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We all love weekend breaks and if you're looking for some inspiration for your next weekender, we've put together 52 weekend away ideas that are perfect for those travelling from the UK. All of these weekend away ideas are fabulous destinations for any time of the year, but I've written them roughly in order from …

Lucy Dodsworth shares her beginner's guide to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with everything you need to know as a first-timer at the festival! From Hogmanay to Burns Night to the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh knows how to throw a party. But there's one mega-festival that outshines them all – the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Each August …

  Thank you to everyone who has already enquired about joining The Travel Hack Team! I announced on my Instagram Stories that I'm looking to reignite things with the team and get a few new bloggers on board and I've been inundated with requests for more information. I launched The Travel Hack Team way back …

Do you travel hack? And by ‘travel hacking’ I mean collecting points and putting them towards flights to get upgrades or even whole flights for free? Despite the name of this blog I’m very ashamed to admit that I don’t travel hack. Shock horror, I know. There are a couple of reasons why I don’t …

I'm very excited today to have Laura from Wander with Laura sharing her travel guide to Liverpool with us. I went to Liverpool University and I absolutely loved this colourful and creative city. The main thing I feel about Liverpool is that it's a fun city. No one takes themselves too seriously and there's a …

I wrote this post while I was in Norway and I was waiting at the airport to fly home. I'd just posted this photo on Instagram and woah, it did better than any other photo I'd ever posted and I was feeling very smug. Yes, I'd nailed it. I'd finally figured out Instagram and I …

So you're looking for tips on how to be more efficient? As someone who was once the least efficient person in the world but has managed to turn it around, I'm here to help and share some of my top efficiency tips!   If there’s one thing every wants more of, it’s time. How often …

If you're looking for a travel guide to Scotland then you've come to the right place as I've collated all the best travel blogger's guides in one place! Here it is, the ultimate travel blogger's guide to Scotland. Scotland might be small but there are a surprising number of things to do, see and visit …

First of all, I feel the need to apologise to my friends and family; since returning from Phokaia Beach Resort in Turkey with Mark Warner Holidays, I have not stopped raving about it. My friends, my family, my neighbours, the lady who works in the corner shop, even my postman has heard all about it …

Today I'm sharing my top sunburn hacks with simple sunburn treatment to soothe your skin if you've been unfortunate enough to get sunburnt! There are so many things to love about summer - the list is so long that we spend most of the year dreaming about it, and desperately looking forward to this blissful …

I know, I know. This is a little different to the blog posts you normally find on The Travel Hack and I apologise in advance if this is of no interest to you. If menstrual cups and menstruation in general isn't your thing then please do come back tomorrow when we’ll have another travel related …

If you love weekend breaks in the UK then Bath definitely needs to be on your weekend wish list. This beautiful city with its grand, honey-coloured buildings and quaint charm is where weekend break dreams are made. As soon as I arrived in Bath I had the feeling I should have come here a long …

As a travel blogger I’m really lucky to be sent gorgeous travel related beauty products to test out. It’s great – who wouldn’t want to try out fancy new products that I’d never be able to buy myself!? But, realistically, I rarely feature them on the blog because I’d never recommend to you guys to …

I took a family trip to the Orkney Islands with NorthLink Ferries and had the most amazingly peaceful week in such a stunning area of the UK. Here's what I got up to and my guide to the Orkney Islands. Have you ever noticed the way you rarely realise how hectic and stressful life can …

Michele Frolla is back again and this time she's sharing her favourite places to have brunch in Rome. When in Rome...you’ll eat like a Emperor! For a those days when you just want to sit back and enjoy a lazy brunch, I’ve got you covered. Here are my top 7 picks for the best places …

As one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world, it can be a bit daunting to get around London. Unlike other cities, you can't travel around the whole of London on foot. It's far too big so visitors need to rely on transport to see all of London's sights. The public transport system …

I live in North Wales so I know I'm going to be biased here, but I think Snowdonia is one of the most incredibly gorgeous places in the UK. Whether you're visiting the UK on holiday or you live here and you're looking for an adventurous staycation, make sure Snowdonia is on your bucket list! …

Would you take a mystery holiday and arrive at your departure airport not knowing where you were going? That’s what I did with WowTrip and here's my WowTrip review to see how I got on. WowTrip is a company specialising in mystery holidays. You pay them a fee and select your dates and departure airport …

Lucy Dodsworth is sharing 5 of the best day trips from Edinburgh for those looking to get more out of their Scottish city break! There's so much to do in Edinburgh that you can easily spend your whole trip inside the city but if you've got a little more time or want to explore a …

Road tripping around Ireland has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. It’s the combination between beautiful scenery, vibrant cities and quaint towns that captured my interest and I’ve longed to drive along the Wild Atlantic Way with my car windows down and the radio blasting out my favourite songs. …

Michele Frolla is sharing unique tours to take in Rome to help you get the most out of your trip. I love taking tours on city breaks because they help you see so much more in a short space of time. You learn so much more about the people, the history, culture and sights than …

