Sure, anyone can go to Cornwall or Devon surfing. But what’s the fun in following the beaten track? If you’ve a bit more grit to your grin and a tad more industry to your spirit, then about-turn on your kitten heels, my friend. Saltburn by the Sea, Cleveland, is riding a new wave of surfing …
How would you like free nights at a fabulous and luxurious hotel like the Marriott, Phuket in Thailand? Or how about free hotel nights in Costa Rica, perfect for nature lovers, scuba divers and beach lovers alike? Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to enter a competition or spend months (possibly years!) saving …
Happy weekend everyone! I've got another 3-day weekend this week because I'm off to Swansea today. If it's all gone to plan, I should almost be there by the time you read this. Fingers crossed but I'm starting to realise that nothing really goes to plan when you're travelling with an 11-week old baby. Make …
One of the best things about travelling is trying new food. I know I’m not alone in this foodie obsession because there are so many food and travel blogs popping up all over the internet. We are a nation of food fanatics and any blog that combines food and travel is a winner in my …
Today's post is all about Boston with an Insider's Guide to Boston from Kristina from Kristina Gemella Travel. Let's start with an little introduction to Boston... Located in leafy New England, Boston is one of the wealthiest, oldest and most influential cities in the whole of the United States. Founded in 1630, there’s plenty …
Earlier this year I spent three weeks travelling in the USA. I began in Miami with a fabulously luxurious trip to Miami Beach and a stay at Metropolitan by COMO. I then flew to LA to join a two-week camping trip with Trek America. As a blogger, it was absolutely vital for me to stay …
My dream road trip vehicle Summer is officially here and that can only mean one thing...it's road trip season! As much as I love planes and trains, you can't beat the feeling of whizzing through the countryside in your own car. You have to have the windows down, the wind in your hair, you favourite tunes on …
Packing for Trek America can be tough because you feel like you need so much stuff – but you also need to keep your luggage light because you travel around so much. Predictably, I overpacked but learned a few Trek America packing lessons during my Westerner 2 trip. Hopefully this will make your Trek America …
If you’ve read any of my blog posts from Dominica you will have noticed I fell head over heals in love with this beautiful Caribbean island. It isn’t your typical white sand, all-inclusive, pina colada on the beach kind of island, it’s so much more. Dominica is an island for nature lovers. It’s for adventurous …
As you’ve probably guessed by now, I love to travel. I get ridiculously excited by even the smallest trips, even if it's a quick city break or camping trip an hour from my home. But tomorrow I’m leaving on an adventure that is making me so excited that I just had to share my itinerary …
After a few years of travelling I’ve finally realised that you can pack light AND pack stylishly. The first thing I have to remind myself is that no one looks stylish when they're hot, sweaty and stressed from heaving heavy luggage. It's all about breezing through the airport, not being weighed down and having a …
Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year travel community website for backpackers and gap year travellers that I'm also working for. Breaking into the travel sector as a budding young writer or editor can be tough. Securing an internship is the first step on the ladder. But …
I’ve been studying journalism for 3 months now but I’m starting to wonder if the course will ever help me to be a travel writer? Journalism is a strange topic to study. It feels a bit like reading a text book to become a chef. Is it really something that can be taught in a …
If you've been following along with The Travel Hack you'll know that I’ve partnered with Lumix and I’m a Lumix 4K photo ambassador. Many of you have been asking exactly what 4K photography is, how it works and if it’s something everyday photographers might be interested in? My big, fat answers to this is YES! …
Do you remember that feeling of being a child and freewheeling your bike down a hill? It’s a giddy, carefree feeling. You’re flying but you’re in control as the wind soars through your hair and everything around you whizzes past in a blur. You grip your handlebars tightly as your heart leaps into your mouth …
Emily Tarrier from London City Calling believes cruise holidays are for everyone, even younger travellers in their 20s and 30s. There are many misconceptions about cruise holidays, the most common being that they are only for older travellers. Well as a 25 year old who recently headed on a 7 night Mediterranean Cruise with Princess …
Here's my downloadable pre-holiday checklist to help you stay organised while booking and organising your holiday. Holidays are one of the most exciting times of the year. We book them months in advance and then spend weeks planning them while the excited flutter in your belly builds until you’re pinging off the walls with excitement. …
At the end of November I had a gorgeously festive weekend in Warsaw, Poland, with Sam and the boys and it made me feel so Christmassy and excited. It was such a lovely place for a weekend break as Warsaw is fairly small and you can see the main highlights in 2-3 days. There’s nothing …
