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Save 30% at the Generator Hostel, Berlin
2008-02-09 19:26:00 I’ve been looking for budget accommodation in Berlin for my attendance at the Travel Bloggers Summit. I’ll be out most of the time so I really just need a basic, clean place to sleep for the night. Ideally l’d like to be near the venue but there is nothing reasonably priced as the Berlin Travel ... More About: Generator , Save , Hostel
Bargain rates at the Cairn Hotel Edinbugh
2008-02-09 14:59:00 I need to stay in Edinburgh for one night next week. I started searching on my favourite Hotel sCombined price comparison site and found the 3 star Cairn Hotel for £22 for a single ensuite room without breakfast. I thought this was a pretty good price but I thought I’d also have a look at the ... More About: Scotland , Accommodation , Bargain , Rates
UK boating holidays with Hoseasons
2008-02-08 15:54:00 If you’re thinking of a holiday in the UK, why not try a boating holiday? It’s generally the Norfolk broads which spring to find for this type of holiday but here are plenty of other options such as the Union or Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotand, the Llangollen Canal in Wales, the Yorkshire ... More About: Holidays , United Kingdom , Boating
Trieste - Italian home of cafe society
2008-02-08 14:54:00 Trieste is tucked away in the north eastern corner of Italy , close the border with Slovenia. It was seaport of the Hapsburg empire for many years and even 70% of Italians questioned in a recent opinion poll didn’t know that Trieste was part of Italy. Trieste seafront in the evening In Trieste you can enjoy a ... More About: Society , Culture , Architecture , Home
I?m a qualified travel blogger
2008-02-08 11:31:00 Well according to PhocusWright who’ve invited me to attend the PhocusWright Blogger s Summit in Berlin 5 - 6 March as a qualified travel industry blogger. The Summit is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet other travel bloggers, exchange ideas and examine the influence of blogging on travel businesses. Berlin: Haus der Kultur der Weld ... More About: Travel , Germany , Small Business , Travel Tips
What?s the best way to get to the airport?
2008-02-08 11:04:00 I’m attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin next month. I’m flying with Easyjet from Glasgow for £53 return. However I live in Berwick upon Tweed in north eastern corner of England. Flights with other airlines from Edinburgh or Newcastle airport, my 2 closest airports, cost a lot more and/or involve a ... More About: Insurance , United Kingdom , Air Travel , Airport , Public Transport
Heathrow Terminal 5 Travelodge rooms from £29
2008-02-06 17:19:00 The newly built Travelodge at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 has rooms available from just £29 a night, if you book at least 7 days in advance on the non refundable saver rate. If you’ve already booked a flight then you should be safe enough with this advance rate booking. Flexible rooms where you can cancel ... More About: England , United Kingdom , Accommodation
Insider travel marketing secrets
2008-02-06 16:43:00 Jens of the Tourism Internet Marketing blog has put out a call for travel marketing secrets and tips. He’s looking for your best kept marketing secret to add to Tips from the T List ebook. This set me thinking about my marketing efforts in my UK based online travel business Europe a la Carte. What pearl ... More About: Travel , Small Business , Secrets , Insider
Rated top Europe travel blog by Blogged.com
2008-02-04 10:32:00 I’m delighted that my blog has scored 8.9 out of 10 and been rated as great by Blog ged.com and comes top of the list in the Europe travel blogs category. I know this may sound like bragging but it’s reassuring when an unbiased third party, who reads a lot of blogs, likes what ... More About: Travel
HotelsCombined finds the best rate quickly and easily
2008-02-02 19:30:00 I’ve been searching for accommodation in Bremen for my trip to Germany in April using the HotelsCombined price comparison site. I’ve decided just to stay in Bremen for my final night as I’m mainly going to visit Hamburg. I want to stay in centre of Bremen so I don’t have to carry my luggage ... More About: Accommodation , Rate
Review of Whichpolicy.co.uk - travel insurance comparison site
2008-02-02 11:57:00 I always recommend that you take out travel insurance for your trip, with annual European policies for a couple starting from as little as £40. The problem I had when searching for our annual policy was that we are already covered for baggage under our home contents insurance and that I wanted a policy ... More About: Travel , Insurance , Review , Site , Travel Insurance
Free events during British Tourism Week 2008
2008-02-01 17:27:00 There are several free events around British Tourism Week in March 2008. In London from 21 February - 9 March 2008 you can visit the Britain on View exhibitions of photos celebrating the UK’s countryside and coastline at the Oxo building. On Saturday 15 March there are several free guided walks around London around ... More About: England , Events , Culture
Discover the Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
2008-01-28 12:49:00 Described as “a silver thread in a ribbon of green” the Water of Leith Walkway runs alongside this small river for 12 miles as it flows through Edinburgh from Balerno to enter the Forth Estuary at Leith. It is remarkable that within a couple of minutes you can leave the hustle and bustle of ... More About: Scotland , Walking , Discover
The WW2 soldier bear who was just one of the boys
2008-01-28 12:13:00 I was amazed to read about Voytek the ursine 2nd Polish Transport Company army recruit who carried ammunition along the lines during battle the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The troops adopted the orphaned bear when they were in Palestine in 1942 and he soon become one of the boys enjoying his beer ... More About: Books , Scotland , Soldier , Boys , Bear
Kids go free at Legoland holidays in 2008
2008-01-24 17:36:00 Kids under 15 go free on Legoland holidays , on the basis of one free child per paying adult, on these selected dates throughout 2008 . March: 15-20, 25-31. April : 1-4, 21, 24-28. May: 1-2, 8-12, 15-19, 22-23. June: 2-30. July: 1-23. September: 8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29. October: 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-24. Legoland Holidays offer a best price guarantee so ... More About: Kids , Children , Free
30% off and free delivery at Lonely Planet
2008-01-24 16:55:00 For a limited time, Lonely Planet Publications is offering 30% off plus free delivery, if you spend more than £25 sterling/40 euros/40 US dollars. If you planning some trips this year, it’s a great time to buy guidebooks to do some planning and research. If you have family or friends who love to travel, ... More About: Books , Travel Tips , Free
Will travel spending by Brits dip in 2008?
