recommendations & rants (tips, links and reviews)

New year new experiences - horse riding

January 3 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Horse riding, #January, #January Jones, #London, #Mad Men, #new experiences, #New Year, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK, #Trent Park Equestrian Centre

I blame a DVD marathon of Mad Men. In season three, Betsy Draper, spends most of her free time horse riding. Why do I mention this, well Betsy Draper is played by the beautiful January Jones, and January is the month where I am at my most impulsive, basically...

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Guide to Rome

November 29 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Digital Magazine, #Europe. Travel, #Italy, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Rome, #Travel guide

A week ago I woke up in Rome, Italy. However, you don't have to leave home to travel to Rome; so grab a class of wine and join me on a leisurely journey around the 'eternal city.' Enlarge this document in a new window Self Publishing with YUDU

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Winter travel ideas: 10 reasons to visit Alberta, Canada

November 2 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #adventure, #Alberta Travel, #Banuff, #Canada, #Edmonton, #North America, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel ideas

As the days get shorter and colder, I don't care what anyone says about unseasonable weather for Autumn, my mind often travels to escape through winter travel. Travel to destinations where one wakes up drenched in sweat or shivering due to the air conditioner...

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Top 12 London views

September 1 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #England, #London, #London Eye, #Monument, #O2 arena, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Tower Bridge, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel tips, #VisitBritain

Where can you go in London to get the best views of the city? Here are 12 ideas from VisitBritain: 1). London Eye - on a clear day they say you can see around 25 miles from the top - as far as Windsor Castle! The EDF Energy London Eye is 135m high - equivalent...

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Five tastes of Thailand

August 29 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Asia, #cuisine, #dishes, #Food, #meals, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Thailand, #travel, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world)

Thailand has to be one of my favourite countries, not only because of its beautiful scenery, friendly locals and the culture in abundance to be found there, but for many, many other reasons too. Where else can you find such contrasts between the metropolitan...

On my digital bookshelf - family travel magazines

August 19 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #children, #digital, #e-zines, #family, #Family Travel, #magazines, #reading, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #tips, #travel, #travelling

The magazines on my digital bookshelf: If you know of any others that should be on my digital bookshelf, then please get in touch.

Download 10 Family Travel tips from around the web (August 2011)

August 13 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #children, #Family Travel, #kids, #news, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #travel news, #travel tips, #travelling with kids

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Holidays for happy teens

August 4 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Family Travel, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Staycation, #Teen travel, #tips, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel tips, #travelling with children

Teenage years are hard on everyone, but especially parents. The thought of spending two solid weeks in close confinement with an emotional teen could send a shudder down the spines of even the toughest parents. Leaving the teenager home alone might be...

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Staycation - travel to Latin America with Jungle Drums (August edition)

July 28 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Digital Magazine, #Jungle Drums, #Latin America, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK

Can't afford to go to Latin America this year? Then let all of Latin America come to you by way of one of my favourite magazines - Jungle Drums. This month, Jungle Drums bring us a Brazilian vs. England graffiti war, details of some of the best African...

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Why visit Italy? To search for wild asparagus of course

July 21 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black traveler, #Black traveller, #Italy, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Searching for wild asparagus in Umbria, #Terry Bhola, #travel planning, #travel tips, #travel writing, #Twitter, #Umbria

In despair, as my plans for a ten day road trip to Italy, Summer 2010, fell apart, I reached out to the Twitterverse, pleading for guidance. I wanted this, my first trip, to be memorable yet I simply couldn't make my plans fit into those of the Italian...