Last month I was lucky enough to travel to Norway to experience some of the shore excursions available to P&O Cruises passengers visiting the Norwegian fjords. This was an absolute dream come true for me because I’ve always wanted to visit the fjords and I got to try out so many incredible activities in the …
The picturesque scenes of Whitby are guaranteed to entice every visitor to Yorkshire's beautiful seaside town, and today Chloe from Jandals and Sandals is sharing her Whitby travel guide. Fish and chips, winding backstreets and crab fishing. These are just a few of the things that come to mind when I think of Whitby. …
Rosie Fluskey is sharing her insider guide to Brighton and Hove. As a Brighton local, Rosie is the perfect person to share a Brighton guide with all her favourite things to do in Brighton and amazing places to eat. The city of Brighton and Hove is a fun in the sun city. It is …
Hanoi is an assault on the senses. Women sheltering from the sun in full length anoraks buzz around on mopeds in 40 degree heat, beeping to announce their presence. Freshly barbecued pork crisps and sizzles on food carts at every turn, and tropical birds hang in cages above shop windows, shrieking for their freedom. There …
Today’s post is a little bit different as I’d like to show you a really easy way to edit objects out of your photos using a very cheap app. Now before I begin, I’m not one of those bloggers who heavily edits photos. I don’t agree with changing photos so much that the place, person …
We peeped out from under our umbrellas like excited kids while our Troll Car to Briksdal Glacier bumped up the mountain. It was pouring down with rain but, unusually for me, I didn’t care. To my right a waterfall was tumbling majestically down the mountain, roaring with frightening force and power. To my left I …
I have a confession. Despite taking hundreds of flights in my lifetime, I still get really stressed about the airport. I’m fine with flying, flying doesn’t bother me in the least, but the airport turns me into an anxious, stressed wreck. I get stressed about printing my boarding pass vs using a mobile boarding pass, …
At the end of last summer I took my favourite family holiday of the year. It was a one-week glamping adventure in France staying at three different Les Castels campsites around the country. Before this trip I’d never heard of Les Castels, but I was soon to discover that Les Castels is a family holiday …
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 …
Flights are often the most expensive part of travel and most of us are after the cheapest flight deal we can find. In my previous posts about how to travel more, I recommended booking as many flights as you possibly can in January and filling up your travel calendar for the year. January is a …
Elle recently travelled to Belfast and had an incredible trip exploring the stunning are around the city. If you're looking for a weekend break beyond the city then check out her travel guide to the area around Belfast. She appeared in the distance, slipping into view from behind a dramatic cliff. I stood, stunned, …
It’s been more than a year now since Sam finished my blogging office, a small cabin in the garden just for me and my work. When you live in a fairly small house with two children it can be difficult to find any space just for you. The boys come in to my office from …
The gorgeous city of York is a must-visit for a weekend break in the UK and today Annie from Tales of Annie Bean is sharing her travel guide to York. I'd visited York when I was a little girl, explored during my teens for school, had a few nights out during university, but finally had …
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 …
Earlier this year we took our second Mark Warner holiday and we loved our second just as much as the first. Our first was a winter holiday to Tignes and our second was a summer holiday to Turkey. There were a lot of similarities between the holidays, with the obvious exception of swapping snow for …
Today Elle is sharing her favourite Harry Potter hotspots in London and the unmissable sights Harry Potter fans can't miss! Any Harry Potter fan who knows an Augurey from an Occamy will also know that there are a few places in the world where Muggles can have a real encounter with the magical world …
There are so many things to do in Bruges and it's such a gorgeous, magical city. It would be easy to spend your time just strolling around and marvelling at how quaint and beautiful everything is! In fact, this is exactly what I did during my first weekend in Bruges. I visited with Sam about …
Over the past few years I've planned a couple of weekend trips to Jersey but, for one reason or another, they haven't happened. I've even booked to spend two weekends in Jersey but I've had to cancel at the last minute and it feels like I'll never get to Jersey! I was meant to have …
Not so long ago, Iceland was a relatively unheard of destination, with only the few most extreme adventurers choosing to travel there. Finding a guide to Iceland would have been a real challenge. These days, it's one of the world's most popular destinations, and there are so many Iceland travel guides out there that it's …
Do you want to know how to be present in the 21st century? How to stop checking your phone every minute. How to not be constantly scrolling through photos and videos and tweets and updates? How to have a conversation with a group of friends without someone constantly looking down, constantly taking a photo, constantly …
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 …
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 …