If you’re looking for last minute Alps hotels Ratestogo have a wide selection of accommodation at all price levels. La Christiania Residence in the centre of Courchevel has one bedroom apartments, sleeping up to 5 guests, from 23 euros per night per person. There’s also the option of a two bedroom apartments which has two [...]

I’m sure most of us have thought about doing some online writing but been put off by lack of IT knowledge or not wanting to spend money buying domains or reliable hosts for websites. Hubpages offers you a way to start writing and publishing articles about topics that you are passionate or knowledgeable. It’s easy [...]

We had Sunday lunch today at the Marshall Meadows Hotel, just outside Berwick upon Tweed in north Northumberland. The hotel is a Georgian mansion set in it’s own grounds, east off the A1 about one mile north of the Berwick services. I thought it was one of the best Sunday lunches I’ve ever had and [...]

Calling all travel bargain hunters. I’ve started a UK travel deals Swicki, a cross between a search engine and a wiki,  which enables a custom search experience returning relevant, targeted results. You can search for the best travel deals on offer in the UK. You may be taking a break or holiday within the UK, [...]

I was curious to see just how cheaply I could put together a Wintersun holiday flying from Newcastle at the end of February. Easyjet have flights departing for Majorca on Friday 22 February and returning Friday 29 February 2008 for £72 per person. Holidaynights have a studio self catering apartment at the Alcudia Gardens at [...]

I think that there can be a world of difference between cheap and value for money travel. To some extent it does depend on the product. “You get what you pay for” isn’t always the case with travel. You don’t want cheap, nasty and low quality but neither do you want to pay through the [...]

I noticed this week that my favourite budget accommodation option Travelodge has increased the price of its Saver rooms from £26 to £29, an increase of around 10%. While I’ve never a fan of price increases this one could have a silver lining as they have doubled the number of rooms available on this promotion [...]

I’d recommend a visit to John Muir’s Birthplace in Dunbar in East Lothian. The conservation pioneer, John Muir, was born here in 1838. You don’t have to be a devout onservationist to enjoy your visit. I think that John Muir’s life story is so fascinating that it would make a great, inspirational, adventure and educational [...]

If you’re thinking of renting a holiday villa in Italy, Cottages to Castles. is well worth a look. It’s run by the father and son team, Claudio and Jonathan Magnoni, who pride themselves on “really knowing Italy”.  The fully bonded UK based company has been established for 20 years.  They have a selection of hand [...]

After a frosty, foggy start it turned into another beautiful, sunny day in the east of Scotland today. I walked along the cliffs in Dunbar, East Lothian, this afternoon and the contrast of the red stone and the blue of the sky and the sea was amazing. View from John Muir walk, Dunbar The walk [...]