. There are endless museums, art galleries, restaurants and bars. The problem with visiting so many places that New York has to offer is that it might leave a big hole in your wallet on your flight home. Nobody wants that, no matter how much fun you try to have…

Posted on: February 4th in Travel, Travel Tips by Aldo.

Skiing in Europe on a budget: Getting the best deal

It is well known that a ski holiday is not always the best value for money – a couple of years ago I stayed in the cheapest apartment I could find in Val d’Isère and the experience wasn’t pleasant. This year, after looking at the package ‘deals’ and getting more depressed by the minute I decided to investigate the art of the DIY ski holiday…

Posted on: December 9th in Destinations, Europe, Travel, Travel Tips by Ross Taylor.

Ten cool and unusual hotels in New York

If you are fed up with bland and soulless accommodation we have done the leg work and picked out ten very cool and unusual hotels in NYC. All the hotels on our list put an extra effort into making your hotel experience far more interesting…

Posted on: December 3rd in Destinations, North America, Travel, Travel Tips by Becky.

Ten great alternative Christmas destinations

Do you love Christmas but can’t stand another year of arguing with the relatives and watching the Great Escape on television for the hundredth time? Do you long for a stress-free non-traditional break with not a dry bit of turkey or cold brussels sprout in sight? If so here are some great alternatives to spending your Christmas at home…

Posted on: November 27th in Travel, Travel Tips by Becky.

Beat the unemployment blues: a guide to working overseas

It doesn’t take a genius to know that it’s a tough time to find a job at the moment. There are thousands of people seeking jobs, people who have just finished college or university, others who have been made redundant and then of course there is the long-term unemployed…

Posted on: November 20th in Travel, Travel Tips by Scott Balaam.

Rome: see it all in two days

Rome is a wonderful place. It’s a truly beautiful and sometimes mysterious city. Rome was my home for over two years and these were some of the best years of my life so far. During my time there I learned a lot, although it’s an incredible place it also be a hard place to visit. I hope this guide will help you enjoy this famous and ancient city even more…

Posted on: November 8th in Destinations, Europe, Travel, Travel Tips by Scott Balaam.

Top 10 Christmas shopping destinations in the UK

Unless you are escaping to a desert island for the whole of December, Christmas shopping is pretty much unavoidable but if your local shops just aren’t going to cut it this year (and you don’t want to rely on the post!), then why not use our guide to head out to the best shopping locations in the UK? Pre-Christmas sales are not uncommon now so search around for some real bargains…

Posted on: November 1st in Destinations, Travel, Travel Ideas, Travel Tips, UK by Becky.

La Rochelle, France: The place where dreams are made

After researching on the internet and speaking to a few people La Rochelle sounded just the sort of thing we were looking for. We found an article that recommended boat rides, gondolas (which weren’t really gondolas but the French equivalent!), Ile de Ré (Island of the King) and one particular restaurant by the name of Andrès. After reading the article I wanted to do everything, I knew that this really wasn’t possible but still it’s always nice to plan ahead…

Posted on: November 1st in Destinations, Europe, Travel, Travel Ideas, Travel Tips by Scott Balaam.

Is a Californian roadtrip the perfect honeymoon?

It took us about a year to finally decide where to go on honeymoon after our wedding in July this year. To say the list of potential locations was long would have definitely been an understatement, war zones aside (!) I don’t think there were many places that weren’t included on our list…

Posted on: November 1st in Destinations, North America, Travel, Travel Ideas, Travel Tips by Becky.