Posted on January 26, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

    In honour of Australia Day we thought we’d bring you a round-up of the best surfing beaches in the Land Down Under.  Better organise your Sydney car rental now so that you can hit all those beaches free as the wind with your surfboard…oh, and we didn’t pick these beaches for their funny [...]

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

    Wait. Before you recoil in horror, by ‘ugly’ we mean: Utterly Gifted Lucrative Young Travel Bloggers. So, as you can see, any travel blogger appearing on this list should feel honoured. That includes you: 1.    Melvin Boecher 2.    Brendan van Son 3.    Matthew Kepnes 4.    Anil Polat 5.    Paul Steele So who are [...]

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

Real driving enthusiasts know a holiday isn’t just about how many historic sights you can tick off, how good the hotels are or how good the grub is along way. For a real driving holiday, what really matters is the road. Long, winding, tricky, taking you into the mountains, speeding you along through the bush, [...]

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

  We thought we’d brighten up your Wednesday by introducing you to five more class clowns from the travel blogging community.  So without further ado…   6. Iain Mallory ( Mallory on Travel)   Don’t expect sugar-coated travel tales from real life action man Iain Mallory.  Through his blog, Mallory On Travel, he has fine-tuned [...]

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

  Today is Blue Monday, said to be the most depressing day of the year. That’s no way to start the week. Take your mind off all things January and have a laugh with our pick of the web’s funniest travel writers. Oh, and don’t forget to check back in with us on Wednesday to [...]

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Fiona Hilliard

The US Embassy in Thailand has sent an emergency message to US citizens, warning of a possible terrorist attack in Bangkok. According to the message, “foreign terrorists may be currently looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in Bangkok in the near future.” It is urging people to exercise caution in public areas that are [...]