Brits may be better known for drinking wine than producing it, but did you know there are more than 700 individual vineyards in the British Isles? The British climate has improved in recent decades and new grape varieties have sprung up, so it has become easier to produce the delicious tipple. If you’re looking to…
Ready to travel? Survey says 22 million Brits don’t know how long they need left on their passport to travel to Europe
Key tourist destinations like Spain and Greece are hoping to welcome UK tourists when restrictions lift, however new research from Post Office reveals many people are unaware of the new rules for visiting Europe following the UK’s exit from the European Union. In fact, 42 per cent of people surveyed couldn’t correctly identify the six…
Foreign Travel, Vaccination Passport and Traffic Light System
From the moment UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, mentioned in his Road Map for England that 17 May could be the day for the restart of holidays, the entire travel industry struck a ready-to-take-off pose. Yet, it seems, there is still a long road ahead before any certainty could settle on the question of foreign travel which…
How to Take a Day Trip to Yosemite Valley
After a family trip to Lake Tahoe, I had an open weekend and managed to convince my family that we needed to take a day trip to Yosemite Valley. I knew I wanted to have a full day in Yosemite and not just plan to drive through. This was smart. You really do need to…
Climbing Chimborazo: A Non-Mountain Climber’s Tale and The HARDEST Eleven Hours of my Life
This story begins on a train. Sitting on the train on the way back from Machu Picchu, I got to chatting with the guy next to me about Ecuador tips. He said he & his girlfriend climbed Cotopaxi and it was the most miserable thing ever. Then, on one of the Travel Talk on Twitter (#ttot) discussions, another traveler mentioned Cotopaxi as the…
Street Photography Gear (Including Best Street Photography Digicam)
âWhich camera should I buy?â I get requested that so much. Iâm a avenue photographer. Iâd wish to share among the key technical elements of avenue pictures gear with you. What is one of the best avenue pictures digicam? In latest instances there have been some cool micro four third cameras doing the rounds. Micro 4 third…
TTOT = Travel Talk on Twitter
#TTOT – Travel Talk on Twitter is the travel community’s biggest Twitter chat, taking place every Tuesday at 9:30 AM/PM GMT. (Use the #TTOT hashtag during the week for your travel tweets!) #TTOT – The Chat: It occurs *twice* every Tuesday: 9:30 AM and 9:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time Check a World Clock and Meeting Planner to…
El Rastro: The Most Popular Sunday Flea Market in Madrid
Born in the fifteenth century, El Rastro has been evolving and rising, whereas its existence has been regulated by the native authorities. Today there isn’t any journey information about Madrid which doesnât point out El Rastro, and its worldwide fame is akin to different standard markets in a number of European cities like Waterlooplein in…
Hiking Along the San Andreas Fault in Southern California
Southern California is filled with wonderful mountain climbing alternatives, however maybe few are as fascinating as those who run alongside the San Andreas fault in the Colorado Desert of the Coachella Valley. One of my favourite hikes alongside the fault is Pushawalla Palms Loop. This hike gives completely different and wonderful landscapes that had been…
The great British summer of cruising
Looks like cruising is back on the agenda and as long as you are fully vaccinated, you may well be cruising this summer. Princess Cruises Princess Cruises has 22 Summer Seacations on two ships from Southampton, heading up the west coast taking in the stirring countryside of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Regal Princess has…