Travelodge UK have some rooms for only £19 for stays during the period 1 July to 31 August 2009. Online booking for these £19 rooms opens at 6am today (Thursday 14 May 2009). You need to pay when you book and there are no refunds. If you want to bag a £19 bargain Travelodge room [...]
Update 1 December 2010 – Ryanair has now increased the check-in fee to £6 per person per flight, a whopping 20% price increase for something that you have to do yourself! When I read that Ryanair will charge a £5 per person per flight online check-in fee for all bookings made from 20 May 2009, [...]
Often times, traveling to a different city means exploring the culture of the city. The museums. The restaurants. The architecture. Europe has plenty to offer in terms of culture. But culture has many different aspects. Sports being one of them. That’s how I found myself taking in a professional basketball game in Solna, a suburb [...]
Hot chocolate in Budapest. It’s a bit of a random thought but this week I was honestly discussing which cafes we’ve visited that were the most scenic, and I suddenly remembered a great experience in Budapest. I spent a day exploring the Castle Hill area of Budapest – it’s on the western side of the [...]
When I read about SpottedbyLocals.com, which aims to help readers “experience cities like a local”, I thought what a great idea, as I’m all for seeing beyond the usual tourist destinations when travelling. Bart van Poll, co-founder of Spotted by Locals talks to Europe a la Carte. Spotted by Locals founders, Bart and Sanne van [...]
If you’re in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb and have a day to spare, be sure to visit the lovely Trakoscan Castle. Located about an hour’s drive from the city, this 13th century structure was originally a small part of the Zagorje principality defence fortification. And while little is known of the original fortification, the [...]
People often say to me that it’s virtually impossible to book a really cheap Ryanair flight. unless you are willing to fly to the middle of nowhere in the depths of Winter. To prove that it’s entirely possible to find a cheap flight to a great destination in June, when there’s a good chance of [...]
If you book a few flights a year with low cost airlines, you could save yourself a tidy sum by paying for your flights with a Visa Electron card and avoiding the additional booking and/or payment fees. Visa Electron cards are available with some basic current accounts such as the Halifax Easycash Account. However from [...]
The 3 UK network is now offering free Skype to Skype calls from your mobile phone. This seems like a great offer, enabling you to make free calls when you are on the move, using Skype software loaded onto your mobile. However curremtly you do a need a 3 X series mobile phone to use [...]
Last time I was in London, we finally decided to go exploring some sights outside the city, and one of our favourites was Windsor Castle: Photo courtesy of OliverN5. Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world, and it’s a gorgeous site. The stunning experience starts right as you depart the train from [...]
