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    A Day on Hove Beach, The Sun £9.50 Holiday Challenge

    Buy something more exciting with £9.50 than a  holiday, that’s the challenge The Sun have set me, after duly accepting the challenge I soon realised I was fighting a losing…

    No Comments » | Travel |

    Ko Maak, A Tranquil Gem

    Not far from Ko Chang, is the beautifully scerene and peaceful island of Ko Maak, fringed with palm trees, surrounded by…

    4 Comments » | Highlights, Off the beaten track, Thailand |

    Halifax Holiday Matchmaker

    Halifax Travel Money have come up with a clever and pretty original use of Facebook for holiday destination ideas. Holiday…

    No Comments » | Travel Advice & Tips |

    Mobile Broadband and Travelling Abroad

    How to find the most suitable mobile broadband service when travelling abroad
    Over the last few years people’s lifestyles…

    No Comments » | Travel Advice & Tips |

    Take a Break From Hostels, Top 5 Tips to Find Yourself a Luxury Hotel Deal

    Now I don’t mind roughing it at all but there are certain occasions when your travelling or on a holiday…

    3 Comments » | Holidays, Places to stay, Travel |

    Win a Copy of the Gap Year Guide Book 2010

    Gap-year.com have been specialists in providing information for those considering gap years, year outs or career breaks for 18 years. They…

    1 Comment » | Competitions, books |

    Puno to Cusco by Train

    Travelling by train is always a highlight for me and Puno to Cusco is no exception. The train that…

    1 Comment » | Highlights, Peru, feature |

    Amazon Rainforest Trip Part 2

    A guide can really make or break an excursion or tour and I don’t think I’ve ever had a…

    2 Comments » | Brazil, Featured, feature |

    Elephants, Snakes and Gibbons Galore at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand

    Khao Yai National Park was Thailand’s first National park and covering an area of 2,168 square kilometers is the second…

    3 Comments » | Featured, Highlights, Nature, Thailand, Wildlife, feature |

    Edora – A little Lord of the Ring Adventure

    We didn’t go for any of the Lord of the Rings tours, instead, quite randomly on the way somewhere else decided to take our little rental car off on a little adventure in search of Edora from the Lord of the Rings, known as Mt. Somers to the locals.

    1 Comment » | New Zealand, Photos, feature |

    Win an SLR camera & £500 worth of photobox vouchers

    Rough Guides have put together a new online game to tie-in with their latest publication- Earthbound: A Rough Guide to the World…

    No Comments » | Competitions |

    Amazon Rainforest Trip in Photos – Part 1

    There are many tours running out of Manaus that offer trips out into the Amazon Rainforest. We booked ours before we arrived after a bit of internet research, one selling point being staying on a floating river lodge.

    7 Comments » | Brazil, Photos, feature |

    Suicide Showers, Living on the edge

    Probably not the most endearing feature of backpacking in South America, the suicide shower gets its name for the rather…

    1 Comment » | South America, Travel |

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