A weekend in Prague
Giving a Segway to a girl with almost zero coordination is like watching a baby deer trying to escape the clutches of an enraged mountain lion on a skateboard. Dangerous, adrenalin fuelled and guaranteed to end in tears. In the end there was no weeping. (I’m a brave like that.) But there was a rather...
Hotel break bargains
Despite my desperate pleas to the great and powerful Gods of Sunshine, a thick blanket of cloud has taken up permanent residence over the UK. And since window smashing hail stones began falling from the sky like a scene from a low budget apocalypse movie, we’re keener than ever to claw our way out of this sodden little...
Escape the rain: The Algarve
“I haven’t ridden a bike since I was 10”, I casually warned our tour guide. “Don’t worry, it’s just a gentle 6km cycle around the national park.” An hour and a half later I arrived, near collapse, to a bemused guide. “Hmmm, you need to join a gym,” he said, eyebrows raised. D’ya think!?...
Do you trust TripAdvisor?
I didn’t order clouds at my five star resort… TripAdvisor used to be considered a mini oracle for holiday makers. But when that crazy toilet brush inspecting man appeared on “Attack of the TripAdvisor” a few months ago, people began to question the mental stability of some its posters. For the most part, TripAdvisor reviews...
The mini girl’s guide to Dublin
A very pretty Trinity College Despite a questionable landing (are planes meant to bounce?) and a distinct lack of Colin Farrell lookalikes, I love Dublin. The accents are sexy (if indecipherable), the cocktails are yummy and the flights are cheap. So now you have no excuse not to visit this year. Getting there Better value...
Mission Impossible: Cheap hotels in London
Tune Hotels for budget hotel rooms Organising a cheap trip to London is like resisting a Terry’s chocolate orange on a January detox plan. It’s never going to happen unless you a.) have ridiculous will power or b.) don’t like chocolate (in which case we probably can’t be friends.) The second you enter the money...
Dubai: It’s not ALL bad…
If the Arab Gulf was a family, Dubai would be the chain smoking teenager with ill advised tattoos and an attitude problem. The bad boy of the Middle East first hit headlines for its never ending stream of Disney inspired developments and party lifestyle. But after the city’s financial fall from grace and a well...
