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The Andalucia region of Spain was recently named as Europes best golf destination and with resorts such as La Manga Club, it s little wonder this is the perfect destination for a golf weekend break. La Manga is home to three championship golf courses, as well as an impressive range of practice facilities and with [...]
Florida, known as ‘The Sunshine State’, is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Orlando is the face of Florida that most people recognise, with its enormous number of theme parks, movie studios, water parks and entertainment facilities. But there is more to Florida than Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom Park or Busch Gardens. [...]
With the madness of the Brighton marathon filling the seafront streets and the masses of people celebrating the startling 19ºC (66ºF) weather on the pebble beach, you were hard pressed to find a quiet place to relax in Brighton. Fortunately, the New Steine Bistro provided just that. After a long day of soaking up the [...]
May is often seen as an odd time to go on holiday, but savvy travellers know that it can be one of the best times to get away. Experiencing the quiet before the storm of summer of visitors often means shorter queues, comfortable temperatures and lower prices. Here’s our guide to where to go on [...]
The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere in central Europe is not in itself romantic. But add in that this is the night train between Paris and Venice, and that you’re tucked up in bed six feet off the floor, and everything’s somehow more exciting. . The opposite [...]
What are the most amazing natural wonders on the planet? It’s a question I got asked today by the good folks at Australia’s Sunrise program. They wanted to know how Australia’s candidates stack up. You see, the ‘New 7 Wonders’ project, having tackled the question of what the world’s greatest wonders are, is now turning its attention [...]
If you’ve ticked off Europe’s big city hitters such as Paris, Rome and Madrid, thenLonely Planet Magazine has some suggestions for your next trip: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Jerez distils Andalucian culture down to its most dramatic elements. It is a beguiling town of sherry bodegas, sleek horses and flamenco, all of which are celebrated each year in a series of hedonistic fiestas. A stroll around [...]
Ditch modern civilisation and go wild! (Just be responsible about it.) In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we’ve got the top 10 feel-good sustainable travel experiences. 1. National parks volunteer, USA Fall asleep to a chorus of wolf calls and count bears as your neighbours by volunteering at one of the USA’s national parks. Volunteering [...]
Don’t believe the photographs – these must-sees are so dazzling up close you have to see them in real life! In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the world’s top 10 parks and preserves. 1. Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia The steaming sands of Namib Naukluft National Park are the most [...]
Through a couple of referrals by mutual friends on Twitter (here’s my Twitter stream) I got a question from Mzinga executive and social media business strategist Jim Storer about taking his family to Japan later this year. After pulling together an email for Jim, with links to most of my Japan-related writings across this blog, the Perceptive [...]