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• Out cold in Baltimore

  20 August 2009 ( #Blood pressure, #Charlotte North Carolina, #houston, #Jane Austen, #North Carolina, #Ola Fagbohun, #Perspiration, #Temperature, #travel, #Travel News, #United States, #woman traveler, #woman traveller )

  For the first time, I can remember at least, I fainted. Mine was not a Jane Austen swoon, rather an ungainly plummet to the floor. But lets rewind. I've been in the USA since last Sunday, staying with a friend in Annapolis. however, since leaving the...

• The 'what if' and fear of travelling

  12 March 2012 ( #Albert Camas, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Fear, #fear and traveling, #fear and travelling, #feel fear and do it anyway, #travel, #Travel quote, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #traveling, #travelling, #what if )

  Often when the day of departure arrives, the thrill of travelling is replaced with fear. Suddenly the confident traveller, that I am, is replaced by one riddled with doubts, asking myself perhaps I should cancel and stay at home, preferably in my warm...

• Are you protected?

  17 December 2009 ( #airline, #ATOL, #channel 4, #consumer credit act, #flights, #Flyglobespan, #Insurance, #online travel, #package holiday, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Scotland, #travel, #Travel Insurance )

  With the collapse of yet another airline, Scotland’s Flyglobespan.com , over 3,000 Flyglobespan customers may have an additional worry – how to get home. This is because they booked their flights direct with the airline, rather than a travel agent, thus...

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

  01 July 2011 ( #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...

• Travel photography - remembering Venice, Italy

  09 January 2012 ( #a Love Story: Women Write About the Italian Experience, #Gondola, #Italy, #photography, #photos, #travel, #Travel News, #travel photography, #travelling. traveling, #Venice, #women travelers, #women travellers )

  Picture: Traitional image of Venice "Constant angles here, there, under, over. The one-oared boats must navigate canals as angular and tricky as the sidewalks. Changing directions is hard; whether maneuvering a gondola or hobbling home, it demands preparation,...

• Holidays are recession-proof

  09 November 2011 ( #ABTA, #ATOL, #holiday, #recession, #recession-proof, #Saving money, #savvy travel, #Survey, #travel, #Travel News, #travel tips, #Vacation )

  Picture: Worrying about money It's hard enough being self-employed not knowing when the next contract is coming from, but when you add the never-ending recession (that's how it feels to me), and the drop in marketing expenditure, it is not surprising...

• Travelling around the world

  10 October 2011 ( #Athens, #Berlin, #campervan, #Dianna Sharma-Winter, #DiverseTraveller.com, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #interviews, #media requests, #motorhomes, #Roma, #travel, #travelling )

  Thank you to the small, but cherished, number of people who visit this blog, sorry for being away for so long. I wish I could tell you I spent the last month, sunning myself on an exotic beach, or wondering around a country I have never been before, but...

• Five top tips for stress-free family cruising

  23 August 2011 ( #Cruise deals, #Cruise Holidays, #cruise tips, #Cruise tips for women, #Cruises, #cruising, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #family, #Family Travel, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Write Now (stories and news) )

  As an experienced and frequent cruise traveller, I have learned a thing or two about travelling with children. Picture: Cruising with a family can be great fun for all. So whether you are considering booking your first or your next cruise, here are some...

• Celebrating the best of British (and Ireland)

  09 March 2011 ( #Best of British, #Birmingham NEC, #Britain, #British, #British Tourism Week, #Ireland, #Minister of Tourism & Heritage, #Ola Fagbohun, #Tourism, #Trade Show, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK )

  Picture: 'Party on the Pier ' . Source: http://www.britishtourismweek.com Hands up who knew that British Tourism Week kicks off this weekend, 12 - 20 March 2011 ? I thought so, not many of you. Well it does, and the aim is to "demonstrate the critical...

• Travel dilemma: where to next?

  14 January 2011 ( #advice, #black traveller. getaway, #decisions, #dilemma, #escape, #Ola Fagbohun, #solo travel, #travel, #Travel News, #traveler, #travelling, #woman traveller )

  I've just packed my material life into storage, leaving me with my favourite upright spinner suitcase, two laptops, funky brown boots (they make me feel sexy), my ipod, with over 40 days worth of songs and my absolutely fabulous quirky jewellery, souvenirs...

• Walking the line to happiness

  23 September 2010 ( #Cumbria, #England, #Everton Wright, #EvewrightStudio, #Lake District, #Ola Fagbohun, #public art, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Silecroft Beach, #Travel Beyond the UK, #UK, #Walking Drawings )

  "Don't mess up, have to concentrate on my place in the line." This is my mantra, but it's not easy to follow. As I walk, the wind, using my flimsy coloured poncho, is trying to suffocate me. Doh! My left arm is in the hole for my head. I try to redress...

• African 'Journeys' with Tim Butcher and Anthony Sattin - Sept 27th, 2010

  06 September 2010 ( #Africa, #Anthony Sattin, #Chalke Authors, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Florence Nightingale, #Graham Greene, #Journeys, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Sierra Leone and Liberia, #Time Butcher, #travel writing )

  Join me, ticket price £ 7.50 , on Sept 27 th, 2010 , Stanfords (b ook store) in central London for Journeys, where authors Tim Butcher and Anthony Sattin will be talking about their latest books and discussing the art of Travel Writing. You can purchase...

