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Which books and films inspire you to travel?

May 11 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #books, #books that inspire travel, #British Airways, #films, #films that inspire travel, #poll, #research, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel planning, #travel research, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travellers

New poll reveals the films and books that inspire travel, and the feelings we get when we are all about the travel planning. Media inspired travel My travel wish list gets longer each time I watch a TV program or film that features a destination I am...

Travel Poll: Do you know your daycation from your fakeation?

July 1 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #daycation, #fakeation, #girlfriend getaways, #glamping, #Gramping, #holiday, #insight, #research, #Staycation, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Survey, #Vacation

We're constantly told by the suits in Whitehall that the recession is well and truly over. That may be true, but the effects are still well and truly with us; well they are with me. So here's a bit of fun, a short survey to a) find out what type of holiday...

Men pay the price while we make the decisions

May 7 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Couples, #holiday, #hotel, #research, #Survey, #travel, #Travel buying Decision, #Travel News, #travel planning, #women

This rsearch may be a few years old (2007), but the findings are still very much relevant today. A survey of over 1,000 members of the UK’s most popular online dating site** match.com, found that while the average man is left with a total bill of £351...

Will You Be 'Naked Cruising' in 2010?

January 18 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #ABTA, #jamie oliver, #naked cruising, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #research, #road trip, #South Africa, #travel, #travel trends, #USA, #X factor

Naked Cruising - sounds a bit dodgy doesn't it? Paints a picture of dirty old men lurking aamongst the bushes in parks and commons. In fact, naked cruising is a holiday on a cruise ship where the holidaymakers are legally nude. I bring this up, as according...

Diverse Traveller Survey

December 7 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #research, #travel, #Travel News, #Travel Survey, #travellers, #website, #women, #women travellers

Our survey will ask you a few questions about your last trip abroad & in the U.K., your general travel habits, your views on Diverse Traveller, and finally a little about you. This is our second reader / visitor survey; we'll use the information mainly...

Goodbye Borders

November 27 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #books, #bookstore, #borders, #brent cross, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #evening standard, #magazines, #Ola Fagbohun, #research, #travel, #waterstones

It is with some guilt I read about the demise of Borders book stores in the Evening Standard last week. Guilt because I have contributed, big time. Yes, I am one of the many who frequently pop into Borders, and rarely buy anything. My strategy went something...

Beaten by the weather - again!

August 6 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Ola Fagbohun, #research, #summer dressing, #Travel News, #weather, #weather forecast

Meteorologists have apologised and revised their earlier forecast of a bar-be-que summer, as they claim 'its difficult to project so far ahead'. OK! I'll give them that, but why do they get still get daily forecasts wrong ? On waking yesterday, the radio...

Do you know where Hadrian's Wall is?

June 22 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Britain, #British, #Culture, #Hertiage, #holiday, #landmarks, #NortEastEngland, #research, #Staycation, #Travel News, #travelresearch, #UK

Over half of us are planning to take short breaks here in the UK this year. While this is great news for British tourism, new research has revealed many of us haven't a clue about the historic and cultural sites our doorstep. According to the study by...

Childhood jet-setters

June 16 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Britain, #Britishchildren, #child, #children, #countries, #destinations, #family, #familytravel, #holiday, #hotel.com, #parents, #research, #travel, #Travel News, #travellers, #under16

The youngest edition to my family, my two-year old nephew Levi is well travelled, by the time he was 18 months, he had been to Eygpt, Israel and Malta. Bit, these days that's nothing new, according to recent research by Hotels.com, he is typical of today's...

The International Shopping Traveler

June 6 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #internationalshoppingtraveler, #research, #shopping, #travel, #Travel News, #travelers, #USA