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Valentine's Day: Celebrate your love of place

14 February 2013 ( #Italy, #Love, #Muriel Sparks, #Ponte Vecchio, #Snap Away (travel photography), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #Tuscany, #Valentine's Day )

Ponte Vecchio, the oldest of Florence's six bridges Today, Valentine's Day, a day when the tills of retailers are ringing as unimaginative and paniced men rush to buy the same gifts they bought last year, red roses. teddy bears and for some unfortunate...

Will Travel, Around the Web, For Food

29 April 2012 ( #dining out, #eat your way around the world, #eating out, #foodie website, #Global Food Etiquette, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #restaurants, #travel and food, #travel kitchen, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world), #writing about food )

Tapas - easy to prepare. Source: RealSimple.com One of the benefits of travelling is the opportunity is the opportunity to try new experiences, especially when it comes to food. If you are wondering where to start, here are eight foodie articles, from...

Diverse women travellers share diverse African travel experiences

02 October 2010 ( #Africa, #Diverse Traveler, #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel tales, #travel writing, #travelers, #travellers, #women, #Writing )

Just finished uploading the October edition of Diverse Traveller. This month Diverse Travellers will take you on a journey around Africa. And you don't have to pack or take any vaccinations. And that's not all ... Write for DiverseTraveller - we are hungry...

Best supporting role in a film goes to .... Britain

26 February 2013 ( #Britain, #Britain as film location, #British film industry, #Excess Baggage (Misc), #film locations, #Films made in Britain, #Les Miserable, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, #links and reviews), #Skyfall )

Travel and film go hand in hand as can be seen by the many films, including award winners, featuring Britain in the best supporting role. Les Miserables at the ORNC. Photocredit Universal Pictures The glam and glitz of the 85th Academy Awards may be over,...

Sunday Travel Kitchen - food from around the world

25 March 2012 ( #Broadwalk Empire, #Cocktails, #Cuban food, #Donuts, #Food, #food and travel, #Indian Food, #Spanish food, #travel kitchen, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world) )

Food news and tips from around the web: 1. Great Places to Eat in Spain (Source: We Blog The World) Madrid is sometimes called the gastronomic capital of the world — a culinary gem that combines variety and quality of local produce and ingredients with...

Film Brent in 90sec

02 April 2011 ( #90 secs film, #Brent, #Brent Artists resources, #Brent council, #Film, #film competition, #London, #micro film, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Snap Away (travel photography) )

Although I no longer live in Brent, my fondness for the borough remains, mainly because of their dedication to promoting local arts and culture. As part of that dedication, Brent Artists Resource, supported by The London Borough of Brent, have launched...

'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' by Dr Suess reminds me to take charge of my life

04 June 2012 ( #adventure, #Career-gap, #decision, #Dr Seuss, #Excess Baggage (Misc), #Gap-year, #life choices, #Oh The Places You'll Go!, #travel, #Travel Write Now (stories and news) )

Last week, I spent hours sorting through the things I have placed in storage for years. Each year, with clinical detachment, I sort, disguard, and rebox. However, I lose all detachment when it comes to sorting through my many boxes of books; books that...

Tips for healthy travel

23 July 2012 ( #8 weeks to go, #fit to travel, #foreign and commonwealth office, #know before you go, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel health, #travel tips, #travelling )

When planning a holiday, even before thinking about what to pack, health is uppermost on my mind. As I have hypertension, three years ago I fainted and needed medical assistance while in the US, it's essential I pack 'good' travel insurance, along with...

Book Review: Are We There Yet by Ben Hatch

25 April 2012 ( #Are we there yet?, #Ben Hatch, #Book review, #family-friendly guidebook, #Staycation - UK, #Staycation UK, #travel book, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travelling around UK )

Book title: Are We Nearly There Yet?: A Family's 8000 Miles Around Britain in a Vauxhall Astra Format: Kindle (also available in paperback) Pages: 353 Price: £1.99 Product Description If you think writing a guidebook is easy, think again… "‘Hurry up,’...

Travel Tech Review: Gogobot Network

29 March 2012 ( #digital travel, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Gogobot Network, #Joyce Cowles, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel planning, #travel planning apps, #travel review, #Travel technology, #website review )

Gogobot website Name of website: Gogobot Network URL: http://www.gogobot.com Target audience: Travellers who love to share knowledge and experiences Review written by: Joyce Cowles Signing in through Twitter, I find the design of the website a little...

Travel Trivia - Signs You Fly Too Much

27 March 2012 ( #Excess Baggage (Misc), #flying too much, #frequent flyer, #nomadic life, #travel, #Travel trivia, #traveller's companion, #travellers, #travelling, #trivia )

You know you fly too much when ... The curse of the Frequent flier 1. You have a favourite trolley at the airport 2. You can mime along with the safety announcement, 3. As far as you are concerned, more than five peanuts at a time is just plain indulgent....

Sleeping on the left is best at home and away

25 January 2012 ( #Premier Inn, #Premier Inn PR, #sleeping habits, #sleeping preference, #sleeping well in hotels, #Travel News, #travel news, #travel research, #Travel Survey, #travel tips )

Sleeping on the left leaves you feeling more positve Results from a recent study by Premier Inn revealed that there is a wrong side of the bed to sleep on. It seems, those of us, who have a tendency to move to the left side of the bed are much better...

