Travelantics: Football in Argentina

This is a guest post from Adonis Stevenson – an extract from his new book Travelantics.
Being a fan of the beautiful game, Latin America’s football culture was one of the many reasons why I chose to visit. Since Buenos Aires has a few teams, I decided to follow the most passionately supported one, Boca Juniors. [...]

10 tips to stay fit while travelling

This is a guest post from health writer Mary Ward.

Getting into a fitness regimen is an important first step. The key to success however is to ensure that you stick with it, even when your routine changes. Many people do well with their workouts when they are in the comfort of their own home or [...]

Nature Air – Costa Rica’s eco-friendly airline

This is a guest post by Marina K. Villatoro of Travel Experta.

Costa Rica might be a small country but as it has so many mountains, it is actually bigger than you think. There is so much to see and so much natural beauty that it is best to not waste time sitting in a bus [...]

Guest post: Sleeping around

A guest post on sleep deprivation on the long journey from San Francisco to Rome.
This is a guest post from freelance writer and tour escort Angela K. Nickerson.  Her first book, A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome (Roaring Forties Press, 2008) combines her great passions – travel, art, history, and Italy – in one [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 4

This is the final day of guest blogger Roger Norum’s four-part series on driving Alaska’s Haul Road with his father.
To my surprise, GPS is a real advantage on a trip that follows a single, solitary road. For one, knowing the distance to the nearest petrol station is essential – especially if it’s hundreds of miles [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 3

This is the third part of guest blogger Roger Norum’s four-part series on driving Alaska’s Dalton Highway, or Haul Road, with his father.
The Dalton is the gateway to the most remote regions of the interior and northern parts of Alaska and offers a rare glimpse of America’s Arctic – an opportunity to imagine [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 2

This is part 2 of Roger Norum’s four-part guest post on his road trip through Alaska with his father.
Driving in Alaska is an experience amplified by the extended summer hours of near-Arctic daylight, an unsettling phenomenon that deceives the senses: driving without headlamps at 10pm; a glowing red sunset at midnight; waking up [...]

Driving to the end of the earth: Alaska Part 1

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has brought Alaska to the headlines – suddenly everyone is talking about ice fishing and helicopter hunting. But what is the 49th state really like?
Travel writer Roger Norum, a native New Yorker based in Oxford, England, has written a four-part account of his road trip along Alaska’s Dalton Highway, or [...]

Guest post from Manzanillo, Mexico: Tides of Time

This is a guest post from Stephen from Manzanilloblog. Stephen describes himself and his wife Tiffani as “chronic travellers”, who’ve recently made the leap and left the US to live in beautiful Manzanillo, Mexico. They are loving the experience so far and started the blog to share their discoveries, adventures, and hard earned lessons with [...]

Guest post: How to choose wine

This is a guest post from Jo, a wine enthusiast and a keen attender of wine tastings. She is particularly interested in Burgundy and has been on several trips to the area. She recently passed the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust intermediate exam on wine and spirits.
Wine can be a rather daunting subject and [...]

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