This Seatfrog review has been created in collaboration with Seatfrog and, as always, all thoughts about the app and over-excitement about travelling First Class are all my own! Today I’d like to share a new app I’ve discovered called Seatfrog. Prepare to have your Virgin Train journeys in the UK changed forever! This is my …
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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 …
After living in London for two years there are still countless things on my to-do list. There are hundreds of places I’ve never been, sites I haven’t seen, bars I haven’t drank in and restaurants I haven’t eaten in. Yes, London is a hustling,bustling, non-stop city with more things to do, see, and visit than …
Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. Back in 2015 it received the title of ‘top country to visit’ from Lonely Planet and today it boasts a tropical climate, a multicultural population and the long list of things to do in Singapore will shock any tourist visiting the city. The sheer volume of activities, places …
Climbing Mount Kinabalu was the highlight of my trip to Borneo. It was tough but it was worth each and every step towards the summit. I loved the way the scenery changed every few hundred meters and the sense of achievement when we reached the top was unbelievable. Watching the sunrise from above the clouds …
I’ve spent the last few weeks telling everyone that they just HAVE to take a weekend away or a short holiday to Ljubljana. If you’re not convinced, take a look at my post 10 reasons to love Ljubljana. So, for all those people who are starting to get the message, this is for you… How …
Anne’s latest travel hacking advice is all about how you can earn more airline rewards with airline alliances. As always, she’s broken it down to make it super simple for beginner travel hackers! If you who have been following my travel hacking tips, you will be aware that I talk about British airways rewards (AVIOS) …
Solo female travel is one of the hottest trends in the travel blogging community right now. I feel so proud to be part of a movement that encourages women to live out their travel dreams and not sit at home waiting for their perfect travel buddy to magically appear. Most of the time I don’t …
This is the second post in my new series about how you can travel more in 2015. If you missed it, here’s last weeks post: How to travel more with the 12 Trips Challenge. This week’s post is all about saving money for your travels and how simple lifestyle changes can have massive results. The …
This post about staying in an ice hotel was created in collaboration with Admiral Travel Insurance. Travel insurance is something you should never travel without no matter where you’re going! Staying in an ice hotel has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. The dream became even stronger when I …
I’m very excited to announce that I’m part of the Post Office Save More Squad! I feel like I’m on a really geeky superhero team! The Post Office is encouraging people to be more conscious with their spending so we’re able to save money with less effort. Sounds like my kind of saving! If you’re …
This post was created in collaboration with dealchecker What’s your top travel hack? This is a question I’m asked all the time! With a blog name like The Travel Hack it’s a pretty obvious question so today I’d like to share some of my top general travel hacks for any trip abroad. Don’t …
Travel hacking is the art of collecting points through your everyday spending. These points can then be converted and spent on flights. It sounds too good to be true but it really is that simple! Many of us are missing out on really easy ways to collect extra points. Other travel hacking guides make it …
I love sharing my packing guides for different destinations but there are 10 things I never travel without, no matter where I’m going. Whether I’m travelling to Timbuktu or Timisoara, these things will always be in my suitcase. I’d love to know what you’d never travel without. I’ve been researching what other bloggers have said …
Packing for a skiing trip can be difficult because you pretty much want to take every single warm item of clothing you own. You’ll want to be rugged up during the day but stylish in the evening and still warm enough to walk around in the snow. I’ve been skiing a few times now and …
Packing your carry on for long haul flights doesn’t need to be difficult. Here are my top tips to pack the perfect carry on for your long haul flight. This post has been created with SOCKSHOP – because you can’t fly long haul without a pair of cosy socks! I like to keep my carry …
^She definitely isn’t trying… 😉 If you’re already thinking, ‘I don’t care what I look like while I travel. I just pack my bags and go, you’re lucky if I pack a toothbrush’, then this probably isn’t the blog post for you. This isn’t about piling on the make-up or spending hours styling your hair …
Are you a winter lover or do you spend every moment of winter counting down the days until spring arrives? I’m going to be honest with you here. I do not love winter! I’ve written this blog post to remind myself that winter is a gorgeous season and not just four months of the year …
When you tell people you’re a travel blogger the first thing they inevitably ask is, ‘Where’s your favourite place?’ To which we’d promptly reply, ‘How can you choose!? There are too many!’ Favourite places can depend on so many things such as the weather, who you’re with, how you’re feeling, what’s going on at work …
This week’s travel hack of the week comes from Angie Silver, the gorgeous blogger behind SilverSpoon London. Angie is an expert at finding the best places to eat and drink in London and around the world so who better to tell us their top tips for finding great restaurants while travelling? As a dedicated food-lover, finding …
