Travel

A short drive from the capital and a retreat worthy of a visit for any busy Londoner. Let's face it, Sunday is a pain. Either you are too hangover to move, your partner makes you do a bout of dangerous DIY or you force yourself out on a two hour run. That aside it’s a school night, so Mrs TLE and I decided to sneak out to the country (as you do) to try and lift the Sunday gloom, even...

An interactive map of the world has been built by the people at Musement  showing the filming locations for well over 300 of the most famous films of all time. Did you know Jurassic Park, the Canyon of the Crescent Moon and the satellite dish in GoldenEye are all real world locations which can be visited?  Using the map below you can discover how to visit Hogwarts, re-live Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in New Zealand or remember the suspense pervading Michael...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic You don't have to travel the world to feel worlds apart. There's something quite magical about packing an overnight bag out of London and ending up somewhere so distant from the densely packed city scape of the capital that it almost feels as though you've been travelling for days. As a tireless worker, I have always found it difficult to turn off. The city is full of short-term solutions that momentarily take...

By Dave Binder @davidpaulbinder At some point a few months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to research how far I could travel from London in a day using trains only. Why? Because I like trains; not in a mouldy green anorak and notepad sort of way, I’ve just always found train journeys enjoyable. Hence, a significant proportion of what follows will be a review of my journey down to Nice as well as my thoughts on...

By Spence Homes Arriving at Watergate Bay Hotel I took in the two-mile stretch of beach in North Cornwall that presents one of the best surf and kitesurfing breaks in the country. The beach is on the doorstep of the hotel, thus the hotel is nestled among the rocks and has unspoilt views of the bay. The bay. The hotel, comfortably modern, white and blue against the cliff face, was once an RAF Officers’ Mess that fell into disrepair. Then,...

A foodie weekend in Cornwall: Merchants Manor. By Spence Homes I travelled to Falmouth, Cornwall to stay at Merchants Manor, a premier country house hotel ideally positioned to explore the Cornish Riviera by land and sea. If we think of food and Cornwall we probably think of Cornish pasties, incredibly creamy ice cream and perhaps the odd bit of seafood, with many of our memories being more about the bucket and spade, sand and sea, if not incredible cliff side...

London has come out as the most expensive place to party on New Year's Eve in a new study that compares popular cities around the world. The poll revealed that almost a quarter of Brits prefer to celebrate the night abroad in order to party harder for their budget, with a night out in the capital potentially seeing Brits spend around £340 per person for just one night out. With a bottle of Champagne in a smart bar costing around £285 and a...

British families are gearing up to hit the slopes for the winter break, but this time with granny and granddad in tow as the financial squeeze instigates the rise of the silver skier. A report released today by official Club Med ski report 'Skiing Together, Generation Ski', has found families travelling in groups is on the increase with grandparents taking on the bill for the trip, with 13 per cent of third generation travellers taking on financial responsibility for the family...

DOES TRAVEL BROADEN THE MIND? NOT ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH By Neil Kook 60% admit that a “gap year” did NOT broaden their mind 29% are sick of their friends travelling “stories” 14% admit travelling made it harder to get a job in the UK  Travel broadens the mind, according to the age-old-adage. However, new research from student shipping specialist, 1StopShip, reveals a gap-year could in fact harm your employment prospects, and in some cases, lose you friends! The study questioned...