Every year something special happens in the northern latitudes. The sun shines practically all day long and all day night. They call it the midnight sun. It takes place in the summer months in places near the Arctic Circle when you can see the sun still at midnight. Some countries experience it more than others [...]
Cycle-powered televisions hit hotels
What if your hotel room featured a bicycle-powered television? Would you be persuaded to jump on and cycle your way through a movie or to check the weather? One eco-conscious Bed & Breakfast has now installed its first bicycle-powered television, just one of this hotel’s many energy saving initiatives. Cottage Lodge, in Brockenhurst, is just [...]
With the £ up, holidays are cheaper
The British Pound Sterling has hit a 22-month high recently which means that holidaymakers heading to the Eurozone can expect their money to take them a little bit further than it used to. Are you heading abroad on holidays this year? If you are, now may be the perfect time to buy your currency in [...]
Fashion-forward travellers head to Denver
Denver isn’t really what you would consider a very fashionable city. In the USA that honour falls on cities like New York and perhaps even Los Angeles where Hollywood’s brightest are always flaunting the latest. But Denver is making its mark this year with a Yves Saint Laurent retrospective of the fashion designer’s work at [...]
For car lovers: Italy’s new Ferrari Museum
As if there weren’t enough reasons to love Italy. If you love and appreciate the value of a well-designed automobile then you’re in for a treat. Italy is home to a new Ferrari Museum that will have even non-car lovers drooling. The new Enxo Ferrari Museum is located in Modena, Italy and features some of [...]
Iceland first country to offer volcanic tours
It’s true that you can visit volcanos around the world but Iceland is the first country to offer tours to the inside of one! Formerly this territory was reserved for geologists, and those guys like Pierce Brosnan on movies like Dante’s Peak who study volcanic activity for a living… seismologists? Travellers to Iceland will not [...]
Holland in bloom
Spring is definitely the season to visit Holland. The whole country explodes in pretty blooms and the heart of it all is without a doubt Keukenhof Gardens located in the “Dutch Bulb Region”. That’s right, they even have a region of their country dedicated to the growing of their beloved tulip. Keukenhof welcomes more than [...]
Staying fit while travelling
It’s not always easy to keep up your fitness regimes while on the road. Some say that travelling on its own is exercise enough but we beg to differ. But if your idea of travelling is bathing poolside at an all-inclusive hotel resort where everything you could possibly need for the week is within arm’s [...]
Kermit and Miss Piggy say, “Come to NYC!”
New York City Tourism has just unveiled its newest tourism ambassadors… the Muppets!!! NYC is one of the top romantic cities for couples but New York wants to attract more families which is why it’s pulling out the big guns and recruiting the Muppets to help sell the city as a family-friendly destination. THe puppet [...]
Airport security: what not to pack
It’s pretty incredible what kind of things get pulled out of people’s luggage as they try to get through security and catch their flights. From packing too many liquids to trying to bring controversial items onboard… it seems we need to go back to the airport travel basics to know what we can and cannot [...]
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