Travel Tips

Ever returned form a holiday to find numerous overseas transaction charges? Those little charges of a few pounds here and there can soon add up. Charges may include a fixed fee for use plus a foreign transaction fee which can be anything up to 2.99%. If you spend £500 that …

Updated 5th March 2022: Thursday 24th February signalled the end of Covid-19 restrictions in England along with the legal requirement to isolate if you test positive. Recent announcements have also removed the need for pre-departure and arrival travel tests for the vaccinated. But what does this mean for international travel …

Sign up to the British Airways Premium Plus Credit Card Account before the end of February and earn a whopping 42,000 Avios. From the 1st March the sign up bonus drops to the normal 26,000 which is impressive but just not as incredible as 42,000!! Let me stress, I have never …

I am planning an extended trip to Central America and one thing that keeps cropping up is safety. The web is rife with stories of muggings, rapes, petty theft and worse. But is this just clickbait, press scaremongering or fake news? Should I really be worried about how to stay …

I am currently immersed in planning an extended trip to Central America (more on that coming in 2023) but thought I would share my experience of putting together what is going to be a complex itinerary. There will be innumerable bus journeys, hotel bookings, trips to plan, flights, and timings …