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 …
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Portia Jones from Pip and the City recently took a trip to Ravenna, the beautiful Italian city in Emilia-Romagna. Ravenna isn’t always our first choice for an Italian city break so Portia is sharing 9 reasons why it should be on your travel radar. If authentic (and not too touristy!) Italian cities, great food, history, …
During my recent trip to Southern France I spent an amazing day in Avignon in Provence. I fell head over heels in love with Avignon and it’s now firmly on my list of ‘Places I need to go back to ASAP!’ (Yes, I actually have this list) Avignon is a historic city best known for …
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 …
If you think that Venice is the kind of destination you can only visit on a romantic break or your honeymoon, you’ve got it all wrong. Sure, it’s the sort of place where you can stroll hand-in-hand, float along in a gondola or share a bowl of pasta, Lady and the Tramp style. But Venice …
Some cities are memorable for their food. Others, their architecture. And then there are some rare cities that you just can’t get out of your head. Sure, the cuisine is good and the buildings are pretty, but there’s more to it than that. The cities I’m talking about are breathtaking – everywhere you look there’s …
Yes, you read that correctly, Holiday Inn Expresses are getting cool. Last week I was in London and had the pleasure of staying at the Holiday Inn Express on Ealing Broadway, London. I’ve stayed in more than my fair share of budget London hotels and they very rarely make it onto the pages of this …