5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Disasters

5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Disasters

If a holiday disaster is going to happen there is no way you can avoid it, but you can take precautions to make sure you limit the chances of spoiling your carefully planned vacation. While you cannot always prepare for major disasters, building works or unexpected weather you can, however, take certain precautions to make sure niggling problems do not disturb your peace.

Accommodation

Nowadays lots of people choose to book holidays independently and although the costs are lower you can

What Not To Do When Traveling Abroad

What Not To Do When Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad can be both exciting and nerve-racking. Your adventurous side yearns to explore independently, while the cautious foreigner in you wrestles with a million questions that can only be answered by “experts.” Where are the hidden gems, the most beautiful fountains and gardens and the best places to eat?

When asking for travel advice, one encounters a series of commands. “You definitely need to visit the Sistine Chapel,” or, “You absolutely must go to the Prado.”

20 Things a Tourist Would Find Odd About the UK

20 Things a Tourist Would Find Odd About the UK

Despite being one of the top tourist destinations in the world, the UK is not always fully understood by its international visitors. So what is it that tourists find odd about the UK?

1. Driving

Many tourists complain that we drive on the WRONG side of the road. Of course, you can always inform them that the origin of our system stems from medieval jousting, where the majority of citizens, who were right handed, could draw their weapons and battle with ease if riding on the left.

Things to do in London Away From The Tourist Trail

Things to do in London Away From The Tourist Trail

If you are the type of person who wishes to take a vacation away from crowded places full of tourists, approaching London off its beaten path may very well be the way to go. Here are some things to do in London away from the tourist trail.

1.Visit Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station. Any Harry Potter fan would be happy to know that King’s Cross Railway Station has installed a “Platform 9 ¾” sign with a trolley stuck on the wall right at its entrance. This is a tribute to the iconic character created by famous British writer, J.K. Rowling.