With its towering skyscrapers and big neon signs, the sunny Mediterranean town of Benidorm has been described as being a smaller version of Manhattan. Benidorm is one of the biggest resorts on the Spanish Costas, and is especially popular with British and Dutch tourists, as shown by the fact that there are pubs and cafes […]
If you live in a part of the world that is cold at this time of year, your thoughts might be turning to the idea of a winter escape. What could be better than leaving the snow and ice behind and heading off to a sunny, colourful location? Then how about lovely warm, relaxing Gambia, […]
Winter has well and truly started in the UK, it’s getting colder, and greyer – but every cloud has a silver lining! The silver lining in this case is the fact that breaks to other parts of Europe that would be expensive in the summertime, are at rock bottom prices at this time of year.
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London is such a great place to visit, and yet the thing that puts off any budget traveller is the prospect of the cost of the accommodation. But help is at hand in the form of YHA London Earl’s Court. YHA stands for Youth Hostels Association, but the truth of the matter is that you […]
I’m not entirely sure why these cheap railway tickets, that you can get in Japan, have the name Seishun Juhachi Kippu, which literally means “Youthful Eighteen Ticket”, but I think it has something to do with the age eighteen, the implication being that this is some kind of youth fare. But rest assured that you […]
A hostel with a name like “Sleeping with the Enemy” tends to grab your attention. Sleeping with the Enemy is in fact a collection of communal houses in Sydney, run in a manner similar to a hostel, offering “clean, safe and secure accommodation”. The houses are aimed principally at providing a base for travelers who […]
