Backpacks are brilliant for travelling. Wear them properly, not slung over one shoulder – yes Master Gallivant I’m talking about you – and weight is distributed evenly meaning less strain on your body. They also leave your hands free which is a real boon when you’re trying to carry vast amounts of luggage – yes […]
If you’re looking for a last minute getaway over the next couple of weeks, consider Iceland, where the chances of a dazzling Northern Lights experience are higher than usual. The technical bit, according to Saevar Helgi Bragason, one of Iceland’s most renowned astronomers… “Earlier this month a large coronal hole on the sun faced the […]
Iceland really is a bizarre place. I remember gazing at it from the air as my plane descended and immediately clocking how different and ‘other worldly’ it felt – yet it’s less than a three hour flight from the UK. Take the kids and you can even give yourself a pat on the back for […]
How miserable is this weather?? It’s not too late to book your escape to balmy climes for February half term. Here are some of our favourites with availability from i-escape Kids Collection: Rock the Kasbah Richard Branson’s five star Kasbah Tamadot, deep in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, is usually an adult only affair…except during school hols […]
Only 9 days to go until Christmas. Yikes. How did that happen? If, like me, you’ve still not done all your pressie shopping, here are a few ideas for anyone who likes travelling – and that’s all of us, right? For those who love the great outdoors My past experience with microfibre towels – the […]
Desperate to see the Northern Lights? Well there’s never any guarantee, no matter how much you spend on a holiday. However you can increase your chances by doing the following: 1. Make sure you go North, preferably within the Arctic Circle. 2. Time it right – October to March is the most likely time for […]
I’ve been to the Algarve. Well, when I say I have been, what I actually mean is that I’ve been to one of those faceless five star country club style resorts. To be fair, it was very nice – all immaculate beaches, manicured lawns, golf courses, and a re-creation of an old Portuguese village square. […]
So…I haven’t posted in a while, as Mr Gallivant and I have been working on our new baby…no, not that kind of baby! Our own little travel project – a holiday let – has been way more time consuming than anticipated but it’s finally finished and here it is – ta da! It’s a bolthole […]
If you are still hurting your head trying to think of Christmas presents for your nearest and dearest, I thought I’d mention two rather lovely travel books that have thumped their way onto my coffee table in recent weeks. The first, Lonely Planet’s The Travel Book, is a monster. Its gargantuan size means that it […]
Life is busy, busy, busy. My current jobs include mum, wife, cook, shopper, taxi driver, cleaner… oh, and travel editor and blogger, too! Like most women, I suspect, I have moments where I want to step off the world for a while, take some proper time out for myself and just RELAX and recalibrate. It […]