A Sexy, Sexy Shop
After a slow start – an automatic handbrake? What fresh hell is THIS? – we take the slow road from Pisa to Modena, and it’s...
Tagged: accommodation
How to Find Accommodation in China – in Association with Wimdu
Over the months we’ve spent in China so far, I’ve had more experience than I’d like in finding different types of accommodation, from short term...
In Which I Do Battle with a Travel Blogging Calendar
A couple of months ago, I unwisely signed up to The Travel Blogging Calendar. Yes, a travel blogging calendar. This is, as the name would...
Getting Istanbul All Wrong – Again!
Our cunning flat plans don’t go entirely, ahem, to plan – there are any number of reasons why a flat might appear as available on...
House-Hunting in Dahab
This is my third time looking for a house to rent in a foreign country, and I’m beginning to feel quite fluent in it. Plus,...
Exploring Tyre Old Town
Given the chap with the moustache has offered intensive, and, further, only discreetly amused assistance in my parking fiasco, I feel we should eat in...
The TripAdvisor Experiment
There have been a spate of posts in the blogosphere lately arguing that guidebooks are an unnecessary encumbrance to the hostel dorm and group tour...
The Cutest City You’ve Never Heard Of…
Plovdiv Old Town is the single prettiest place we’ve visited since beautiful Lijiang in China. The city’s history is written in its walls. Successive generations...
The Sunday Six: Places to Stay in Bali that Aren’t Kuta
Lake Batur The Batur volcano climb is a Bali classic, with stunning views of the sun rising over the twin sacred mountains, Bali’s Agung, and...
Travel Hacking: What To Book (And Not To Book) Online
Four Things To Book Online 1: Cheap Air Fares Many discount airlines are not listed on comparison sites, although Skyscanner has good coverage. Even where...