Europe

Today’s Cities For Less feature comes from the Spanish city of Barcelona and brings back memories of sleeping on the floor of a friend of a friend back in my student days. Now that is one way to travel the globe 4 less but not one I particularly want to …

It’s not often I can say that I have booked a three day trip for two in Europe for just over £200 but our spa weekend in Alsace is truly an advert for luxury travel for less in the heart of Europe. Flying to Basel from Manchester, our plan is …

Ever been on holiday or for a weekend away with your kids (or step-kids in my case) where frankly you ended up wishing you hadn’t bothered? Every suggestion met with grumbling dismissals, endless ‘I’m bored’ comments, or interminable tantrums and sibling arguments enough to frazzle your nerves. Holidays are a …

London For Less This week’s Cities for Less post focuses on the most visited city in the world, London written by yours truly with a little help from some travel blogging friends. But seriously, is it even possible to do London for less? MasterCard’s 2015 Global Destinations Cities Index ranks …

Stood on the elevated decking, gazing out over the glassy, still lake, no sign of civilisation to be seen, I take a deep sigh and leave behind the week’s stresses! All I can see are verdant forests, rolling hillside and water stretching into the distance beneath gloomy skies. The smell …