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Driving Abroad Advice and Car Hire Tips

Driving abroad isn’t difficult but you do need to learn to cope with being on the other side of the road, different traffic signs and hazards from hairpin bends, and potholes, oxcarts and elephants that you rarely encounter on British roads.   Do your homework before setting out and drive d...

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Worst Holiday Destinations in the World

The other day I was reading an article about the seaside town of Portrush in Northern Ireland. It was recently rated the worst UK holiday destination. Okay, so I was only ten when I went there on holiday but I think that they are worse British holiday spots than Portrush.   Uninviting...

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How to Complain About Your Vacation

As a travel consumer blogger I receive a lot of emails from consumers asking how they complain about a travel company or airline, so I put together this guide so that I could help. Some companies are better than others when dealing with customer complaints.   Here are my tips on how to...

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World Heritage Status Losing its Appeal to Travellers

Am I the only person that thinks that the Unesco World Heritage site status list is starting to look nothing like a list of unique and diverse places? I think that status is given out too easily nowadays and wasn’t it last year that there was outcry because Benidorm had applied.   Status l...

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Fear of Flying Tips – Overcoming the Fear of Flying Phobia

Many of us take our seat on board the airplane and do not think twice about flying but unfortunately for those with a fear of flying, it can be a traumatic experience and despite airlines offering huge discounts their decision is often to simply not fly.   Negativity towards...

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Going to Los Angeles? Don't Miss These 8 Points of Interest

Los Angeles was in the spotlight this year more than ever, thanks to a certain throwback, Jazz-era inspired musical movie. The narrative, brought to life by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, helped evoke a more intimate, whimsical side of this city, that is too often dismissed as just another big,...

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Shhhh! Enjoy These 13 Secret Australian Travel Spots

Bitter Springs, Northern Territory. Picture: Tourism NT THEY seem like they belong in a fairytale, but those areas really exist in real life. And they are all in our backyard. Given it is their job to understand Australia, the staff at Tourism Australia are a fairly well-travelled crowd...

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Luxury travel: The new mid-life crisis sportscar?

I envisioned marking my husband's 40th birthday with a sports car. Cliché? Perhaps. Nothing obnoxious, only a little refurbished classic. I never took into account how unlikely it may be to have another parking space in our garage in midtown Toronto with this imaginary car. Or the...

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A massive iceberg traveling south is photobombing a small Canadian fishing village

Watching icebergs floating from the eastern shore of Newfoundland is a time-honored convention on one island in the North Atlantic. Tourists trek up to see them drift ago, kayak alongside, or even enjoy within the vodka. This year, there has been a large uptick in icebergs traveling through...

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Traveling Couples Together Stay in Long Last Relationship

Traveling as a couple or as a family isn't only an extremely interesting thing to do, but also, an extremely healthy thing to do. Families that take regular family holidays tend to be closer, happier, and stronger. The same goes for couples! There are plenty of reasons why couples that...

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Former Math Teacher: Now Getting Paid To Travel The World

Whenever you have a full-time occupation and a really indulgent hobby, balancing both can be quite the job. And if that hobby includes travelling and eating at luxury resorts, then you need a goo job to support it. Unless you make your hobby pay for itself. And that's exactly what Jessica...

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4 amazing travel destinations to escape the heat this summer

Summer has officially been here for a couple of weeks now, and with it comes the summer heat waves. Over the past few weeks, the southwestern United States saw temperatures soar so large street signs melted and airplanes needed to be grounded. The Northern Sierra watched a heat wave so powerful...

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Fancy a holiday in Windpassing or Weener? Europe’s least appealing sounding destinations revealed

Fancy holidaying in Weener, Windpassing or Even Rottenegg? Probably not. These towns are one of 14 European tourist destinations with dreadful titles -- but luckily, none of them live up to their titles that are dreadful. 14 European tourist destinations with Terrible Titles that they don't...

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Can Hiking Actually Change Our Brains? Doctors Think So.

While it might appear obvious that a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and spirit, science is now discovering that hiking can actually change your brain... for the better! Hiking in Nature Can Stop or Slow Negativity Apart from the almost instant sense of...

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Exploring Barcelona's Culture-Filled Points of Interest

A city loved by millions for its many facades; cosmopolitan, authentic and free-spirited, Barcelona is one of Spain’s most visited destinations. One of the liveliest European cities I’ve visited, Barcelona or as the natives would pronounce it “Barthelona” is full of action, passionate wanderers,...

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Dublin: Ireland's Fair City

One of Europe’s top urban hotspots, Dublin is an enchanting and energetic city with a rich mix of history, culture, hip bars and pubs, elegant architecture, great shopping and some of the country’s most sophisticated restaurants. Dublin: 24-hour itinerary Catch Dublin from sun-up to...

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Dark Tourism - Between Fear and Curiosity

We can call it morbidity. What makes everybody gather when an accident occurs? What makes the tourists visit the aftermath of disasters and devastation wherever they strike? Some want to help. Some others just hear the news and rush to find out more. Some run away in fear and disgust… but...

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