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The Rudest City in the USA?
A study recently revealed the top fifty rudest cities in the USA. By this, they mean the least polite. The place where no one is likely to give you their seat on a bus or hold the door open for you or spend time indulging in small talk. It will come as no surprise to...
Why Short Term Rental Accommodation is Even More Important Now
You're probably like me and don't really approve of the way that we are 'nannied' about germs these days. But when the world is in a situation like the one we have at the moment with the coronavirus, then hygiene has become incredibly important to us. Rightly.It has...
Hashima Island
Seriously spooky, Hashima Island is also known as Gunkanjima or Battleship Island. At one time it was densely populated and busy - today it's a ghost town. It used to be a mining community that first started in 1900 thanks to the Mitsubishi Corporation - it's set atop...
Divided by a Common Language: Pudding
I'm from England although I've lived in the USA since 1994. And yes, there's a huge difference between the two cultures and one of the greatest is that of language. British people in the USA - and vice versa - can find themselves misunderstood at best (and locked up...
Packing: Use a Packing Folder
Have you used a packing folder? They are a great way to keep your clothes from getting wrinkled when you pack. You can use the folder as a piece of luggage in its own right or add it to the bottom of your suitcase. Most packing folders will hold about a dozen items...
Travel The World With Workaway
Do you crave travelling but don't have the ideal budget? Would you like to travel the world (literally) and volunteer your time in exchange for accommodation? Of course! Then you need to check out Workaway. Below you can see just a handful of the opportunities...
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
My dad was the most travelled person that I've ever met and he always maintained that Cape Town was the finest place he had ever visited. Bo Kaap is a fabulous area to explore. With Table Mountain forming its backdrop, the area has brightly coloured houses on winding...
Visiting the UK: The Mouseman of Kilburn
I was still at school when I found out about the Mouseman. The school, which was quite posh, needed new furniture for the teachers' use during assembly. I recall that the headmistress was very proud because he had purchased the furniture from the Mouseman. Robert...
Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Ireland
Imagine it ... about a hundred feet below you, heavy waves are crashing onto jagged rocks. Seabirds swoop at you. The wind is high. The only way forward is to walk across a fragile rope bridge swaying in front of you. The walk won't be a long one, less than seventy...
Top Attractions? Art & History Museums
A recent study showed that the majority of travellers visit at least one attraction during their vacation. That's no surprise. But what is surprising is what type of attraction is most favoured by American tourists. Another interesting feature of the study is that the...
Balestrino Ghost Village
The movie Inkheart tells a fantasy story that features an abandoned village that was revitalised. Here's the trailer. The village actually exists and it is abandoned. The film gives us some idea of what the village would have been like before it was abandoned, thanks...
Boots Court Motel, Carthage, Missouri.
Retro and a lot of fun, the Boots Court Motel is located on Route 66 and US 71. This means that this almost-fully-restored (work continues) motel offers rooms with one queen size bed for $66 per night and double rooms with two queen beds for $71 per night. A good...
Movie Locations: Joliet Prison
If you're anything like me, you hear or read 'Joliet' and it means only one thing - The Blues Brothers! At the beginning of this super-cool, classic, cult film, Elwood Blues is collecting his brother Jake who is just being released from jail - from Joliet Correctional...
When is Easter?
One thing you can say about certain holidays, you know when they are. Christmas is always December 25th. New Year's Day is always January 1st. Then there are those that aren't exactly a fixed date but you tend to know where you are with them - Thanksgiving (USA) for...
London: The Fryscraper of Fenchurch Street
It's not only me who finds this building (above, left) perfectly awful. In 2015, the building won the Carbuncle Cup - which is awarded annually to the ugliest building in the UK. And it's not just ugly, it also has a serious solar glare problem. Reflected rays from...
The Loos of Okinawa, Japan
Today I am sharing a fabulous Flickr album that features the delights of public toilets in Okinawa, Japan. What a great basis for a Japanese road trip. Whether you call them restrooms, toilets, WCs ... here are a few to capture your imagination. (Oh and I'm going to...
St Thomas, USVI
Although it's an excellent idea to research the places you're going to when you're travelling, I also find that reading historical books about an area can be just as interesting, if not more so, than researching the best restaurants and where to find the best photo...
Food Tours with Intrepid Travel
Some of my happiest travel memories are food-related. Yet none of them feature expensive restaurants - my memories are more likely to be that impromptu picnic in the Florida Keys, the perfect pub lunch in Cornwall, the al fresco family lunch in the French countryside,...
Airbnb For Everyone. Um … Not Exactly
Regular readers (all two of you) know that I love Airbnb. I enjoy hosting, which I've been doing for ages, and I enjoy using Airbnb when I travel. I've met a lot of terrific people, online and 'in real life' thanks to Airbnb and I'm all for the company partly because...
Your Wedding on Fort Lauderdale Beach
Until recent years, a full-on, lavish wedding was something to be desired. (And to have to pay for forever more). It was a status symbol. But recently couples have embraced the minimalistic approach that has taken over so many aspects of our lives. We no longer need...
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