The capital city of the Netherlands has become a thriving tourist hotspot and attracts tourists from all corners of the globe, around 5 million each year in fact! It’s hard to name a capital city in Europe that can compete with Amsterdam’s diversity; in just 20 minutes you can walk from Europe’s epicentre of ‘Naughtiness’, The Red Light District, to Vondelpark and find yourself in 120 acres of beautiful vegetation, winding paths and large ponds. In this short guide of the city we look at how best to spend 3 days in Amsterdam, including where to stay, things to do and the best times of year to visit. Enjoy!
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Navigating your way through an airport can be intimidating at the best of times; large crowds with multiple conversations at once coupled with rows of flickering, fluorescent flight boards can be a bit much for some. But what about those that don’t, or can’t experience these things? How different must it be for a passenger that is travelling with Sensory Impairments like hard of hearing or visually impaired? And what do UK airports do to support those using airports with sensory impairments?
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If you are going away for more than a day or two, it is usually the most cost effective option to book long stay parking, especially if you book in advance. However, have you considered booking off-airport parking? Many people first think of the cowboy operators who have hit the headlines for parking your car in a field, but this is just not the case for most of the providers. Read More
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are fantastic cultural and historic locations that are really worth a visit. There are over 1000 World Heritage sites out there, so we’ve taken a look and picked our favourites from the plenty of fabulous locations to choose from!
Now these are just our picks, if you take a look at the amazing selection you may find other ones that top your bucket list! Read More
It’s fair to say that the solo travel market is continuing to boom. According to recent figures collated by Solo Traveller World in 2019, they found that solo travel is “making up around 18% of global booking, [because] solo travel is becoming ever more popular and has increased by 7% in the last year alone. They typically take longer trips than the other traveler personas at approximately 19 days on average”. This growing trend has become a favourite for women more so than men as “searches for solo female travel grew by 52% between 2016 and 2017”, with 38% of those who have travelled solo before saying they’d do it again. The Solo Travel Society on Facebook has around 230, 000 followers and of 63% of them are women.
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