What a world we live in. The world, they say, is smaller than it ever has been. We can fly miles and miles and miles around the world to each and every corner in a shorter amount of time than ever before. People often assume that travel is expensive and, yes, it can be – […]

I have not been on one single holiday this year. Let that sink in just for one brief moment; I have not had one single holiday this year. Not a week off work. No time in lieu. No day or two to kick back and put my feet up and certainly not a few weeks […]

“We recently went to Paris,” said my new housemates. They did the touristy things, they did some classy things, but they did it all on a strict budget. The reason they brought it up is because her mum has just got back from doing a similar kind of trip. “Paris,” I thought to myself, “I […]