An annual battle between holiday resorts to attract visiting tourists and their wallets each summer is over, and it appears that the Spanish island of Majorca has won over the British market at least.
Since the advent of package holidays some fifty years ago initiated by holiday companies such as Thomas Cook and Thomson Holidays, whole [...]
When I think of the perfect holiday, my mind immediately turns to white sandy beaches and lounging poolside with a drink in my hand being waited on by attentive staff at a beautiful five star resort. This is what I was dreaming about when I began searching for a family vacation earlier this year. My [...]
Consider throwing time into the wind and taking off on a voyage to explore new worlds, meet new people, and build up a number of new experiences and memories. That is what is waiting for you when you decide to go on a long cruise holiday.
Holidays at sea are often shorter than you would like. [...]
...Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes
He star'd at the Pacific - and all his men
Look'd at each other with a wild surmise -
Silent, upon a peak in Darien.
- John Keats, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
As you watch the Coral Sea (a part of the same Pacific that 'Cortez' first saw from Panama) from [...]
Mounting fuel costs have made travel more expensive than it used to be. A few cost-saving measures can help you to have a great vacation - even on a limited budget.
* Hydration Economics
If you have done any research, you know that you shouldn't drink local water when you travel. However, bottled water can take a [...]
Holidays are meant to be relaxing, but when you're travelling abroad with young children and need to hire a car at the airport of your destination, you should take a few moments to read the following tips in order to guarantee a safe and comfortable journey.
The most important thing to bear in mind is to [...]
Now you wish to try an Orlando vacation villa for your forthcoming trip - what next?
If this is your first time trying the luxury of a holiday villa for your vacation the following tips and advice should make the whole process quite straightforward for you.
Once you have established how many people will be travelling with [...]
During the hot summer months, people worldwide tend to flock to different holiday destinations in order to escape their normal every day lives. It may be the perfect chance to get away with friends and family and the best thing is that there is an endless choice of places to go.
The problem is however, that [...]
Are you thinking of visiting Spain but are put off by what you've heard from your friends about the expense of a holiday there? It's true that often people think of a holiday to a Mediterranean country such as Spain as a very expensive and difficult trip to plan. This is simply not true. There [...]
You should always stop and smell the roses. You can do just that in Retiro Park in Madrid. But that is just the beginning of the magic at the Parque del Buen Retiro. While the park is only 300 acres, not massive for a park, that space is well used to display sculptures and monuments. [...]