I was surprised to read in the recent Foreign and Commonwealth Office report that 20% of Britons travelling abroad don’t have travel insurance.  I think it’s downright silly not to buy travel insurance and leave yourself exposed to the possibility of being thousands of pounds out of pocket, for the sake of saving a few [...]

Has travel insurances gone bananas? Well Quotebanana.co.uk appear to think that a zany name is going to attract buyers of travel insurance with a strapline of “Don’t monkey around, pick the best of the bunch”. I hesitate to call Quotebanana a price comparison site as it predominately features insurance companies which are part of the [...]

If you’re taking your own car to mainland Europe this Summer you may be asking yourself if you should purchase European car breakdown cover. It’s hard to decide if you should buy breakdown cover but you have to weigh up the reliability of the your car, against the cost of the cover and what it [...]

I’m always trying to point out the potential pitfalls of car hire because it is complicated to come up with best all round car hire deal. You should never purchase car hire on price alone, you really just examine all aspects of the car rental agreement. If I hire a car abroad once a year [...]

I’m attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin next month. I’m flying with Easyjet from Glasgow for £53 return. However I live in Berwick upon Tweed in north eastern corner of England. Flights with other airlines from Edinburgh or Newcastle airport, my 2 closest airports, cost a lot more and/or involve a stopover. My flight [...]

You have to very careful when putting together your own holiday to avoid the potential of ending up being in difficulty and out of pocket if things go wrong during the trip. If you book a traditional package holiday with a travel agent then you’ll be covered. The mechanism for covering this is due to [...]

My annual European travel insurance is due for renewal at the beginning of next month so I decided to do some research before renewal. I’d read that some policies don’t cover you for terrorism and although this is not a major concern to me, I’m sure there’s more risk of being injured driving around on [...]

You may not be aware that when you hire a car which cliams to quote you an “all inclusive price” that in fact if the hire car is stolen or damaged then you will be required to pay an excess of several hundred pounds. Photo by IaRuth There are 2 ways to avoid paying this [...]

More evidence has emerged over just how much you can save on travel insurance if you shop around, rather than buying from your travel agent. According to research by InsureandGo you could pay up to 91.8% more for single trip insurance from an travel agent than buying from the most competitive insurance companies. That’s a [...]

Here are my seven tips for planning an independent trip to Europe. One: Do not try to see and do too much. You may end up actually seeing very little. I think it is better to see more of fewer countries/regions and see them properly. You may not want to stay in one location for [...]