The five stupidest things I’ve done while travelling
Now this sounds good. You must have been up all night narrowing this list down to five… Hey, not so fast. I may have made my fair share of travel mistakes in my younger years but I like to think…
Information, Inspiration and Entertainment for the Post-backpacking Generation
Information, Inspiration and Entertainment for the Post-backpacking Generation
Travellers Tales
Exploring the Middle and Upper Florida Keys
Image (c) Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau After two full days in Key West it was time to pack up and hit the road. The only road out of town, the Overseas Highway. For the rest of our trip we…
Key West – the end of the road is where the fun really starts
Introduction If you read the teaser post about my next trip, saw the regular updates and check-ins on social media and the numerous photographs documenting turquoise seas, extravagant food and an unhealthy obsession with Key Lime Pie, you’ll be well…
13 reasons why…you owe it to yourself to visit Africa
Only 13? Given your complete and never-ending addiction to the continent, I would have expected more, to be quite frank… Well I had to keep it down or I would never have got this article published, would I? Clearly I…
6 of the best…photo opportunities in New York
So you still haven’t visited the Big Apple? Don’t make the mistake I did and keep putting it off, anytime is the right time for New York City. To get the best possible value you should check out Groupon. The coupon company…
6 of the best…places to take the kids in Copenhagen
The Danish capital has something for everyone – especially the smaller ones. Starting with the obvious, there’s Tivoli Gardens, a delightful mix of old-fashioned fairground and modern high-adrenaline rides located slap bang over the road from the main train station…
First impressions – an Englishman in New York
After a lame attempt to kick this series off in June last year we’re going to do it properly this time. We even have guest posts ready for publication, believe it or not… The topic this time out is first…
Exploring Poland’s Tricity Area – Sopot
This article is part one of the series “Exploring Poland’s Tricity Area” Exploring Poland’s Tricity Area – Sopot Exploring Poland’s Tricity Area – Gdynia Exploring Poland’s Tricity Area – Gdansk This #PomorskieAdventures and #LifestylePolen campaign was masterminded by the…
Planning your Grown-up Travel – the 12 step programme
Use this handy guide to plan your trip Image obtained from Flickr.com under Creative Commons (c) Kaushal Karkhanis This is the list we at Grown-up Travel Guide use to plan our travel and we’re sharing it here to help readers…
Destination Riga: A winter cruise, great views and excellent craft booze
Okay – first of all, I sincerely apologise for the crappy title, but I just couldn’t resist it. With that out of the way, let me get on with the story. Last month I took part in the inaugural Nordic…
A week in Malawi – truly the warm heart of Africa
Introduction Earlier this year I organized what could be described as the “working trip of a lifetime”. Stay with me here – basically I managed to turn three separate business trips to Africa into an entire month spent on the…
Why Chicago should be the next city you visit in the USA – even if it was also the last
Before we get into this, Noo Yoikers, I do understand. You find it hard to believe how anyone – and a Limey at that – could rate another city over yours. Don’t get me wrong here; I love the Big…