6 of the best…day trips from Amsterdam
It’s hard to imagine that you’ll run out of things to do in Amsterdam if you’re just in town for a weekend break. But if you’re there for longer – or perhaps have been before – you should consider taking…
Andy Higgs
I know what it's like to go from being a crazy backpacker without a care in the world, via being a vaguely sensible parent to being an adventurer once more. In other words, evolving into a Grown-up Traveller.Like everyone else, I love to travel, have visited a lot of countries and all that but my big thing is Africa.I also own and run The Grown-up Travel Company as a travel designer creating personalised African itineraries for experienced adventurers
The best of rural and urban Thailand
This article was written by Grown-up Travel Guide contributor Nikolia Rudenko There is much more to Thailand than just the beaches, although it is easy to lose yourself on the white sands and azure seas when enjoying the Thai Islands.…
Not for the lily-livered – top 4 alternative adventure sports in the UK
This article is brought to you by Sykes Cottages, the UK’s leading independent holiday cottage letting agency with more than 4000 cottage throughout the UK and Ireland to choose from Any extreme sports purist will tell you that there’s nothing like…
Getting high in…London – The View from the Shard
Having recently launched our new series on great bars and restaurants where a panoramic vista is as much a part of the experience as a cocktail or appetizer (Drinking in the view) it seemed logical to start one about places…
Cancun, Mexico: Paradise Found
This article was written by Grown-up Travel Guide contributor Nikolia Rudenko One of our favourite themes at Grown-up Travel Guide is that of ‘pimping your holiday’. When you make your own arrangements you can turn those precious couple of weeks…
6 of the best…places to take the kids in New York
The Big Apple is perfect for children of all ages, and simply being in the place they’ve seen so many times in films, TV series and cartoons will hold them spellbound for the first day or two. The skyscrapers of…
Fun in the sun – 5 outdoor activities in Stockholm
Summer in Stockholm is a pure delight – after the long, dark winter the city shines for its all too brief peak season. In fact we’d go as far as to say that the Swedish capital is the most beautiful…
Drinking in the view – The OXO Tower Bar, London, England
Regular readers may have noticed that the sheer number of trips taken in recent months has slowed the pace of publication of new content – but fear not, for today it’s time to launch a new feature series on Grown-up…
6 of the best…places to eat in Chicago
Chicago is giving New York some serious competition in terms of food these days, as the locals will almost certainly tell you – and they have every right to be a little proud of the variety and quality on offer.…
Hotel Review: K West Hotel & Spa, London, England
London. We just can’t get enough of the place. But with well over a thousand hotels to choose from you’re probably going to need some help narrowing down your choices… True. The old ‘throw the dart at the map on…
Not to be missed – what to see and do in St. Petersburg, Russia
In response to numerous appeals from first-time visitors to various destinations we’ve caved in to the pressure and decided to publish a series of articles highlighting the popular sights actually worth your time in a given city. The tourist traps,…
Fun in the sun – 5 outdoor activities in London
According to the internet it’s overcast and raining in London at the moment, but it won’t be that way for long. And when the sun is out, you should be too. Well, I suppose I could leave Call Of Duty…