Have You Travelled on Any of The World’s 10 Fastest Trains?
Whether you’re in a hurry or just get a buzz from watching the world pass by in a blur, the modern generation of fast trains is a travel pleasure. Here … Continue reading
Films That Will Trigger Your Travel Instinct
Have you ever watched a film and felt inspired to drop everything and hop on a plane? Here are 5 films that will trigger your travel instinct. Get your passport … Continue reading
Set Yourself A Fitness Challenge for 2013
Getting fit is an aspiration of many, particularly as the calendar rolls from December to January, but without a goal to aim for, the vast majority of people who make … Continue reading
Holiday Breakfasts to Add Sunshine to Winter Mornings
It’s still dark outside, your toes are afraid to slip out from the warm confines of the duvet and the chance of finding warm weather outside lingers as low as … Continue reading
Travel to Suit Your Star Sign
Your horoscopes may provide a guiding light for the months ahead and throughout 2013, but what does your zodiac sign tell you about compatible holiday spots? Matching travel locations to … Continue reading
Diet Foods That May Surprise You
New year, new you. Going on a diet is a promise millions of us will make this year and one of the first common tasks is to take all temptations … Continue reading
What Travel New Year’s Resolutions Are You Making in 2013?
As January rolls in, it brings with it the annual compulsion to commit to live a better, healthier, harder working, more social life. I know I’ve been making the same … Continue reading
5 Best Travel Destinations for 2013
In the eternal quest to discover a new corner of the already travel saturated globe or manage a genuine cultural exchange, finding that elusive hot spot for next year’s break … Continue reading
7 Best Places to Celebrate New Year’s Eve
The moment when the door closes on one year and opens on a brand new one is celebrated around the globe. Whether it’s with your feet in the sand or … Continue reading
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Travellers
The latest gadget for the kitchen or new pyjamas might make a great Christmas present for some, but for those whose lifestyle means that they spend as much time on … Continue reading
Curious Christmas Customs Around the World
Traditionally serving as a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Christmas Day has prompted myriad customs that are practiced on 25th December around the world. If you intend to spend … Continue reading
My Barefoot Volcano Hike (and Why I’m Glad My Shoes Broke)
I couldn’t tell whether the dark matter oozing from my feet was mud or blood, but I took in a deep breath of crisp air and let out a laugh that … Continue reading
007 of Bond’s Best Destinations
He may not look it, but James Bond turns 50 this year, or at least the character celebrates half a century on the big screen. Ian Flemming’s classic British spy … Continue reading
“I threw away years of hard work in search of travel…”
I’d made it. Seven years of training and I was officially qualified as a lawyer. I should have been ecstatic but all I felt was disappointment. Client meetings, conferences and … Continue reading
Why Living in a Troglodyte Cave Might be Good for you
“I’m going to France to live in a cave,” I declared to my friends and family. It was the heart of winter and my loved ones rolled their eyes, passing … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why you Should Take a Holiday
Somewhere over the last few decades we have morphed into a 24/7 business world, ever connected and stretched to the maximum and with many companies applying a ‘use it or … Continue reading
6 Lessons from Kung Fu School (and How I Learned I’m no Bruce Lee)
My childhood TV choices were dominated by my older brother, which meant that by the end of my teenage years I’d seen more kung fu movies than most. Jet Li, … Continue reading
Improve your Travel Writing with these 10 Lessons
Who wouldn’t want to swing in a hammock while writing about their day’s activities and get paid for it? Travel writing is a dream job, and it’s no longer preserved … Continue reading
Explore the Arctic Wilderness with Huskies at the Helm
The Arctic Circle remains the northern hemisphere’s greatest wilderness and for many the prospect of being pulled by huskie dogs through the purest of snow on the slickest of sledges … Continue reading
Jo Fitzsimons 