Often overlooked as a travel destination in favour of France, Spain and Germany it could be said that Belgium is the underrated gem of Europe. Home to a collection of impossibly picturesque suspended-in-time medieval towns and cites Belgium actually offers some of the most beautiful – and romantic – city breaks in Europe. That’s also…
Beautiful places of Italy – discovering Cinque Terre
The remarkable folded coastline of the Cinque Terre (Five Lands) stretches between the beach resort of Levanto and the port of La Spezia. It encompasses five impossibly beautiful tiny villages – Monterosso,Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore – which are spectacularly wedged into a series of coves between sheer cliffs – their comparative isolation, and the eye-wateringly dramatic nature of their positions, makes Cinque…
10 of the most beautiful places to visit in North Island, New Zealand
10 of the most beautiful places to visit in North Island, New Zealand by the lovely travel blogging couple Domino Panton-Oakly and Pete Oakly from”A Ticket To…“ New Zealand is a place that appeals to all the sense. Firstly, you’ll see the most out-of-this world sites such as the twinkling glow worms at Waitomo caves….
8 of the most jaw-droppingly beautiful vineyards to visit in Tuscany
Since the glorious concoction of wine was discovered as early as the 9th century BC, people have been captivated by its fullness or body, to have with bubbles or without and simply, its bouquet. Scores of tracts of lands have been dedicated to the cultivation of the perfect grape and generations of families have thus been…
10 of the most mesmerizingly beautiful islands to visit in Vietnam
Vietnam is the home to some of the most amazing paradise-esque islands you will ever visit. Some of these are pretty well known but there are still many beautiful under-the-radar gems just waiting to be discovered. Sprinkled like cut diamonds on a counter our guest blogger Ryan Smith a full-time traveller and founder of MrAbroad.com,…
7 beautiful reasons to visit the Adirondack Mountains – America’s best kept secret
Being a Brit I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t heard much about the Adirondack Mountains before my visit, well apart from the semi-schlocky killer-animal flick Lake Placid which is set in the area of course (okay that’s even more embarrassing to admit). But to New Yorkers and beyond, this is bonafide backcountry – a place adorned…
My favourite 10 European views guaranteed to take your breath away
A truly brilliant holiday is made up of a million different things; food, company, culture, nightlife, accommodation, but I have often found that what sticks in my mind beyond anything else for years to come are the breathtaking aspects and surprise vistas, often discovered by accident on the way to or from other things. A…
10 beautiful reasons to add Montenegro to your travel list
A Balkan pearl of the Mediterranean and brimming with wild mountains, breathtaking Adriatic beaches, medieval villages and huddles of picturesque, orange-roofed houses small but perfectly formed Montenegro is for some the ultimate under-the-radar travel destination. Our guest blogger Sarah Pavlovic from Montenegro Pulse tells us why it should be added to your travel list… You’d be forgiven for not…
6 reasons why you’ll fall in love with a Cornwall road trip (inc.video)
Punctuated by some of the finest beaches in England, miles of unspoilt coastline and melodramatic landscapes the county nestled on England’s rugged southwestern tip has always had an air of the romantic. Recently we were challenged by Vauxhall to see how much fun we could have in 48 hours in their new tech-filled SUV the MokkaX,…
A road trip adventure in Newquay, Cornwall with a MokkaX (inc.video)
Newquay has always had a special place in my heart. Although it was quite a few (well many) years back now, it was the place I took my first holiday away with just friends and it was a dreamy two weeks filled with long sunny days, combi van lined cliff tops, surfer spotting from fine…