Every year millions of skiers head off for some fun in the snow and to enjoy the nightlife at their chosen resort. To add an extra dimension to your own skiing trip you should consider investing in a helmet camera. You won’t notice these little marvels when they are attached to your helmet but you can capture some great footage without having to fumble for your equipment or stop skiing to shoot the video. Continue reading
Best Places to Ski in the Summer
What better way to escape the same old summer beach holidays and resorts than a snowy excursion? Here are six fabulous destinations to brush up on your skiing skills or practice your snowboarding. Continue reading
Fishing in Katmai National Park
For the ultimate fishing adventure with plenty more excitement thrown in you can’t do better than a stay at the stunning Kulik Lodge in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Accessible only by air this fishing lodge sits amidst some of the finest landscape on the planet in the unspoilt wilderness of the Aleutian mountain range. Continue reading
Trouble with Travel Insurance
When travelling abroad it is extremely important to obtain adequate travel insurance to protect you when something goes wrong. Most people take out insurance primarily for the cancellation and medical cover and so probably do not delve too deeply into the other details of their policy. This could cause many people a big problem because changing lifestyles in recent years have meant that there is one aspect of travel cover where almost everyone will find themselves underinsured. These days people tend to travel with many of their gadgets like mobile phones, tablets and laptops. These are valuable items and almost everyone will be travelling with at least one of these but sadly they are unlikely to be sufficiently covered by any travel insurance policy issued in the UK. Continue reading
Holiday Packing Tips
When your holiday is approaching your thoughts inevitably turn to the subject of what to pack and with some airline luggage allowances being rather stingy the task of deciding what to take can be difficult. The situation is even worse if you have opted to take hand luggage only and so some careful planning is in order! You must be careful not to exceed your allowance otherwise you risk incurring additional charges which can be fairly hefty. There are some things you can do to minimise the volume you have to carry without making unwanted sacrifices and here are some top tips on how to keep your luggage to a minimum. Continue reading
Driving in France
Recently I was planning a short trip to France to visit friends as they’ve recently moved to Lyon to run a B&B. Anyway, another friend who I was meant to be travelling with has now broken their leg and the whole thing has been canned. Whilst researching the route and trip I noticed that there are a lot of conditions on driving legally in France. Far more hoops to be jumped through now than I remember my parents having to do on family holidays 15 years ago. So what things are you going to want to take aside from a jerry-can and warm Blanket?
French Flag by francois via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Product Review – Roncato UNO SL Cabin Trolley
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Roncato Uno Sl Cabin © Charlotte Reid London – All Rights Reserved
Materials: Polycarbonate150d Nylon / Polyester.
Cabin Dimensions: 40, 55, 20 (cm) Width, Height, Depth.
Weight and Capacity: Weight: 2.2 Kg Capacity: 35 (litres).
Designed and manufactured in Italy the ‘Uno’ is one of Roncato’s latest and most innovative products. Alone the Uno combines 12 of Roncato’s unique patents, all worked in to provide you with one of the most practical and great looking pieces of luggage that we’ve seen.
Tarvisio and Sella Nevea
If you enjoy a good skiing holiday but are tired of crowded resorts and interminable queues for the lifts then the Italian resorts of Tarvisio and Sella Nevea could be worth considering. The two towns are just a 30 minute drive apart and so can be experienced in the same trip and both are close to the Slovenian border allowing access to both Kranjska Gora and Kanin. Continue reading
Visiting the Franz Josef Glacier
Arguably one of the most famous and most visited glaciers in the world, Franz Josef Glacier is a must visit for anyone who finds themselves in New Zealand on holiday or during a stint of extended travelling.
Franz Josef Glacier Trekking by Edwin.11 via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).
Top 5 Things to Do In Madrid
The vibrant capital of Spain, Madrid, is only a couple of hours from the UK by air and has become one of the top weekend break destinations. Madrid is a beautiful city which is packed with history and things to see and do, and often when you’re only there for the weekend the main problem is prioritising what you want to see first. Continue reading