Travel

On the countdown to our short break glamping up in North Yorkshire, I thought I’d explore the whole UK glamping thing on behalf of our readers. If you fancy foregoing the usual beach ‘n’ beer holiday this year and doing something a bit different instead, this post is for you! British glamping directory First, a…read more

We’re of to a friend’s 50th birthday bash later this month and she’s chosen a spectacular venue – La Rosa Campsite Extraordinaire in Whitby, North Yorkshire, a delightful little fishing village and the home of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Soaring cliffs, colourful fishing boats and the ruined abbey make for a splendid setting and at £60…read more

Car insurance can cost a bomb, especially if you’re under twenty five and drive something expensive or powerful. Have you heard of ‘pay as you drive’ motor insurance? If you want to cut the cost of car insurance, it might be just the thing. Here’s how it works You fit a gadget called a smartbox…read more

Like most teenagers, my first boyfriend and I didn’t have much in common except lust. All I can remember about the relationship, looking back, is the inordinate amount of time we spent fiddling with his car, a glittery poo-brown Model 2 Ford Cortina, registration number JXG 345L. Well, he fiddled with it and I stood…read more

Last August Tony and I tried to book train tickets for our trip to Berlin in October 2012, for my old mate Giles’ 50th birthday bash in a circus tent on the banks of the river Spree. I tried at least five different travel websites, all of which made it astonishingly difficult, complicated and baffling….read more

I never learned to drive. Living in Brighton, a car is more of a liability than an advantage – we have excellent bus and train connections – and I’ve always been too ‘green’ to get behind the wheel. As such I’m a huge bus and train fan and have discovered all manner of ways to…read more

Tony and I went for a short city break in Berlin a couple of weeks ago for an old mate’s 50th birthday party. It isn’t easy being green… We had plenty of notice, more than enough time to track down the cheapest travel deals. I investigated train travel first, since it’s the greenest option. Sadly it…read more

… and save cash on repairs, maintenance and insurance. As a general rule it costs less to fix something before it goes horribly wrong than wait for the worst to happen. Cars are no exception. And anything you can do to avoid an insurance claim is worth doing, to keep your premiums as low as…read more