Category Archives: Activities

What’s not included in that all-inclusive luxury cruise

You’ve got a butler.  The fine dining’s covered. Sarah Loughlin explores the extra charges that can still crop up on an all-inclusive luxury cruise. What do you give the cruiser who already has everything? That’s the dilemma of luxury cruise lines chasing a well-heeled client who just expects a butler, champagne on ice and aContinue reading “What’s not included in that all-inclusive luxury cruise”

NEWS: Cruise River Insurance

Companies such as Scenic, Avalon, and Viking have teamed up with travel insurance companies to create specialist cruise insurance which will now be sold as part of your holiday. From 2017 any cruise booked with Scenic will include a River Cruise Guarantee which will cover you for any delays, diversions, or cancellations whilst cruising. Read More…

Summer Cycles: A Two Wheeled Olympic Adventure

Sarah Loughlin follows the 2012 Olympic Road Race Route to explore the beautiful Surrey hills, the River Thames and the Royal Parks. There is nothing better than sailing past standstill traffic on your bike, feeling very smug from the cycle path, taking in a bit of sun and fresh air, while the angry car dwellersContinue reading “Summer Cycles: A Two Wheeled Olympic Adventure”

Dracula’s: The Retro Vampt Experience

Read the August 2016 edition of my monthly column Tourist in my Town featured in Blank GC magazine. This month I visit Dracula’s on the Gold Coast to see their brand new show Retro Vampt! From the moment you walk through the gate at Dracula’s you are transported into a spooky immersive theatre performance. Met at the doorContinue reading “Dracula’s: The Retro Vampt Experience”

Gold Coast: Girls’ Night In With A Difference

Read the May 2016 edition of my monthly column Tourist in my Town featured in Blank GC magazine. This month learn about Wine Group and Co., a company that runs fun informative wine workshops on the Gold Coast!

Sun, Surf and Yogis

Sarah Loughlin ventures to Taghazout to check out the world famous waves and the developing surf culture in the small Moroccan town. There is nothing in life both as thrilling and frustrating as surfing. After spending the winter battling through the frosty waves in the Channel Islands, trying to get the hang of this newContinue reading “Sun, Surf and Yogis”

Get Me Outta Here! The Ski Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for ski holidays this winter. After a very green start to the winter the snow is here! Just as you were beginning to think that the age old vacation problem of ‘sun or snow’ was going to be answered for you by the unseasonable lack of theContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The Ski Edition.”

I’m dreaming of a…..Green Christmas?

With thousands of holiday makers due to arrive this weekend, the Alps are still struggling for snow. Sarah Loughlin looks at alternative activities to enjoy on your Christmas alpine break! Whether you think that the lack of snow this year is down to global warming, disgruntled Snow God’s, or just plain bad luck, the fact is thereContinue reading “I’m dreaming of a…..Green Christmas?”