A Bear in Costa Rica
By Alex Bear
Getting to Costa Rica is not particularly difficult: a flight from Madrid takes you straight to San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital, and...
How To Travel
By Penelope Bielckus (AKA The Flyaway Girl)
What if you could indulge your travel-loving self... even while at home? Whether during lockdown or otherwise, there...
Easter Escape to The Cotswolds
By Penelope Bielckus (The Flyaway Girl)
A trip to the Cotswolds can often feel like you’re travelling back in time. Thatched cottages line the streets...
Edinburgh – Its Easy
I feel I ought to write something about Edinburgh; after all, with easyJet’s direct flights starting in March I suspect Scotland’s capital may well...
Escape to Edinburgh
By Penelope Bielckus (The Flyaway Girl)
EasyJet announced that they were launching a route from Gibraltar to Edinburgh, providing the first direct route from Scotland...
Traversing Tibet
Its white walls are cracked and crumbling, but – perched atop a rocky outcrop rising from the Tibetan plateau, and surrounded by sparse fields...
Date Night Ideas
By Penelope Bielckus (The Flyaway Girl)
Valentine’s Day is that wonderful day of the year where couples get even more loved up and singletons aim...
“Business is Business,” Said Mohammed
By Reg Reynolds
It was February 1986 and I was 38 and working for Discover Portimao, an English language tourist magazine based in Portugal’s Algarve....
An Italian Itinerary
A lot of the travel articles I write are about places I’ve visited as part of a huge trip, with time to spare to...
Flying The Flag for Gibraltar
By Claire Spencer
BA have been flying from London to the Rock for many years; indeed they were the first to do so, originally as...