© Yescapa Hands up if you’d love to buy a campervan and live the van life dream!! Yes, me too! I travelled around Australia in a campervan for a year and it gave me an incredible taste of van life. I loved the freedom, the simplicity, community and sheer joy of travelling in a campervan. …
We’ve all seen the photos of trains in India where the carriages are so packed that people are squished into tiny seats, spill out from the doors and take refuge on the roof. Just the thought of a train journey like this is enough to induce a claustrophobic panic attack and have many travellers wondering …
Today’s post with my travel hacks to help you sleep better while travelling in sponsored by Tempur. I’m one of those people who generally feels like they can do pretty much anything …provided I’ve had a good night’s sleep. When I’ve slept well I’m up for climbing mountains, skydiving from planes, scuba diving around shipwrecks …
Russia is an amazing country to visit but, let’s be honest, it isn’t the easiest. Before you even get there you’ve got the hassle of getting a Russian visa. Yes, if you didn’t know, you need a tourist visa to visit Russia. Don’t let this put you off visiting Russia. Getting a Russian visa is …
If you’re anything like me you’ve already read approximately 8 billion blog posts about how to save money to travel. Most articles offer practical advice about cutting your spending. Yea, it’s all good advice but it’s all so boring. Cutting out coffees and doing overtime at work is fine at first but it’s difficult to …
Are you travelling to the USA and wondering if you need an ESTA? You’ve come to the right place because I’m going to answer all your ESTA for the USA questions! The first time I travelled to the USA I had no idea what an ESTA was and I turned up at the airport without …
There was a time when hotels or villas were pretty much your only option while on holiday or travelling. We all accepted this and didn’t question if there were any other options available. If you were travelling on a budget you have to stay in a hideous budget hotel and there was very little flexibility. …
I’m one of those people who is completely obsessed with hotels. I love everything about them from researching them and booking them at home, to reading reviews, stalking their Insta feeds and then that first moment when you walk through the lobby doors and get a big whiff of fresh flowers and furniture polish. I …
It’s over 8 years since I left to go backpacking around Southeast Asia and Australia. I remember the day we left like it was yesterday. I was so excited I thought I might burst but I was so scared I thought I might break down in tears and refuse to board the plane. We had …
This post about travel hacks for Orlando has been created in collaboration with Klook, an online platform to book travel activities such as attractions, tours, dining, transport and more. I’m a big fan of getting these things booked in advance to help pay for as much as possible in advance and make you feel like …
Now is a great time to be organising your travel photos and finding some kind of storage and display solution for all those gorgeous travel memories. So many people have memory cards, hard drives and phones filled with photos that will never see the light of day again because they’re hidden away in a chaotic …
This is sponsored by e-visa.co.uk Did you know that if you’re visiting Canada you’ll probably need to apply for an eTA Canada before you travel? It’s an Electronic Travel Authorization and is basically a permit for you to enter the country and is an online substitute for a visa. It’s something I forget about nearly …
Let’s not beat around the bush here, family holidays are expensive. As soon as children are two years old you need to pay full price for their airfare and, unless you all want to squish into a tiny hotel room together, you’ll be forking out extra for accommodation too. And then there’s eating out and …
In today’s post I’ve collaborated with Jurlique to share my ultimate beauty hacks and favourite beauty products when flying long haul. Now I’ve hit my 30’s I can really see a difference in my skin when I’ve flown long haul. The combination of dehydration and tiredness seems to age me about 10 years, and make …
We’ve had a few family camping holidays abroad and we always find them to be one of the easiest and most affordable types of family holiday. We’re getting to that time of year when everyone is starting to think about their annual summer holiday and I’d like to make a case for the glamping holiday. …
This post has been written in collaboration with FOREO LUNA Mini 2. Do you want to know the secret to perfect skin? I ask a beautician at a fancy London spa once and she actually told me! I was reviewing a spa hotel and had an incredible facial during my stay. After my treatment …
This post is sponsored by Make Holidays Greener and I’m here today to tell you about their competition to win a GoPro Hero 5 and share some of my top tips on using a GoPro to get awesome travel photos. To enter the competition to win a GoPro, head over to the Make Holidays Greener …
The one thing I forget about every year when winter comes around is just how dark it is most of the day! It’s like it totally catches me by surprise yet it’s the same feeling every year. This year more than anything I want to rent one of these big, gorgeous luxury beach homes and have …
This post has been created in collaboration with Experian. I’m currently sat in the airport waiting for my flight to Hamburg. I arrived a bit early to get some work done so, unlike the other passengers around me who are having a quick pint or a glass of wine before we fly, I’m sat …
Today’s post is all about how you can have a zero-waste flight and it’s by Rebecca Burgess who is all about low-effort ways to live a low-waste lifestyle, at home and on holiday. Rebecca founded The Lather Box – a subscription box of all-natural, zero-waste toiletries – with a mission to make plastic-free showering a …