Talk On Travel

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 [...]

Guided tour or package holiday?

With the boom of the travel industry and the unpredictability of the British weather, we have become spoilt for choice when it comes to the tour operator’s products competing for our attention to escape to the hot sun. Sometimes it can be really hard to choose the ideal type of holiday for you, especially if [...]

New travel photographs

We’d like to thank Catherine Stewart for sending in these wonderful photos. We liked them so much, we used one of Saint Moritz as the new shop.packyourbags.com background!
If you have any photos you’d like to see featured on the blog, or even on the packyourbags site, then send them through to us at photos@packyourbags.com.

Loch Lubnaig [...]

Aphrodite Hills – Cyprus

I have just returned from a wonderful 3 night holiday in Cyprus, I stayed at the Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Hotel, in the heart of the Aphrodite Hills Resort Cyprus.
I was not sure what to expect from this hotel after reading some comments on the website. But I was very pleasantly surprised with everything the hotel [...]

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 [...]

Climbing Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

This photo was sent to us by John Turner in Fife.
John said, “I’d like to submit this photo of Half Dome. This was the third time we’d climbed it and once again it was a fantastic experience.
The ascent of the final face to the summit plateau involves steep rock that can be slick, especially after [...]

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 [...]

A Safari with a difference

Whether you are a seasoned Safari-er or you are thinking about venturing out for the first time here are some helpful ideas to aid you in your planning of a truly amazing holiday to South Africa…
Flying into Jo’Burg is a good idea as it lands you right near the Kruger National Park area. A good idea is [...]