Costa Rica is a common destination for travellers, however quite often they miss out the nation’s bustling capital, San Jose. The main reason I recommend touring San Jose, as quite often you will start here – the San Jose Airport is well connected to the USA, Panama, Colombia and a load of other countries. There are regular flights and it’s a good base to have while you plan the rest of your trip through the country. Once you’ve arrived in San Jose, the Hemingway Hotel is a good place to base yourself, before exploring the city and these are my top 5 sights. 1. National […]
Intro Bio : Cindy & Laurent are a French couple that completely changed career paths, becoming a Yoga Teacher (Cindy) and a PADI scuba diving instructor (Laurent). They now run an online booking platform for diving experiences : www.mydivingholidays.com Both above and under the surface, the impact of mass tourism is starting to take its tolls on the most beautiful holiday destinations around the world. However, there are a few ways you can help preserve some of the Earth’s wonders. Help reverse the trend with these Top 5 green tips for responsible diving. Don’t step on coral reefs Coral reefs are fascinating underwater places that […]
Japan truly is a must-see destination, with more weird and whacky snippets than any other country in the world. Where else can you come across a vending machine where you can purchase underwear or beer? Japan is famous for their high-speed trains, sumo wrestlers, sushi, cherry blossom festivals, samurai swords, ninjas, castles, temples and their super-speedy internet, anime and manga, and the list goes on. There is no chance that you will be bored whilst in Japan. There are so many weird and wonderful things to experience in Japan, with countless things to see, including Mt Fuji, the Himeji-jo castle, the Tokyo national […]
It’s that time of year again in the English capital city – time for cocktail week. Having spent about 6 years living in England and a fair bit of time backpacking my way through it, one thing I always miss are the nights out. You might have read about the recent World Cup day in London or the Cluedo Pub crawl of 2012. This year, as ever from 6th – 12th October is the London Cocktail Week! It’s time to party and try some of the world’s finest cocktails in bars in good old London town! So to prepare for cocktail week, you’ll need to […]
Situated on the Essequibo River opposite the township of Bartica, Sloth Island is happy to be Nature’s very own paradise. In 1997 the swampy island was rediscovered by bird watcher and enthusiastic entrepreneur R. Ades who turned the uninhabited, inhospitable island into his very personal haven of tranquility .Time would flow by with the rhythm of the waves of the Essequibo river while .magnetic and magical was the discovery of nature’s secrets including the many birds,unknown species of trees, the tropical rain ,the hot sun, the tides,the lively monkeys,the enigmatic sloths,the six o,clock bee,the howlers in close proximity, the friendly paddling Amerindians. It just became […]
Are we all hardcore backpackers? Not a chance! I backpacked with Mum and Dad recently and I really discovered backpacking and travelling can be taken slow, as you get older. For some, retirement is beckoning and now it is time for you to do all the things you have dreamed about doing on a full-time basis instead of just on the occasional break from work. For people who have always made the most of their vacations and tried new and adventurous activities, the thought of settling down to a quiet life may be abhorrent, but retirement does not mean that you have to spend your days […]
Top 4 Tips for Restauranting by Hoang Thanh Binh What is the best part of traveling? Surprisingly, it is eating. As I look at the best attraction in town, 9 out of 10 are restaurants. So, what are we looking for at the restaurant? 1) Customer’s Service It is not a big surprise with this but first impression is really important. Nice, warm welcome is going to attach more customers. It feels like part of the family and so the food tastes nicer. If you see Master Chef or anything on YouTube, there are plenty of cooking recipe out there. Everyone can cook but not […]
Those who are planning to spend some time exploring Europe will find that one of the best ways to travel is by rail. Rail passengers are able to relax in comfort and enjoy the views as they pass from one country to the next. Why Europe? Despite the fact that all the European countries are so closely linked, each one has a very distinct identity, so within a matter of hours, several different cultures can be experienced at close quarters. InterRailing has become a popular gap year option for students before they head off to university, but there are also many older people discovering the […]
Those people who are interested in sports may wish to combine a vacation with a tour of some of the most significant sporting cities in America, a country that, thanks to its football and baseball, can be said to be almost defined by its sporting heritage. The top cities to visit Just what defines a sporting super city? To be included in this very select group, a city must have a minimum of two professional sport teams in one of the four major sports – football, hockey, baseball, and basketball. Plus as a Brit, we also get to add “soccer” as the fifth sport now! […]
Traveling abroad gives the opportunity to appreciate other cultures and obviously have a good time. One of the world’s great cities well worth a visit is the Japanese capital Tokyo. The metropolitan area of Tokyo has a population in excess of 12 million, but that figure mushrooms to around three times that figure for Greater Tokyo, making it one of the largest populated urban areas in the world, which can be bewildering for the stranger. Another major difference likely to baffle visitors is the language. Japanese is from a completely different linguistic family than English and while the written language looks very picturesque it does not have an alphabet as English speakers know it. These differences, however, should be […]
