“I’ve never done anything like all the stuff I’ve done here,” comments Gail, another guest on our tour of Tenorio Volcano National Park. She was American and was on holiday with her husband and two grown up sons. She was slightly uneasy on the steep, rocky parts of the paths down to the Blue Lagoon….
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The Curio Collection at Shoreditch feels aimed at millennials interested in location over service provision, but needs to focus more on the individual character of their hotel to make it less of a showroom. Of the various Hilton brands, Curio is aimed at individuality and experience. On their website are locals’ reviews of cities and…
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Get Your Guide brings to together over 50,000 experiences that can be booked in towns and cities all over the world. Three friends created the site after they visited a city they didn’t know, and couldn’t find how to enjoy themselves properly without a guide. When they returned home, they wanted to allow other travellers…
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When I look at new countries to visit that are far from home, I want to make sure that I choose a hotel that has everything I want. When I’m closer to home, I feel like it’s less important because I can come back and have a different experience another time. Costa Rica is an…
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Basel’s Old Town is best seen on foot. I know I could say this about a lot of European cities, but for Basel it’s true. This walk will take you through it, but you’ll see plenty of maroon-on-white, wonky buildings drawing you down alleys you’ll want to explore as well. Starting at the Mittlere Brucke,…
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Costa Rica is regularly in the news for smashing sustainability goals but here are some surprising facts about Costa Rica that you might not know. When you think Costa Rica, you might think of sloths, red eye tree frogs or rainforests, but there’s a lot more to the country than that. The national mammal is…
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Some of these predictions for 2020 are realistic and some are a bit more about wishful thinking, but hopefully they will all materialise. 1. People will increasingly shop small We already know why we should shop at independent places for sustainability of our home towns and tourist destinations, but I think we’ll buy more of…
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Sydney is a multi-faceted city. It can be everything you imagine in a stereotypical gap year. It has the Instaworthy skyline of Opera House and Harbour Bridge, and yellow and green ferries named Freshwater, Supply and Friendship after the First Fleet. If you’re in awe of the possibilities, or like I was, you aren’t fully…
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Norwich has lots of stunning, old architecture, but the local community and council are keeping it relevant by adding murals. This Norwich Walk will give you a guide to explore this city which is best seen on foot. City Streets Starting at the Assembly House, a beautiful Georgian house which hosts afternoon tea, weddings and…
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The streets of Haro are paved with pride. You brush against its texture in air, it emanates from their historic bodegas and is thickest in their sense of community. That is, of course, when the streets aren’t running with wine. La Batalla del Vino This sandstone town is transformed once per year into La…
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