Today on The Travel Hack, Elle Croft is sharing 10 gorgeous Instagram spots in London. Whether it's your first visit to London or you've lived here for years, these are the Instagram spots in London where you'll want to get snappy happy and get some gorgeous photos for your grid. There’s no denying that Instagram …

Today, George and I are reviewing the Urban Iki bike seat, a stylish and comfortable seat that is helping us have more adventures!   “Faster, Mummy! Faster!” George giggles from just behind me as I take a deep breath and pedal as fast as I can along the quiet country lanes. I can’t help but …

It’s just a quick blog today because I want to show you some pics of my favourite new bag from Maria Maleta. It’s a beautiful backpack/handbag that gets even more brownie points because it’s reversible. You can wear it with the red suede or the brown leather on the outside. I’m a handbag girl through …

‘Why?’ It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot recently. It mostly comes from George, my three-year-old son, who constantly says, ‘Why Mummy? Why?’ (Yes, it’s just as annoying as you’re imagining!) Me: You need to brush your teeth now George George: Why? Me: So your teeth are nice and clean George: Why? Me: Because …

This post is sponsored by Make Holidays Greener. It’s 2018 and I feel like most of us are getting pretty good at making environmentally conscious decisions and reducing our plastic waste. I was brought up on the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ message and, while I’m at home, it’s second nature to do everything I can to …

If you're looking for hotels in Llangollen and places to stay near this gorgeous Welsh town then I've got you covered. Today I'm sharing some beautiful places to stay in Llangollen for your next weekender in North Wales. Llangollen in North Wales is known for its picturesque surroundings, its quaint town centre including the meandering …

One of the best things about blogging is the way you attract a tribe of like-minded people. Of course, there’s always a few people who seem to read each post just to disagree with every thought I have (internet trolls, I’m talking to you!) but on the whole most people are really similar to me. …

During my recent trip to Glasgow I developed a serious soft spot for this gorgeous city. I'd already spent a couple of weekends in Glasgow but this time it felt different. I'm not sure if it's because I finally felt like I knew my way around or because there's more going on but there was …

I sent this email out to my newsletter list last week but I thought I'd share it here too for those of you who don't do emails/have been snowed under with GDPR emails they haven't been able to wade through and actually read anything! The past 8 weeks have been a bit crazy. Some days …

I knew Dubai was going to be great for kids but I had no idea just how child-friendly Dubai would be. There’s so much for kids to do in Dubai but everything is aimed at kids AND their parents. Yes, that’s right – child-friendly activities that adults can actually enjoy too. It was seriously a …

Here are the best Edinburgh Instagram spots and the most photographed street in Edinburgh for anyone looking for the perfect photo opportunity to add to their grid. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and there's an Instagrammable location around every corner but here are 10 of the best! From the medieval streets of the old town …

Llangollen, in north-east Wales, is everything you’d want from a quaint Welsh town. It’s so idyllically pretty it’s like Llangollen has stepped right out of the pages of a child’s bedtime story. With steam trains chugging billows of smoke across the rushing river and horse-drawn canal boats gently plodding alongside the water’s edge, Llangollen is …

I took the ferry from Hull to Rotterdam with P&O Ferries and here's what I thought about it with some travel tips for anyone planning to do the same. I love this fast paced world we live in. A world where you can fly to the other side in a day, you can speak to …

Whenever I tell people about our incredible family holiday to Dubai I tell them all about our time at Dubai Parks and Resorts. I tell them all about this incredible adventureland, packed with rides and attractions, thrills and excitement...and I’m usually met with a blank look. ‘Dubai Parks and Resorts?’ they ask. ‘I’ve never heard …

I’ve been blogging for a long time now and my favourite thing about this crazy online world is the way The Travel Hack is basically my online travel journal and a place to store all of my precious travel memories. I often sit down at my laptop to do some work but end up reading …

I've just returned from the most incredible 8 days in Dubai! It was a family holiday to Dubai with Emirates Holidays and we found this 8 day Dubai itinerary to be just perfect. It includes staying in two different hotels/resorts and has a really nice range of activities for the whole family. Here's my Dubai …

Today Lucy shares an incredible Edinburgh guide with 11 unmissable things to do in Edinburgh during your first trip to Scotland's capital! Fascinating history, bags of culture, gorgeous views, delicious food and drink – Edinburgh is one of those cities with a bit of everything and my first-timer's guide to Edinburgh has everything you should …

There are so many amazing blogger’s guides to Lisbon so I thought it was time to pull my favourites together into an ‘ultimate travel blogger’s guide to Lisbon’. As you all know, I think travel blogs are the best sources of information for travel guides because they’re honest and relatable and have so many little …

Suzanne has already shared so many amazing blog posts about Lisbon and today she’s got a perfect weekend itinerary for Lisbon. If you’re a first-time visitor to Lisbon and you’re in the city for just 2 or 3 days then this is the itinerary for you! Updated 14 March, 2022 by Mike Seguin of lisbontravelideas.com …