California Dreamin’: Los Angeles’ Best Family Beaches
Los Angeles has a lot to offer visitors, but one of its prime attractions are its wonderful beaches. Here are some of the best ones to bring the family.
Entertaining Your Children in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Thanks to smart phones, portable gaming consoles and an assortment of other handheld gadgets, it’s never been more difficult to hold a child’s attention. If you don’t want your kids to fritter away another family vacation updating their social media feeds every five seconds, make Niagara Falls, Ontario, your next travel destination. With a seemingly endless variety of kid-centric attractions and activities, Niagara Falls has...
The Wonders of Sharm El Sheikh
A holiday in Sharm El Sheikh means a journey throughout an exquisite land with an incredible history. Despite its location on the coast (Sharm El Sheikh literally means ‘Bay of the Sheikh’ in Arabic), this is not a place for flouncing around on the beach all day, every day. There is simply too much culture and history to see and experience. Overlooking the Strait of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, its location is...
5 things to do in the Yorkshire Dales
—by Laura Comer Ever wanted to explore the Yorkshire Dales but didn’t know where to start? Well, now is the time to delve into the culture, history and fabulous food that the area has to offer, using this top 5 to get you started. Festival of food One of the most famous things to come out of the Yorkshire Dales is Wensleydale cheese, and there will be plenty of this and other Dales delicatessens at the Dales Festival of Food &...
Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia Oh My
Skiing can be really pricey, so it’s a good idea to shop around for the cheapest offers. Ski season is beginning in some places, but the snow is still a little too wet for most of us. The Telegraph has a good guide to ski season if you’re interested in doing a bit of background reading. As Brasov has been on the blog recently, it’s perhaps fitting to talk about alternative skiing holidays in Eastern Europe (and it’s really cheap as...
3 Hidden Treasures in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most visited countries in the world. It is famous for its fabulous festivals, its ruins, its luxurious beach resorts, stunning nature reserves and colonial cities. Variety really is the spice of life in Mexico; the contrasts within the country are amazing: deserts, verdant jungles, frenetic cities and single street pueblos, fireworks, parties and deeply religious parades. The food is unique, the climate is...