Planning and promoting travel writing workshops - the good, bad and ugly

18 January 2012 ( #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #event planning, #Ola Fagbohun, #Quaker Meeting house, #Sheffield, #Travel Write Now (stories and news), #travel writing, #travel writing course, #Writing )

I am mentally exhausted, and my fingers are fed up, they have been hammering my keyboard all day, and are registering their protests by pressing any key they so wish, so I apologise in advance if there are any typos in this. Today has been busy, with...

Calling all women travellers - DiverseTraveller.com wants your short travel stories

12 January 2012 ( #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #short stories, #travel, #travel experiences, #travel writing, #travelling, #women travelers, #women travellers, #Writing )

Fellow women travellers - share your travel experiences on Diverse Traveller and on this blog. By lighting the way, by sharing our stories, we can inspire and encourage one another." ~ Elaine Lee. Author of Go Girl: The Black Woman"s Book of Travel We...

Summer holiday - Diverse Travellers share Family Travel experiences

11 July 2011 ( #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Family Travel, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Summer holiday, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #travel tips, #travel writing, #Writing )

Quick question are you prepared for the six week school holiday (annual UK school summer holiday)? If you are planning a trip abroad or a fashionable 'staycation' with your children, then Diverse Traveller is the place for you. This month, and possibly...

Travel health reminder for Brits in search of a holiday Royal Wedding free

17 March 2011 ( #8weekstogo, #health advice, #holiday, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Royal Wedding, #travel, #travel advice, #travel health, #travel tips, #travelling )

According to The Telegraph on line, 1.5 million people will be watching as much as they can of the Royal Wedding live, in London, come April 29. Up to four billion others worldwide will be watching the hour long service on TV. I say more grease to their...

#TEDwomen: “She Does Not Know Her Beauty” by Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

08 December 2010 ( #Female heads of state, #girls, #global issues, #Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, #poetry, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #TEDWomen, #TEDx, #TEDxWestminster, #women )

Sadly, I could not attend TEDxWestminster, London, to watch the live streaming of “TEDWomen: Reshaping the Future”, started yesterday and finishes today. About TEDWomen TEDWomen was created in the spirit of TEDx movement. The TEDx program is designed...

Travel News: book about Britain wins travel book of 2010

02 December 2010 ( #Britain, #Frommer's, #HolidayExtras.com, #Jenny Diski.Griff Rhys Jones, #New York Photo Guide, #travel awards, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel books, #travel guides, #travel narratives )

A recent HolidayExtras.com poll revealed that nearly half (48%) of all Brits prefer reading on a flight to any other activity and with so many great books available it’s hardly surprising. The travel novel is a popular genre of writing. Last month at...

Travel quote: the riches of markets

23 July 2010 ( #markets, #Marrakesh souk, #Morocco, #Sue Miller, #travel, #Travel News, #travel photography, #Travel quote, #travel writing, #travelling )

The riches of markets are surely some of the surprises of travel - overflowing tables, the astonishing variety of fruits and spices. As Sue Miller wrote in her story "Travel", the abundance is " so unlike the parsimony of pint boxes in the supermarket...

Men pay the price while we make the decisions

07 May 2010 ( #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...

Perfect holiday up in smoke - thanks Eyjafjallajökull

15 April 2010 ( #Easyjet, #Eyjafjallajökull, #Gatwick, #Iceland, #Madrid, #Ola Fagbohun, #pueblo Ingles, #travel, #Travel News, #Volcano )

"What's a bloody volcano in Iceland got to do with my flight to Madrid?" I asked the Easyjet customer service rep. "Don't know", came his bored response, "all I know you aren't going to Madrid today." The was bored, having had to repeat the same refrain...

My perfect holiday - I'll be talking all day. Viva Espana!

14 April 2010 ( #coto del valle, #DiverseTraveller.com, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #English lessons, #Madrid, #packing, #pueblo Inges, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Spain, #stylishly cheap travel )

No time for preening. Too much to do! Updated Diverse Traveller website , created and sent out the Diverse Traveller newsletter, now time for a cup of coffee and a bath. Then, with a deep breath I will commence my travel planning. Where am I off to this...

Feel the fear and do it anyway!

06 April 2010 ( #Airport, #Fear, #feel the fear and do it anyway, #Flying, #Nadine Stewart, #susan jeffers, #travel, #Travel News, #traveling, #travelling )

This might be hard to believe, especially as I'm addicted to travelling, but I'm scared of flying. When I was young my Mum bought me, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers, a book with a message that has stayed with me. Picture: Feel the Fear...

Diverse Traveller: March 2010

01 March 2010 ( #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Ola Fagbohun, #tales, #travel stories, #travel writing, #women, #women travel, #women travelers, #women traveller )

This month our latest Diverse Traveller tales take you around the world via unique and diverse female insights, and that's not all! TravelWise - Stimulate your creativity with practical and enjoyable tips and trips, and win free tickets to events and...

The Brixton Market revival

22 January 2010 ( #Bricolage project, #Brixton, #lanterns, #London, #Market, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Sean Adrian, #Space Makers, #Sweet Tooth )

A unique mixture of old and new shops, including twenty creative pop-ups and new community-driven businesses have opened recently in the Brixton Village indoor market (aka Granville Arcade) run by the Space Makers Agency. On Saturday, January 16th, 2010,...

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