We are very excited about the launch of Girl About the World and what better way to celebrate than to kick things off with a competition!

We have a great prize for one lucky winner…

This hilarious book has great tips for 60 different countries – “an…

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We're glad to not have eaten anything that morning. If we did, we would have soiled the pristine scapes of the La Paz sand dunes in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte with what used to be our breakfast.

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6 of the best…breakfast joints in London

According to the internet it’s overcast and raining in London at the moment, but it won’t be that way for long. And when the sun is out, you should be too.

Well, I suppose I could leave Call Of Duty behind for a couple of hours.

Good move. As well as acres of parkland, the British capital has many other outdoor attractions to offer both residents and visitors alike. Here we look at five options for spending your time in the summer – enjoy it while it…

In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. So far we’ve been shared tips on London, …

HIKING AROUND PEJA, KOSOVO

The sun is shining, there’s not a cloud in the sky. Or perhaps it’s just not raining – whatever the reason, the time has come to discover the city’s outdoor attractions.

Sounds good, but you’re not talking about jogging are you? You know I don’t do jogging...

Relax. We’ve got a couple of healthy options but we made up for those with a beer garden and a beach bar.

Oh good. Thanks for the consideration.

My pleasure. Amsterdam is…

So you’ve scored that great hotel in the Big Apple, but your rate is room-only. Perhaps you can’t face another breakfast buffet or would rather try out what New York has to offer. With thousands of places to eat you’re spoiled for choice, but we’re here to help. Here are 6 of the best places to chow down at brekkie time – each offering a different angle and a unique experience so take your pick. In New York for a week? Rejoice – you can try ‘em all!

When it’s time to try a real…

In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. So far we’ve been shared tips on London, …

In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. So far we’ve been shared tips on London, …

Despite reports of the huge number of pubs closing each week in the UK (which has now thankfully slowed) there are still – literally – thousands of boozers still going strong in London. Choosing six of them may seem like a bonkers proposition but we’re not ones to shy away from a challenge. These places all offer something a little extra along with your pint…

For drinking real ale – The Carpenter’s Arms…

Welcome to Kathmandu…the abode of the gods!!

A sincerely warm welcome from Hotel Nepalaya…where hospitality comes from the heart…

It’s a special Peace down here…

Lonely Planet is good for many things, but what it lacks is attention to detail; especially when it comes to transportation. One of the most important things to have on a trip through India is a good sense of transportation, and the Indian railway system is your best choice. Providing the vague but helpful “Getting…

You can’t visit Stockholm without enjoying a fika – a supposedly untranslatable word that is ‘back slang’ for the old Swedish word for coffee, kaffi. Back slang is when the syllables of a word are reversed, in case you were wondering. Nowadays it can be both a noun and a verb and refers to the…

So I'm an Englishman, and have lived in Norway for 14 years. Have I learned a few strange things about this place?

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Only in Norway...…

For this month's PTB Blog Carnival- The topic that won is the 3d/2n IT Challenge: Maximizing the few precious days off our work or school or whatever daily grind we endure when we are not out on the open road- personally when i'm not Epic-Potatoeing, i am Couch-Potatoeing. So i think it's understandable that for me "Travel" is as far away as i can get from the dreaded word- "Vacation"

*Terms…

It has taken Ethiopia a long time to shake off its international image as a nation blighted by famine, pestilence and civil war. In 1985 Bob Geldof and his gang of activists raised awareness of mass starvation in the horn of Africa with the famous Band Aid concert which went a long way to generating support and money for the people in need. An inevitable consequence of this though has been to brand Ethiopia as a symbol of despair. When I visited the African country last summer I expected…