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Everyone, at some point in their lives, should try traveling completely alone. It’s a whole different way to experience new places, people, and cultures, and you can learn a lot about yourself in the process. It can be hard and sometimes lonely, but overall, it’s an amazing way to reflect and …

Ever wondered what it would be like to pick up, pack up, and move halfway around the world? Well, I’ve done just that, and am here to tell my truth about the experience. Wonderful, stimulating, strengthening, and enlightening while simultaneously mind-boggling and overwhelming — and I would be lying if I …

It’s fair to say Greece ticks a lot of boxes as a travel destination. Fascinating ancient monuments. Big tick. Hiking trails galore. Tick. Traditional hilltop towns and charming fishing villages. Tick and tick. And then there are the stunning beaches, buzzing cities, and amazing national cuisine to consider. In reality, you could spend …

Australians have been urged to avoid all non-essential travel, particularly internationally, amid the coronavirus outbreak. As a result of travel bans and restrictions within Australia and in different countries around the world the travel industry has taken a huge hit, with thousands of flights cancelled globally, and airlines doing anything to combat the …

If Covid and the past year has taught us anything, it’s just how filthy some of the items we touch everyday really are. From doorknobs to door handles and even our phones, there’s grime and germs on pretty much everything. And now a flight attendant has revealed the place on a plane …

After working as a flight attendant for almost two decades, Saskia Swann is sharing everything in a new tell-all book. Saskia, which is not her real name, started working on private jets after six years working on commercial airlines. In her wide career, the 45-year-old has served a number of high-profile …

Spring (April to May) is the best time for hiking. The countryside is green and fresh from the winter rains, and carpeted with wildflowers. Autumn (September to October) is also a good time. Several companies run organized treks. The biggest is Trekking Hellas which offers a variety of hikes ranging from a …

First-time visitors to London come with a host of preconceptions: gentlemen in bowler hats, terrible food, equally terrible weather, lots of history, world-famous buildings. But these clichés are largely unrepresentative of the real London experience. You can still find them if you look hard enough, but you can find anything in …

Fewer than one in 100 travel insurance policies provide ‘complete’ cover for Covid-19 disruption, a Which? analysis of more than 250 policies has revealed. While some travel insurers boast of offering impressive-sounding ‘Covid-19 cover’, the consumer rights body found that this means different things for different providers. Which? found that …

With travel on the rise this summer, many grandparents will want to take their grandchildren on vacation. Forbes reported that travel has increased as COVID-19 vaccinations become more available. Older adults were among the first to be vaccinated while children are among the most recent group to be offered vaccines. Children’s …