“I see we’ve hit peak bullshit,” Ben announced when we walked into the 3rd floor of the Guggenheim. We were both very hungover and tired, and neither of us are modern art fans. We’d already wandered through video installations we didn’t understand and heard telephones ringing which really isn’t good for a hangover. This room…
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Tropical sun, jungle pushing back white sands. The sea salt smell and a howler monkey’s call interrupts the tinkling bird song. For me, Costa Rica is paradise. In this Costa Rica 10 day itinerary for relaxation, you’ll take a step back from the rush of work and everyday life. I’ll show you where you can…
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Greeted with champagne, a flat bed to sleep on and chef-quality food: it’s the right way to fly long haul. But, it’s expensive and has a bigger environmental footprint than flying economy, so is flying business with British Airways really worth it? Ben and I flew to Costa Rica from London Gatwick on a Boeing…
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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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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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Local, authentic experiences are vital for getting to know a city, but it can be hard to know where to turn to for genuine activities that are more revealing than the pages of a guidebook. So, for this comparison I went to Airbnb and Get Your Guide for two experiences in Crete within the same…
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