In this guest post, Nick of the Lanzarote Guidebook tells us about the town of Teguise, formerly the capital of the island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands. Whilst Lanzarote is best known as a modern, sunshine holiday destination this small Canary Island also boasts some wonderful historic attractions. Such as the former island [...]
Greece is a very popular summer sun holiday destination, with many direct flights to the various islands as well as several inland destinations. Many package holidays to the North of Greece use the airport at Thessaloniki, with accommodation at the three-pronged peninsula of Halkidiki. However, the area east of Thessaloniki stretching to the border with [...]
I love Ryanair. Plenty of people will disagree with me. And that’s fine. But when I fly Ryanair I’m not looking for customer service or any sort of luxury. I am looking for cheap flights that will get me somewhere I want to visit. Or somewhere I didn’t know I wanted to visit. Recently I [...]
Neha’s post yesterday about the world’s smallest town in Croatia got me thinking about small destinations, and reminded me of a great day trip I took in Estonia. I’ve mentioned Estonia’s north-east and south-east before but my favourite part of the country is in the south-west, and especially the island of Saaremaa, a popular summer [...]
In this guest post Jared Salter, founder of Joobili.com, a new travel inspiration website, describes the Ice World Golf Championship to be held in Greenland from March 19 – 24 2009. “The par 5 fairway bends around an iceberg, the rough is a 2cm layer of frozen ice, and sand traps are replaced by seal [...]
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: After our reccy trip to Spain, we’ve come to the conclusion that we won’t be buying ‘Our Own Place in the Sun’ anytime soon in Spain. PRE-VISIT BACKGROUND Our idea of purchasing a second/holiday home for avoiding the British winter/renting out in the summer (also, possibly using as a permanernt future home) had become [...]
If you happen to be along Croatia’s Istrian coast, be sure to visit the little town of Hum. It holds the unique distinction of being the world’s smallest town. To be honest, Hum, with a population of approximately 23 inhabitants, is just your regular hilltop village, smaller in fact. But a shout out from the [...]
In this guest post Nellie Huang of Wild Junket highlights the Arabic influence in Granada, Spain. A tranquil city in Southern Spain, Granada exudes a mystical sense of beauty that not many overcrowded Spanish cities can compare to. In contrast with the tourist-dominated beaches along the coast, Granada is so elegantly poised with Arabic-influenced architecture, [...]
The tiny hamlet of Mechelen is a small city roughly halfway between the larger Belgian cities of Antwerp and Brussels. The city is all but missed by tourists on express trains that fly past without a second thought. However, the history of Belgium is laid bare and there are enough attractions to fill a weekend [...]
You can book a Travelodge UK room for only £19 for stays between 3 April – 4 May 2009 in the Easter Sale. Get on the site as soon as possible to get your £19 room as they go fast. It’s great value as most Travelodges have family rooms which can sleep up to 2 [...]
