A City Break in Edinburgh
by Lucie Watt on 09/02/10 at 9:53 am
At the end of November 2009, my husband and I took a long awaited 2 night city break to Edinburgh in Scotland. We travelled from Gatwick Airport on a Sunday morning flight with British Airways, which was a smooth and quick flight, simplified by taking just hand luggage which enabled us to speed through the [...]
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by Mark Kempster on 5th January 09
Just the correct size for me for a 2 week trip, I was bale to get all of my stuff into here. The bag is one main compartment. The wheels are good although I would say if you intend to pull the bag along then a slightly longer handle would be useful! There doesn’t appear [...]
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by Mark Kempster on 23rd December 08
Very good. They say that SealSkinz Gloves are waterproof and I was slightly sceptical about this, but they were. I wore them a lot in the rain and also holding onto rocks covered in snow and ice. The main thing here is they still enable you to use your fingers; i.e. for doing your crampon [...]
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by Karen Settle on 22nd December 08
In October 2008 my husband and I travelled on our amazing Honeymoon to South Africa and Zambia. We fly out of London Heathrow with South African Airways, who provided what we considered a really good service: friendly staff, spacious seating, and a huge choice of entertainment. Our first step onto South African soil was at [...]
Full StorySouth Africa and Zambia – Part 2
by Karen Settle on 22nd December 08
Read previous post: South Africa and Zambia – Part 1 At Lion Sands there are two Lodges – Ivory Lodge, which comprises of 6 individual lodges, and River Lodge which has individual lodges but with shared facilities. Everything about Ivory Lodge was just slightly better, more exclusive and more special. Our Lodge was huge with [...]
Full StoryIce cold in the sun, at Benalmadena on the Costa Del Sol
by Emma Muhs on 19th December 08
Last summer we visited the Costa Del Sol (Benalmadena to be exact), just along the coast from Malaga. My family and I have been going there for about 11 years now, but its never boring as there are always changes and new things to explore. We have made friends with many of the people who [...]
Full StoryThe Rickshaw Run!
by Tweeky on 17th December 08
Packyourbags has proudly sponsored Jonathan Fox and Simon Lamble in their 2009 Rickshaw Run! On 1st January 2009, they are setting off from Pondicherry in the south of India on a trip that will take 2 weeks. 4000km later they’ll arrive in Shillong in the state of Meghalaya, in the north east of India. The challenges of [...]
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by Tweeky on 15th December 08On last night’s Top Gear (BBC2, 9pm) Jeremy Clarkson demonstrated the Shewee! The imaginatively named Shewee is billed on their website as “a moulded plastic funnel that provides women with a simple, private and hygienic method of urinating without removing clothes whilst standing AND sitting.” Clarkson took great pleaure in illustrating how it works. Fortunately, [...]
Full StoryOverwhelmed at Disneyland Paris
by Jemima Needham on 15th December 08
I visited Disneyland Paris for the first time in my life this October, I really didn’t know what to expect and was worried that I would find it all a little false! But I couldn’t have been more wrong. It really is a place where dreams come true, even as a 26 year old woman [...]
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