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Three Undiscovered Charms of Tuscany

Tuscany is undoubtedly one of the most popular regions of Italy. Year after year, tourists flock to its famous attractions. Few people are aware, however, of the munificent charms that lie – often undisturbed – in the nooks and crannies of this breathtaking landscape.

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POTW - Moon Shapes 6ths Olympic Ring

Here is this weeks photo of the week. A brilliant photograph of the moon forming a 6th Olympic ring, taken at Tower Bridge.

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The Eastern Teahouse Scam and a Day Eating Bugs

For many travellers going to visit East Asia, a lot of online research prior explains countless scams where locals will attempt to swindle tourists out of their cash.

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Hitch Hiking

This is a story about the time me and a friend got lost in Beijing and hitch hiked our way out.

It was a normal Tuesday morning and me and a friend, [let’s call him T for now] decided that we would visit the ancient summer palace. We found out with our local sightseeing maps that the summer palace was actually split between the old summer palace, and the new summer palace. Naturally we decided to go and visit the old summer palace first.

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Hong Kong voted best place to live in the world

Hong Kong has been named the best city in the world to live in according to a new report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which examines aspects such as living conditions, green space, ‘liveability’, and many others.

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The Shard

The public in London Bridge, UK were treated to a majestic light display of lasers and lights earlier this week at the unveiling of the new Shard building in central London.

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5 Things you should never forget on Holiday

We’ve all been in that situation where you or someone you know has forgotten something important while on holiday. So we’ve compiled a short list of common sense (but always forgettable) things to remember to have packed before you jet off.

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Sunny San Sebastian

Sunny San Sebastian

One place I’d whole heartedly recommend as a holiday getaway would be the amazingly sunny get-a-way of San Sebastian in Spain.

Situated in the north of Spain in the Basque country, San Sebastian is noted as being hugely proud of its Catalan culture.

San Sebastian boasts bright Blue Ocean clear warm waters perfect for swimming while you could always bathe in the glory of the suns’ rays.

The city of San Sebastian boasts of incredible culture with many cathedrals and famous historical monuments ideal for morning sight-seeing.

Berlin Street Culture

I stand by my statement that the best events are the spontaneous ones. On one moody grey Thursday in Nottingham a few friends and I decided the book a last minute flight to Berlin, Germany. We booked with Last minute and got a great deal with return flights coming just over £30, which was a perfect price for a bunch of broke students!

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