London at Christmas: Ten Unmissable Spots

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Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year travel website for backpackers and young travellers. He has written a guest post for me on Christmas in London, which I know from experience is one of the best places to spend Christmas. Will has done a great job researching [...]

Guest Post: Tranquility Bay in Belize

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The prizes in Passports with Purpose always sound fabulous but do they live up to the hype? Julie Schwietert Collazo has penned a guest post about her stay at Tranquility Bay in Belize. Julie was the beneficiary of the accommodation prize donated by the resort in the 2009 Passports with Purpose, which raised money to build [...]

Guest post: Hitting the language barrier in Sweden

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This is a guest post from Kristin Luna, a San Francisco-based travel writer who regularly contributes to Frommer’s guides, a number of US magazines and newspapers, and her award-winning blog Camels & Chocolate. The concept of language is an odd one. You can have nearly everything in common with another person — age, education, similar [...]

Guest post: Day trips from Leeds, Yorkshire

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This is a guest post by Darren Cronian, founder and editor of My Life in Leeds – a local guide to the attractions of Leeds in Yorkshire, England. The guide is written by locals who are keen to share their knowledge and experiences. Darren is also author of the popular Travel Rants blog, which champions [...]

Italian sauce: Pesto, Bolognese and Puttanesca

Robin Locker

This is a guest post from Robin Locker Lacey, a travel consultant for Italy and France, freelance writer, photographer and foodie. Her blog, My Mélange, features info on her favorite European cities,  travel essays, photos, restaurant and hotel recommendations, recipes and budget travel tips.  You can follow her on Twitter @MyMelange or join her community on Facebook. One of [...]

Hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc

Heather Cowper

Hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc around the Chamonix valley in the French, Italian and Swiss Alps. This is a guest post by Heather Cowper, from Heather on her Travels. Heather is based in Bristol, in the west of England and travels mainly in Europe. You can read more about Heather’s walk on the Tour de Mont [...]

Get your motor running with a different sort of scenic drive

Steven Roll

Running in Rock Creek Park, Washington DC. This is a guest post by Steve Roll, the creator of Travelojos, a blog about traveling to and living in Latin America. Follow him on Twitter @travelojos. It was a cold Sunday morning in winter and just as I accelerated through a curve on a wooded road overlooking Rock [...]

Family road trip from San Diego to Los Angeles

Jen Miner

La Jolla, Legoland and Laguna Beach are great spots to stop on a family road trip from San Diego to Los Angeles. This is a guest post from Jennifer Miner who blogs at The Vacation Gals. Follow her on Twitter at @jenniferminer. Family road trips are practically an American institution. Snacks in a cooler, kids [...]

What’s so great about Seattle, anyway?

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Despite its flaws, Seattle is a city of great food, nature, magical summers and (mostly) friendly people. This is a guest post from Pam Mandel who blogs at Nerd’s Eye View. Follow her on Twitter at @nerdseyeview. Seattle is an imperfect city. We have terrible traffic, our real estate is too expensive, our job market somewhat whimsical. [...]

Introducing Nashville’s hot chicken

Rebecca Crump

Hot chicken is to Nashville what sourdough is to San Francisco or shrimp and grits are to Charleston. This is a guest post from Rebecca Crump, a Nashville-based writer who blogs about her life and what she’s cooking at EzraPoundCake.com. The first time we took my husband’s cousin to Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, I warned him. [...]

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