travel - Procrastinating Ola

Air-etiquette takes a nose dive

April 27 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #aeroplanes, #airline, #airtravel, #Britishtravellers, #passengers, #research, #rude, #rudeness, #travel, #Travel News, #travellers, #UK

Let’s be honest; long haul journey’s can be a nightmare. Screaming children kicking the back of your chair, severe tiredness and cramped seating conditions can drive even the calmest person insane. And if that’s not bad enough it looks as if things are...

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On my way to Istria, Croatia

April 17 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #2009, #bloggers, #blogging, #business, #Croatia, #Destination, #DiverseTraveller, #Europe, #International, #Istria, #Ola, #OlaFagbohun, #Tours, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #traveller, #Trip, #women, #womenofcolour, #Writing

I am off to Croatia* on Monday, and can't wait. Before you ask, this is not a travel jolly, in fact I shall be working. Along with four other travel bloggers, I have been invited to experience the famed rustic and natural beauty of Istria (western Croatia),...

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Stylishly cheap travel - part three

April 10 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #aroundtheworld, #bargains, #Budget, #Cheap, #Cost, #Costofliving, #Credit, #Crunch, #DiverseTraveller, #editor, #escape, #experience, #Help, #holiday, #insight, #Ola, #OlaFagbohun, #Planning, #Smart, #Stylishly, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #traveller, #TravelTips, #vacations, #World

Over the last two posts I have shared with you my 'interesting' recession-busting travel tips. Today. I'm going to share with you my favourite travel tips, that are free or cost very little, and don't involve getting on a plane or train. 1. Travel by...

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Stylishly cheap travel - part two

March 29 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #aroundtheworld, #bargains, #Budget, #Cheap, #Cost, #Costofliving, #Credit, #Crunch, #DiverseTraveller, #editor, #escape, #experience, #Help, #holiday, #insight, #Ola, #OlaFagbohun, #Planning, #Smart, #Stylishly, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #traveller, #TravelTips, #vacations, #World

As promised last week, here are more travel tips to help you travel cheaply and in style this year. 6. Book early . My friend Rachel snagged a ticket to Washing DC for the Obama inauguration for under £300 by booking in November. I snagged one of the...

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2. About Me

March 20 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Black traveller, #Diverse Traveller. Woman, #Ola Fagbohun, #solo traveller, #travel, #travel blog, #travel blogger, #Travel News, #travel writing, #traveller. travel, #travelling

Me in Keukenhog Gardens, Holland. 2009 I am not a professional travel editor, journalist or writer; I'm simply a procrastinating, travel loving, aspiraing writer. First bitten by the travel-bug at the age of ten, on my first real trip away from home to...

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Life Changing Journeys: Tessa's Story

March 11 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #2008, #50s, #Adventurer, #aroundtheworld, #career, #charity, #environmental, #escape, #Events, #Exhibition, #experience, #Foriegn, #International, #life, #SingleTravel, #solo, #stories, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #traveller, #TravelTales, #woman

In an earlier post I requested stories about life changing travels. Here is the first about Tess, in her own words, about how travel saved her life. "In my early fifties and after 26 years of marriage and running a successful business, I decided there...

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Doom? Gloom? Not for holiday flats

March 5 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #2009, #accommodation, #bargains, #breaks, #Britain, #British, #BusinessTravel, #City, #Cost, #Costofliving, #Credit, #Crunch, #Destination, #economic, #England, #escape, #familytravel, #Getaways, #holiday, #honeymoon, #Money, #Planning, #recession, #Rental, #Scotland, #Smart, #Stylishly, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #traveller, #TravelTips, #UK

I don't mean to compound the message of doom as a result of the recession, but I have started thinking about what or who are benefiting or thriving in these challenging times. If you are not one of the lucky few on a ridiculously cheap tracker mortgage,...