Hotel Review: Hotel Trias, Palamos, Catalonia, Spain
Image (c) Hotel Trias Note: My stay was hosted by the Costa Brava Tourist Board as part of a press trip. Opinions are, as always, my own. For our second night on the Costa Brava as part of a blog…
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Our new tour company is open for business!
Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that our new tour company is finally open for business! Yes, after many months of research and testing the waters with guests, The Grown-up Travel Company finally became a reality…
A flying visit to Flatdogs Camp in Zambia
Introduction The story so far: after spending a week in Malawi during my month-long trip to Africa earlier this year to attend three travel trade shows, I had five days I needed to fill. The third and final expo was…
The ultimate Harry Potter experience – Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort
In 2013 we were in Orlando, Florida for the first time as part of a rather epic road trip. As you may remember, we had only a brief stay in town but managed to crowbar visits to three theme parks…
Cruising in Norway? Make the most of your time in port – Trondheim
Cruising the coast of Norway all the way up to the Arctic Circle is high on many a traveller’s must-do list, and who can blame them? With the midnight sun in the summer and a good chance of the Northern…
Miami vs. Fort Lauderdale: A Tale of Two Vacation Cities
Ah, Miami! Whenever I think of this vibrant city, I’m reminded of its pulsating energy and rich cultural tapestry. Miami, the heart of Florida’s cultural scene, is a place where art, history, and modernity dance together under the sun. Whether…
A crumbling monument to insanity – the “Colossus of Rugen”
I think it was the bread rolls that really brought it home to me. The sheer scale of the place was one thing, the madness of the entire concept another. But it was when our guide told us about the…
Hotel Review: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Marlow, England
So the time has finally come. After all that nagging you’ve decided to give in and finally take your daughter to Legoland in Windsor, England. You mean after all these years she’s developed enough interest in Lego to justify the…
First impressions – a Canadian in San Francisco
Here’s the second part of our new (or rather re-booted) series after the first article on an Englishman in New York for the first time. A number of different authors tell us how it went the first time they visited…
Retro Travel Photo – Before We Grew Up: Berlin Wall watchtower, Berlin, Germany
In this new occasional section we share some of the travel photos from our archives – when we paid our dues but rarely our way. Times were tough, hitch-hiking was a favoured mode of transport (even through the Sahara, which…
Something for the weekend: Copperhill Mountain Lodge, Åre, Sweden
I’ve been meaning to reboot this series of articles for some time as I realise that not everyone (myself included) has the opportunity to travel to Japan every week. On the other hand, taking a short break every now and again…
12 sure-fire ways to make Londoners hate you
Ooh, someone’s got themselves in a bit of a tizzy after spending time in their former home town… Well I did tone it down quite a bit, to be honest. These were my working titles: “How to piss off locals…