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When you rent out property for vacation or short-term rentals, it’s important to create a log book / house book for your property. This applies even if you rent out only the spare bedroom in your home. As time goes by, your home logbook will prove to be invaluable. If...

Camping Hammock: Sleep in the Trees

To me, hammocks have long been symbolic of lazy days in the sun, relaxing and having a good time. And that's one of the reasons why I love camping hammocks and the idea of sleeping in the trees. If you haven't come across a hammock tent before, here's what I mean:...

Bed & Bike in Barcelona

Where to Stay

Travelling these days is so different than in times gone by, especially for those of us who want - or need - to travel on a restricted budget. Staying in a hostel is a budget-conscious way to see the world and meet new people and costs are low. At time of writing, a...

Hundertwasser Toilets, Kawakawa, New Zealand

Unless we are rather weird, have an unpleasant medical condition or are an alien from another far-off planet, most of us visit the loo a few times a day. But in Kawakawa in New Zealand, people visit the public toilets in order to take photographs and to ooh and aah....

Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite

A popular lifestyle magazine recently 'broke the news' to its readers that, to quote their headline, 'Sorry To Break It To You, But You Can Get Bed Bugs on Airplanes'. Don't yell at me, don't write to me, all travellers know that there are likely to be bedbugs on the...

Maeklong Railway Market: Thailand

Visiting local markets is an experience that most of us enjoy when we're travelling. Markets are a great way to explore the local culture and make some great purchases. This one, the Maeklong Market, is a must if you're visiting Thailand. The wonderful thing about...

The Crown, Kingsclere. Haunted?

If the Crown pub in Kingsclere, Hampshire isn't haunted then there's something very wrong with the modern ghost. The Crown definitely deserves to be one of the most haunted pubs in England because of a WW2 massacre that took place there and was hushed up by the...

Airbnb: Be Sure To Choose the Right Accommodation

Where ever you're going on your trip, the chances are that you'll find plenty of accommodation options to choose from on Airbnb. It might even be hard to select one. There's no problem at first - even if you can't decide between your selection of say, six places, then...

Craighead Caverns, Sweetwater, Tennessee

The Craighead CAverns are a series of underground caves and huge enclosed areas that make up an extensive cavern system, complete with huge underground lake. The Lost Sea, as it is known, is the largest underground lake in the USA and the second largest in the world....

Travel: It’s Different There. (And It’s Supposed To Be)

Most people today travel because they want to enjoy new experiences, meet people from different cultures, see unusual sights and explore new places. And travellers are wise enough to research the places they're going to. Apps, the internet and all the screens that are...

Elephant Rock, Heimaey Island, Iceland

Isn't Elephant Rock just fantastic? It really does look like a sleepy elephant dipping his trunk into the ocean. And Elephant Rock is just one of the many sights to see and things to do on this small Icelandic island. The island of Heimaey is just 7 x 4 kilometres and...

Can I Take My Emotional Support Animal On The Plane?

Early in 2018, THe BBC reported that a woman had been prevented from taking her emotional support animal with her on a flight. Many people sympathised but some changed their point of view when they realised that the 'support animal' was, in fact, an 'emotional support...

Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland

Did you know that at one time, salt was an amazingly valuable commodity? They say that in days gone by, salt was more valuable than diamonds. And just like diamonds, salt was traditionally mined from the ground. Visiting a salt mine might not sound like one of the...

Nap Cafes: Daft or Essential?

As a general rule, I'm usually in favour of new things. I know that's a bit of a generalisation but what I mean is that I like change and I enjoy seeing innovations. But the current trend towards nap cafés hasn't really caught on in my brain. These, in case you've...

Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Writers, artists, politicians, entertainers ... even a well-known fertility symbol are all together in 110 acres in Paris. From Jim Morrison to Oscar Wilde, from Edith Piaf to Maria Callas you can visit them all, or their graves, at any rate, completely free of...

Hosts: Dealing With Guests Who Smoke

Yes, I know that today smoking a cigarette, pipe or cigar can be classed as the eighth deadly sin. I am also aware that the last cigarette I smoked, after what seemed to be a lifetime of the habit, was in June 2017. So I'm an ex-smoker. But I'm not one of those...

Hotel: Gran Hotel Bolivar, Lima

Where to Stay

This grand hotel was built in 1924 and was the first custom-built hotel in Lima. It was designed with luxury in mind. It was intended to provide accommodation for heads of state, the rich and the famous. And it did exactly that. But over the years its maintenance has...

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