Tracy Deluca is the author of the Travel Betty blog which “encourages fearless independent travel for women”. Tracy believes “travel is freedom”. 1 What is the aim of your blog? Travel is a passion of mine and I put a lot of time and effort into researching destinations. I realized that I had a lot [...]
Elcho Castle, Perthshire It’s Historic Scotland’s annual free weekend 12 – 13 April 2008. There’s free entry to historic properties all over Scotland. As well as favourites such as Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle, why not venture a little off the beaten track to some less well known castles? Elcho Castle is a well preserved [...]
Welcome to the second Europe Travel Carnival. I hope that you be entertained, informed and inspired by the following melee of articles relating to travel in Europe. Activities Rouge-Bleu: A Newbie Vine Farmer in Provence posted at Diary of 1, recommends, “If traveling in the south of France, don’t miss Jean-Marc’s vineyard in Provence – [...]
I read an article today about the different types of travel writing which reckoned that the more bizarre the topic the more likely the book was to get the necessary publicity to become popular. I have to say that Round Ireland with a Fridge about an guy hitchhiking around Ireland with a fridge, sprang to [...]
When I was reading the Twitter updates of my friends in the travel sector I came across a link to Travel Alltop a collection of stories from all the top travel sites and blogs in the web. Well imagine my delight when I spotted the Europe a la Carte blog near the top of the [...]
Our recent live blog using Coveritlive was certainly an interesting experience. However after reflection and feedback I’ve come to some conclusions. 1 Publicise the live blog well, ensuring all publicity has correct time and working links. 2 Explain how a live blog works, that a screen will display within the blog post at the start [...]
Travelodge will be offering 1000s of additional rooms on their £19 advance booking, non refundable Saver rate, available for booking from 06:00 tomorrow, 3 April 2008 until 7 April for stays during May. With two Bank Holidays coming up in May, this could be an opportunity for a budget short break. Family rooms at Travelodge [...]
Are you loyal to any travel brands? I began to wonder about this issue as I wrote my post about the citizenM concept hotel for Wandalust today. I suppose I can only answer for myself. My greatest travel brand loyalty probably lies with the Travelodge budget hotel chain. This is mostly based on price as [...]
