Talk On Travel

Sharm El Sheikh – The Ritz Carlton

I have just returned from a winter sunshine holiday to Sharm El Sheikh. We actually went away over Christmas so we could get away from all of the hustle and bustle going on in the UK. Flying to Sharm El Sheikh is easy from London with several direct flights from London airports including with British [...]

Insider’s guide to avoiding airport delays – Ask Mark

Ask Mark!

Mark Kempster is Managing Director of packyourbags and packyourbags Travel Store. He is also worldwide travelled and has many experiences of the “dreaded” airport delays, below Mark shares some advice on how to avoid airport delays.
Not possible I hear you cry !!! Well, the only way to guarantee this is to charter your [...]

Zermatt a premier destination!

What a great destination. If you love outdoors, walking, mountaineering and climbing then Zermatt is one of the premier destinations to visit. There is a good choice of hotels and self catering accommodation and many restaurants to visit of all standards and budgets covered. The town is car free which makes a pleasant change and [...]

Ski Helmet Advice – Ask Mark

Mark Kempster is Managing Director of packyourbags and packyourbags Travel Store. He is also a mountaineer and a keen skier.
Here he answers some of the questions we’ve received regarding ski helmets.
Why should I wear a ski helmet ?
Obvious I know, but a ski helmet is not a fashion accessory. A good quality ski helmet will [...]

Rio de Janeiro – What a Place!!

I have just returned from a trip to Rio. Wow what a place!!! There are two main beaches Copacabana Beach and Ipanema Beach, both world famous and when you are there you can see why. They both stretch round beautiful bays fringed on one side by the waters of the Atlantic and on the other [...]

An Unseasonal Croatian Holiday

I have just got back from a lovely holiday in Croatia, spent just outside the resort of Split at the Le Meridian Hotel in Lav. Although it was June the first few days were spoilt a bit by the rain which was quiet unseasonal for this time of year. This was where the advantages of [...]

Adventures on Earth & in Space

Forty years ago today man took that “big step” onto the surface of the moon, since then space exploration has progressed so significantly that if you’re very rich you can go into the outer orbit like the billionaire businessman from California did back in 2001. Mr. Tito was the first space tourist paying $20m for [...]

Top 10 Tips for getting a cheap Holiday

There is an art to getting that cheap holiday, whenever you speak to someone about their holiday they always love to tell you what a bargain it was and how little they paid or how clever they were at booking it. Well here are ten top tips on how to book that cheap holiday;

Always be [...]