2008-01-24 14:37:00 I was certainly aware of rising prices in the last week, Diesel had gone up another one pence a litre to £1.07 when I filled my car, I read that British Gas were increasing their prices by 15% and in the supermarket a 4 pint container of milk costing around £1 a few months ago ... More About: Travel , United Kingdom , Spending , 2008 , Brits
£19 Travelodge rooms for February half term
2008-01-24 12:20:00 Travelodge have rooms for £19 during the period 7 - 24 February , the half term holiday period for English schools. You need to book 18 days in advance and payment is non refundable. I had a look through available rooms in central Scotland and there was good availability in most of the lodges e.g. Stirling ... More About: Accommodation , Half , Term , Travelodge
Make finding good quality hotels a skoosh
2008-01-22 12:49:00 It can be pretty difficult and time consuming to find a good hotel online. We’ve all been there trawling through lists, wondering which hotel to book. Yes you can shop on price alone with price comparison sites such as Hotels Combined but most of us would like to book something of reasonable quality ... More About: Accommodation , Make , Good , Quality
Stirling - Scotland?s newest city
2008-01-21 11:31:00 Stirling was awarded city status in 2002 as part of the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. I lived in the Stirling area for 18 years. I loved living there as I had the benefits of a large town/small city yet you could be in the countryside in a few minutes. Stirling sits ... More About: Culture , Scotland , City , Stirling
How green is my cruise ship?
2008-01-21 10:52:00 I read about one of the wackiest stabs at authentic travel experiences today, a cruise ship with a real grass lawn. Celebrity Cruise s decided that having a grassy area would add to cruise passengers enjoyment and that artificial grass would not sit well with the company’s mantra of providing “authentic experiences”, so it had ... More About: Green , Ship , Cruise Ship
Worldreviewer experts wanted
2008-01-18 14:49:00 I now a expert on the Worldreviewer website. I read that Worldreviewer was tipped to one of the travel websites to watch in 2008 and were looking for travel experts with detailed knowledge in specific areas so I thought I’d have a closer look at the site. It’s aimed at the “lifestyle” or “experience” ... More About: Travel Tips , Experts , Wanted
Family adventure holidays
2008-01-17 21:53:00 I know from experience that finding the right family holiday can be hard. The Adventure Company have a great range of holidays for active families including their new range of Teenage Adventures. There are many adventure tours from which to choose such as Slovenian Winter Adventures in the Tatras mountains, Walking with Mules in Switzerland, ... More About: Holidays , Family
More time spend researching holidays than mortgages
2008-01-17 13:17:00 Evidently UK residents are willing to spend more time researching their holiday than their mortgage. While 36% of Brits spend more than 10 hours researching a leisure trip, only 22% would be wiling to spend this amount of time on finding the best mortgage deal. Is this a rational use of time? I don’t think ... More About: Holidays , United Kingdom , Time , Mortgages , Opinion Poll
The fair city of Perth in Scotland
2008-01-16 10:24:00 Perth in central Scotland has long been know as the “Fair City ”, even although it’s not officially a city. It was the capital of Scotland in the 13th and 14th century. I really like Perth, it’s a grand yet laid back small city on the banks of the River Tay with two large parks, several ... More About: Culture , Perth
Car hire price comparison sites don?t compare like with like
2008-01-12 16:27:00 We’re going to Italy for a week in May and will need to hire a car, so I decided to look at Travelsupermarket.co.uk car hire comparison facility. However I think that the search results are not a true comparison, as all of the cheapest quotes were not actually an inclusive price, as there was an ... More About: Hire , Sites , Car hire , Compare , Price
Makeover for John o?Groats?
2008-01-12 14:57:00 John o’Groats, erroneously known as the most northerly point of the UK, may be about to receive a much needed makeover. I’ve only been to John o’Groats once, almost 30 years ago and I have to agree with Lonely Planet’s assessment that it’s “worst and most embarrassing tourist attraction in Scotland ”, really just a car ... More About: John , Makeover , Oats
You?ve gotta go to Gothenburg, Sweden
2008-01-11 15:27:00 Gothenburg lies on the western coast of the southern tip of Sweden . It’s extremely civilised city, low key, sophisticated in an unpretentious manner, far from soulless and regimented yet orderly and relaxing. I think it’s a great city to visit both for adults travelling solo, couples, groups of adults and families. Gothenburg Quayside ... More About: Culture , Gotta , Gothenburg , Then
Guest interview - Ercole Marsili of Italiamia.com
2008-01-08 12:53:00 I met Ercole Marsili of Italiamia.com through the social networking site Stumbleupon. I think his site encompasses a lot of useful information about all things Italian such as travel, books, movies, music and current news. 1 What is the aim of your business? To provide information on culture and products from Italy to people living outside Italy, ... More About: Interview , Guest
Review of Pontins
More articles from this author:2008-01-07 14:31:00 Pontins have been offering seaside family holidays in the UK since the company was founded by Fred Pontin in 1946. They have seven holiday centres in the UK. Blackpool and Pakefield in Suffolk offer half board holidays. The five other centres, Prestatyn Sands in North Wales, Brean Sands in Somerset, Southport, Helmsley ... More About: Children , United Kingdom , Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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