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Getting The Best From Your Currency, Choosing Where To Exchange
Getting the best from your currency and choosing where to exchange are two of the most important considerations for the modern-day tourist...
Cost Of The Average Holiday (UK Versus Europe)
The cost of the average holiday in the U.K compared to one in Europe can only be a guesstimate, but, most surveys seem to point to a difference of about a £1,000...
Buying a Holiday Property
Buying a holiday property is mostly nowadays quite straightforward...
What You Can Do On A Budget Of £500 (Including Spending Money)
The question, what you can do on a budget of £500, including spending money, seems to suit this new period of economic austerity...
Taking The Perfect Holiday Picture
Taking the perfect holiday picture is essential, not least because when you take your snaps back home to show the in-laws, the neighbours and the guy at the bus stop, you have to make them interesting...
Unusual Holidays
The top ten most unusual holidays is like creating any list, pretty subjective...
Surcharges and Taxes, The Hidden Cost of Travel
Surcharges and taxes, the hidden cost of travel, is a reality for most travellers these days...
Bucket Shops Versus The High Street Travel Agents; Who Has The Best Deals?
Bucket shops versus the high street travel agents; who has the best deals? The answer, bucket shops, if you’re just concerned about price at all costs; but high street travel agents, if you require a bit of comfort...
Child Safety In Another Country
Child Safety in another country is vitally important. And just because you are in another country, it does not mean that you should let your guard down...
Spotlight on Vancouver
This harbour front Canadian city is reputed for its beauty, offering waterfront and mountain views at every turn. Spread across an inlet, Vancouver is a network of bridges, winding streets, and gorgeous architecture set against a truly west-coast backdrop...
Spotlight on Toronto
Often mistaken as the capital of Canada, Toronto is the country’s largest metropolitan and a perfect destination for those looking for a cheap holiday and a bit of Canuck hospitality...
Where do the stars take their holidays?
Celebrities have us wrapped up in their lives – from what they wear to whom they are dating. So why should where they take their holidays be any different? Take a page from some of the world’s biggest celebrities and plan a holiday fit for the stars...
Budget Flights
Getting the best deal on budget flights is about using some common sense and being a bit savy when it comes to booking...
Trouble Abroad
Dealing with legal problems abroad is a situation few travellers like to consider before they set off on their holidays. But if it does happen, stay calm...
Tips and Tipping - when to and when not too
Is one of the day’s trickier social issues? Get it right, and they’ll make you feel like Roman Abramovich; get it wrong, and they’ll make you feel as though you’ve just been walked in on the sole of someone’s shoe...
Terrorism
Should we worry when travelling? Listen to the news and you’d be forgiven in thinking that an attack by a raved lunatic wielding a Kalashnikov is an inevitable holiday event; much like getting a dose of the trots...
Spotlight on Vancouver
This harbour front Canadian city is reputed for its beauty, offering waterfront and mountain views at every turn. Spread across an inlet, Vancouver is a network of bridges, winding streets, and gorgeous architecture set against a truly west-coast backdrop...
Are You Ready For An Adventure?
Adventure Travel is fast becoming one of the most popular holiday choices. People are forgoing lying on the beach in favour of experiencing nature, the wilderness, and exotic cultures...
Creating a Holiday Documentary
No matter what makes your holiday memorable, you will certainly want to capture and store the details for years to come...
Travelling on a Budget: Some of the Most Affordable Places to Visit
Taking an amazing vacation is not a treat reserved only for the very rich. In fact, there are many exceptional budget holiday options that offer excitement, fun, and even luxury...
Preventing Sickness - Be Travel Vaccinated!
If you plan to travel abroad, be prepared to have the necessary medication to ensure that your holiday is not ruined by a virus or parasite...
Avoiding the Hassle: Being Prepared for Airport Security
Although every effort has been made to ensure current information, airport security regulations are frequently changed and updated as new policies are introduced...
Hostels: Not Just For Kids Anymore
You've finally arrived at your exciting and exotic location and are ready to see the sights of the land. You've come to see the countryside, so why are you spending so much money on a hotel where all you do is sleep?...
Avoiding Jet Lag
When arriving at your destination, there is nothing worse than having to deal with a tired and fatigued frame of mind caused by jet lag...
