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By Steve Taggart As someone who lives in London, it’s fair to say that I have a lot of insider knowledge to share when it comes to navigating the city, what to do and how to keep costs low. If you are thinking of visiting London in 2016, I’ve put together my top tips especially for you. If you live in London, this post will hopefully inspire you to explore your hometown in more detail. 1) Get An Oyster Card...

If you are thinking of heading to Bath for a few days’ holiday, or maybe you are looking to spend a week or so and really explore the city and the South West, then Bath has some fantastic places to stay, from boutique hotels through to luxury private holiday homes and apartments. With so much choice, it can be hard to find the right property to stay in, as even with the Internet making finding accommodation so much easier these...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor  Wonder what a safari guy does in his time off? This seal dive in Cape Town was just the ticket and Simonstown seemed like a perfectly good place to launch the boat from bearing in mind that's the same place you launch to go out on a cage dive with great whites, especially seeing as seals are the great whites favourite prey species and you're about to go in the water with them for the...

You know where you want to go on holiday, but you don’t know what to do when you get there? That is a familiar feeling for most of us seeking to get the most out of our limited time away. Buying a rough guide may help, but surely a smooth guide on the ground who has known the area all their life is what you really need. There is nothing worse than visiting a place and finding out when you...

"Make no mistake", our taxi driver, a black South African told us on the way back from a shark diving expedition, "racism is as rife as it ever has been in our country." Politics had been on the agenda as soon as we stepped off the plane in Cape Town's international airport. The shanti towns that skirt the runway make an apparent impression on unsuspecting tourists less au-fait to the visible scars of poverty. But according to our driver Ulysses, the...

Festivals don't always have to mean being knee-deep in mud listening to Coldplay in the rain with a warm beer. Across the world, gatherings of all size, descriptions and reasons take place, bringing together cultural traditions and modern-day passions. With its rich and long history, Central America is packed full of a wide breadth of festivals. Here's our faves... The Mayan River Route Challenge, Belize, 4 – 7 March 2016 Experienced and amateur canoers come together every year to take...

For many, a holiday isn't a holiday without their dog. If you're looking for the perfect pooch-friendly getaway - with a little bit of luxury and plenty of places to go walkies nearby - Inn Places have compiled a list of the top 10 dog friendly inns around the UK. Let's take a sniff... Inn at Cranborne, Dorset Their resident dog loves to meet visiting canines and there are no access restrictions as long as they are ‘well spoken’. With...

by Rosie Benson, travel writer Valentine’s Day is approaching, and whether you’re the type who loves to celebrate it, or can’t stand the excess of it, either way it’s a great excuse to escape for the weekend. So where in the world should you go? At TLE, we’ve picked our top five Valentine’s Day destinations in the world - with Paris a given! Morocco It’s February in the UK, so obviously we’re all dreaming of a little more sun. A...

With the overabundance of cheap holidays and flights around the world right at our fingertips it can be extremely overwhelming when it comes to hunting out your perfect holiday. There is now so much choice out there that picking something out of quite literally thousands and thousands of potential destinations can be quite a struggle. What would be useful is a quick tool to help give you some inspiration, such as a Q&A form or interactive graphic. I stumbled across...