I found a few suggestions for things to put on your bucket list online and decided to see how many I had done already, how many I still had to do and how many I was never going to attempt. Just because someone else wants to bungee jump at the Grand Canyon doesn’t mean it … More Things to Add to Your Bucket List
The Blackpool Illuminations have been an annual event in Blackpool for over 100 years. These world famous lights stretch for six miles along the promenade, a bit like Christmas lights but in the autumn. Switch on takes place on the Friday night following August Bank Holiday Monday. I’d not been to Blackpool, so visiting the Blackpool … More Light up your life
Searcy’s Champagne bar at St. Pancras is famously the longest in Europe. Situated on the Grand Terrace of the Upper Concourse in St Pancras International Station, it has became a must-visit London destination. Enjoy the grandeur and panoramic views of this magnificent station while you sip your drink. For an impressive dining experience, head to The Gilbert Scott via … More Sipping Champagne and dining at St. Pancras
UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. It adopted the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1972. UNESCO places to visit Some places of natural heritage … More Make visiting UNESCO sites part of your mission
Back in 2006, Wanderlust asked a selection of experts to pick the person who they believe has most changed the way we travel. There list of top 10 best travelers of all time was: FRIDTJOF NANSEN (1861-1930) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) XUANZANG (602-644 OR 664) IBN BATTUTA (1304-1368 OR 1377) APHRA BEHN (1640-1689) CAPTAIN JAMES COOK … More Who is/was the world’s greatest traveler?
It’s great to travel and there’s so much to see and enjoy in the UK and abroad. Anticipating a trip is important but experiencing it is the main attraction. Simon Calder, senior travel editor for The Independent, told the Group Leisure & Travel Show “travel has never been better value. We are living at a … More Travelling with Simon Calder
You may have reached the stage where you are seriously considering that cruises are a great way to travel. You have always been a traveler, not a tourist. And, until now, you always used to say that Cruises took the adventure out of adventuring. However, you are starting to see the idea of unpacking just … More Cruises – a great way to travel?