It’s one of the most popular pub quiz questions, ‘What are the 7 Wonders of the World?’ They usually mean the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, which are the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus and the Great Pyramid of Giza – but...

Winning ‘Britain’s Best Culture and History Blogger’ was a delightful surprise. I was very pleased to have been shortlisted in the DFDS Travel Blogger competition but felt awkward asking people to vote. However, when I saw the other bloggers nominated in various categories, including Travelator Media founder Heather Cowper (here we are in...

When I was about eight years old I won the Egg and Spoon race. I only won because I ran so slowly the white ceramic egg precariously balanced on a large stainless steel dessert spoon had no chance of falling off. The Egg and Spoon Race – image prezzybox.com Those...

December is always such a busy time of year, with all that rushing round trying to get your Christmas shopping done and work out arrangements for the big day itself. Sometimes it feels like that little bit of chocolate popping out of the Advent Calendar each morning is all that’s...

Please note: this competition is now closed. When you’re planning a holiday to get away from work or rubbish weather, the last thing you want is the headache of slogging through endless travel sites that all claim to have the best deal. That’s why Travel Republic’s ‘lowest price guarantee’ promises...

We’ve all heard of the ‘It bag’ – the bag to be found hanging off many a celebrity’s toned, tanned arm, but have you heard of the ‘It suitcase’? No. Well perhaps not yet. However, in these cash strapped times surely it won’t be long before the cabin suitcase has...

In January 2011 holiday company Travel Titbits ran a travel blogging competition to find Britain’s Best Travel Blogger.  They posted an invite to enter on Twitter and I decided to give it a go. It was the first time  I had ever entered a writing competition and just decided to give it a go…...