Category Archives: North America

Get Me Outta Here! The December Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for holidays in December. Post Christmas blues can be a real downer. If you are reading this it probably means you have finished scoffing turkey and opening presents and you are now looking for something to keep you entertained until the New Year’s Eve celebrations commence. NewContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The December Edition.”

The House Doesn’t Always Win

There are many ways to enjoy the famous casino town, but there is only one way to do it on a budget. Sarah Loughlin visits Las Vegas to try her luck living on £10 a day. We had been traveling up the west coast of America for over a month with not a care inContinue reading “The House Doesn’t Always Win”

A Royal Education

Sarah Loughlin reflects on cultural stereotyping after an interesting few hours in the Los Angeles bus station Standing between an Escalade and a Hummer, I flicker between wanting to laugh hysterically, and die of embarrassment. If only the game of Rock Paper Scissors had gone my way, I would be standing where my sister isContinue reading “A Royal Education”

Getting to Know the Locals

After three months of living in fear, Louisiana resident Sarah Loughlin decides it’s time to face North America’s biggest reptile. Palms sweaty. Hands shaking. I stand in the midday heat. ‘Pick it up.’ ‘No, I can’t, what if it bites me.’ ‘You’ll be fine, go on, just touch it.’ ‘Ohhh, look at its eyes though,Continue reading “Getting to Know the Locals”