Travel

By Steve Taggart The days of a quick pint down the local with close friends and family the night before your biggest day of your life, are long gone. These days a stag or hen do is a huge event and it is getting pricier every year. Expect an empty wallet and sore head by the time it is over. So get ready to splash the cash if you’re off on a hen or stag do soon, as research has revealed...

This October Londoners catching a ride across the city could be in with a chance of winning a ski holiday in the Austrian Alps thanks to the Austrian Quiz Taxi. On 13th, 20th and 27th October 2014, between 8am and 1pm, anyone who makes a journey in the Austrian Taxi Quiz will be in for a treat. Not only will your fare be paid for by the Austrian National Tourist Office, you are also in with a chance of winning a...

By Seb Dean from Apartment-hotels.com This is a simple guide to some statues that you probably walk past every single day on your way to and from work, but don’t even notice! Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we stop noticing the details and we forget about the history behind beautiful things such as these statues. Enjoy! #1- Fleet Air Arm Victoria Embankment, SW1 The figure featured in this imposing statue depicts Daedalus – a Greek mythical...

Located in the heart of Italy, Molise is a small region with a lot to offer the experiential tourist. Boasting towns steeped in history and culture, with many splendid examples of ancient architecture and surrounded by breath-taking mountainous landscape – Molise has it all. The region is renowned for the survival of many traditional customs, of handicrafts and old family-run professions often lost elsewhere, making Molise the natural destination for holidaymakers looking to take a step back in time and...

New research has found Brits are delaying their summer holidays because of the hot weather at home. The Travelex study found one in five have delayed summer holiday due to a scorcher summer in the UK and a fifth are planning a Spanish getaway during colder months. This could be motivated by the fact that 43 per cent said they would holiday between October and December because the prices are cheaper and 31 per cent would go away during these...

By Adam Turner An insiders guide to three great restaurants in Barcelona Barcelona has an abundance of restaurants, ranging from imitation tapas restaurants to charming, low-cost burger joints and South American steak houses. Locating the good restaurants is difficult and often time-consuming. This quick-fire guide should steer you towards some of Barcelona's best and most affordable restaurant and is written by an insider; without the use of Trip Advisor. Pepa Tomate Situated in the bohemian Gracia region of Barcelona, which...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Living in Europe has always been a tricky change in lifestyle and financial situations, with every country having their own economic development meaning it is possible to make your money go a lot further depending on where you stay. To gain a quick overview of the amount of time someone could hypothetically live in a European city, financial firm On Stride Financial has produce a simple yet colourful map of the major cities across Europe...

Gap years and erasmus exchange programmes are becoming increasingly popular today as university students look to add a little spice to their CV that will make them stand out from the crowd. Students or prospective students that take a year out of their studies to travel abroad or study whilst abroad are reported to return more motivated, independent and confident as well as learning a range of life-skills not taught in the lecture theatre, on top of learning new languages...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor 2014 sees the start of a new revolution in accommodation. First there was the boutique hotel, then the luxury bed and breakfast followed by the urban-chic hostel and even a trend towards spare room rentals. Now, it’s student accommodation as a city break solution. Throw away those pre-conceived ideas about student accommodation meaning musty rooms and rock hard beds – over the past ten years universities have been investing: think crisp white sheets, en-suite bathrooms,...