Given that a holiday often takes just one or two weeks yet we spend months planning it and years reflecting on it, I always think it's important to create a nice record of the trip that you can look back on later and enjoy. I'm ...

I have never been backpacking outside of the UK, so I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to travel around the world with a huge backpack and get everything in every time you move on to a new destination, and we won’t mention all ...

Over the last few years I’ve ranted a lot about airlines and airports, and let’s be honest they can be stressful places to be when really you should be relaxing and enjoying your holiday. I’d hate to think what it would be like having to ...

European city breaks are much more popular as travellers prefer to take a few trips to different destinations throughout the year, rather than have one holiday, in one destination. I know I prefer short breaks over an annual holiday. Karen Bryan, of the Europe a la ...

During the next seven days we’ll feature travel tips and advice that may appear obvious but no matter how many times you tell people to remember their passport, or take out adequate travel insurance, you’ll be surprised how many people forget. Jack Norell of the Eye ...

For the next seven days, Travel Rants will be rant free. I know, it’s shocking, but it’s that time of the year where the schools will soon be closing and everyone will be heading off on their summer holiday. So next week we will be ...

If you are a UK resident then the European health insurance card is essential if you are travelling in a European Union country, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland because it provides you with reduced cost or sometimes free medical treatment. Yet the UK government, ...

A mistake most people make when visiting a new destination is assuming that the culture and customs are just slightly different than their own, or think that there is no need to adapt to different attitudes in a foreign country as we are only there ...