Tag Archives: holiday

The Cruisers Sporting Guide to 2017

If you love your Aussie spectator sports you will agree that just a few days a year is not enough for most events. Why not turn your favorite annual sports fixtures into a weeklong affair, surrounded by like-minded sports lovers, reliving, discussing, and assessing the games and races over a poolside cocktail? Combine your loveContinue reading “The Cruisers Sporting Guide to 2017”

Cruise Planner 2016-2017: How Suite It Is…

Check out my feature on the latest accommodation innovations on cruise ships, part of Cruise Passenger’s Cruise Planner 2016-17. Read the feature on page 22 of the Cruise Planner. To see more of my travel features on cruising, click here.

Cruise Planner 2016-2017: The Sky’s the Limit

Check out my feature on the latest incredible and innovative activities on cruise ships, part of Cruise Passenger’s Cruise Planner 2016-17. Read the feature on page 20-21 of the Cruise Planner.

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”

Holiday Survival Guide

Sarah Loughlin talks to Joanne Reid Rodrigues, nutritionist and author of Slim, Happy Free about how to eat healthily while enjoying yourself on holiday. Hotel breakfasts will be the death of me. I am a sucker for a buffet. I promise myself I will just have a bit of toast, but before I know it I am tuckingContinue reading “Holiday Survival Guide”

Tandem Adventures

Two Guernsey newbies discover the second biggest of the Channel Islands on a bicycle built for two.  Possibly the best thing about a tandem bicycle is that no matter how fast the person in front of you Pedals, they can’t get away. As much as Drew, my boyfriend, and the captain of our tandem, might haveContinue reading “Tandem Adventures”

Get Me Outta Here! The March Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for holidays in March. March can be a very tense time in the office, being the final month of the holiday calendar for some companies. It brings to light that there are two types of person in every office. Person A has neither the time nor inclination to take vacation days. PersonContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The March Edition.”

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.”

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.”

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?”

Get Me Outta Here! The November Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for holidays in November. Unless you have been locked in a darkened room for the last few weeks, you will have noticed its becoming decidedly wintery. Although this means that soon enough the ski resorts will start opening up, and the Christmas markets will be in full swing. ForContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The November Edition.”

Get Me Outta Here! The September Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for holidays in September. As the summer comes to an end its time to take advantage of those great travel deals and make the most of the nice weather in Europe. Whether its a long weekend in Spain, staying in a tree house in Turkey, or quite simplyContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The September Edition.”

Waves, Wetsuits and Weaver Fish

Sarah Loughlin travels to Cornwall in the sunny South-West of England to try her hand at surfing for the first time. ‘Pete….Pete…. Pst, Pete’ ‘What’ ‘I think I’ve been stung by a weaver fish’ ‘I doubt it, we haven’t been into the sea yet.’ ‘I’m scared’ ‘Shhhhh, listen’ The clouds roll around above us as if they haven’tContinue reading “Waves, Wetsuits and Weaver Fish”

Get Me Outta Here! The August Edition.

Sarah Loughlin hunts down the best travel deals for holidays in August. One of the most frustrating things in life, second only to not being able to open a jam jar and losing your keys, is finding a week where both you and your travel-buddy are free, only to discover it’s smack bang in theContinue reading “Get Me Outta Here! The August Edition.”

How to fly for £17 return

Sarah Loughlin’s big top three for flights, hotels and holidays… I don’t know about you but if left unattended on the internet, after checking for any new Facebook notifications, I always end up holiday shopping. It might be a bit odd, but I think I enjoy researching holidays almost as much as going on them!Continue reading “How to fly for £17 return”