• Remembering Oklahoma - 15th year anniversary of city bombing

  19 April 2010 ( #9:02am, #empty chairs, #gates of time, #McVeigh, #memorial, #memorial gates, #National memorial, #Oklahoma, #Oklahoma City, #Ola Fagbohun, #terrorism, #Travel News )

  In 2006 my cousin and her family moved from near San Francisco to Oklahoma. Up until their move, the only things I knew about Oklahoma were there was a musical of the same name, and the Oklahoma City bombing. On my last trip to Oklahoma, in 2008, in the...

• The Dilemma of the Solo Traveller

  11 January 2010 ( #adventure, #black woman traveller, #Canada, #DiverseTraveller, #Montreal, #nightmare travellers, #single travel, #solo travel, #Toronto, #travel, #Travel News, #travelling with others )

  Yay! The first working week of 2010 is over. We've gone back to work and back to reality. This is the time of year where the only thing motivating is dreaming of travel plans. Cue trawling travel websites when we should be working, "ahem!" Decisions decisions...

• Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year!

  23 December 2009 ( #blog, #blogging, #contributors, #DiverseTraveller.com, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Guest authors, #Ola Fagbohun, #ola's world, #travel writing, #website, #women travel writers, #women travellers )

  Ola's World has been a labour of love this year. Mainly because I am not a prolific blogger. I do have a lot to contribute on all things travel, but I haven't always been in the writing frame of mind. Thus my posts have been irregular and not as varied...

• Revival - My Guilty Oxford Pleasure

  12 November 2009 ( #accessories, #clothes, #fashion, #Ola Fagbohun, #Oxford, #part two clothing, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #recycle, #Revival, #shopping, #shopping behaviour, #student )

  I know this is a travel blog not a fashion one, but I just have to share with you one of the treasures I've found while studying in Oxford. Revival on St.Clements St - a quaint boutique that sells recycled fashion. i.e clothes, shoes and accessories you...

• Tracy Demarest recommends ...

  12 October 2009 ( #Book, #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #recommendation, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Review, #road trip, #Road Warrior Princess, #Tracy Demarest, #travel, #travel book, #women )

  "I stumbled upon Simple Rules For The Road Warrior Princess while looking for travel books on Amazon.com, and boy what a treat! It's an inspirational guide for women to get them to take a road trip. It motivates you to embark on a journey whether it's...

• Sorry it's been so long, but ...

  10 September 2009 ( #black travelers, #black travellers, #black women travelling, #blogging, #Canada, #DiverseTraveller.com, #Niagara Fall, #ondo lady, #Ottawa, #travel, #Travel News, #women travelers )

  I hope you don't think I have dropped off the face of the earth, or that I don't appreciate you. Nope! My excuse is much more exciting; I have been travelling around eastern Canada - Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto - in eight enjoyable but exhausting...

• Orlando – still a family favourite

  13 August 2009 ( #Family Travel, #family vacation, #mature travel, #nature, #Orlando, #Sarah Tucker, #shopping, #theme parks, #travel advice, #Travel News, #travel podcast, #travel tips )

  Thinking of heading to Orlando this year, or have you already got your tickets booked? If so, I've got some great advice for a stress-free holiday from travel writer Sarah Tucker. Picture: Travel writer Sarah Tucker 1. Keeping the kids occupied (and the...

• Do you know where Hadrian's Wall is?

  22 June 2009 ( #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...

• Travel News: Brits switch off on holiday

  10 December 2010 ( #apps, #Brits, #facebook, #holidays, #mobile phone, #smart phones, #totalmedia, #Travel News, #travel research, #travellers, #travelling, #Twitter )

  I love research that states the bleeding obvious, take this recent survey by travel company HolidayExtras.com. They found … “The majority of Brits just want to get away from everything when they set off on holiday and prefer reading (48%) on the flight...

• Sunday Travel Kitchen - Brits more likely to eat out on self-catering holiday

  18 March 2012 ( #British holiday makers, #Brits abroad, #eating foreign food, #eating out, #Eating out on holiday, #Family Travel, #food and culture, #food and travel, #self-catering, #travel consumer insight, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world), #travel research )

  Many of us are prepared to try local dishes when on holiday When you book a self-catering holiday, are you really prepared to cater for yourself? Probably not, as according to a recent survey by villa rental specialists Owners Direct, 75% of us Brits...

• UK holiday-makers urged to check their vaccinations are up-to-date

  18 August 2010 ( #8weekstogo, #Bali, #disease, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #eat pray love, #holiday-makers, #Rabies, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel health, #travellers, #vaccinations )

  Planning to follow in the footsteps of American author Elizabeth Gilbert, and create your very own Eat, Pray, Love experience? Well, stop fantasizing, and take a moment to consider the following urgent travel health advice, particularly if you plan to...

• New year new experiences - horse riding

  03 January 2012 ( #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...

• Summer holiday prize for your Family Travel tales and / or tips

  05 July 2011 ( #children's games, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Family Travel, #free, #keeping kids occupied, #Prize Draw, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel tips, #travelling with kids, #Writing )

  In preparation for the fast approaching Summer holidays, which some of you are dreading, we want your creative and / wacky tales and tips of family holidays past - good and bad. To thank you and help you silence the dreaded, "are we there yet?" I am giving...