The amazing view… from the best seat on the train! Fascinating driver’s-eye footage filmed in the cab of a Southeastern service from London Victoria to Kent

by David Hibbins | Apr 21, 2024 | Latest Travel News

‘I thought you’d ask more questions,’ says driver Tristam.’Questions? Oh yes, questions. I’m just mesmerised by the view,’ I reply.I’m in the cab of a 100mph Southeastern train bound for Faversham in Kent, video camera in...

I’m a Brit living in America – here’s how the US has changed me

by David Hibbins | Apr 21, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A British woman who moved to the US has revealed all of the ways living in America has changed her.Millie Hart, 31, moved from the West Midlands to Ohio with her husband Mark and their children more than two years ago.Posting under her TikTok handle @milliehart01, the...

I live on the Isle of Wight – here are the WORST things about living on an island

by David Hibbins | Apr 21, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A woman who lives on the Isle of Wight has taken to TikTok to reveal her biggest gripes with island life.Jodie Emma, 20, who posts under the handle @x_jodiemma_x, talked her followers through the most inconvenient aspects of living away from the mainland – and...

Is WETHERSPOONS the answer to the Great British staycation problem? Costs of holidaying at home are spiralling but the budget boozer could come to you rescue this summer

by David Hibbins | Apr 20, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Going on holiday in the UK used to be a cheap option but the cost of living crisis, allied to rising inflation and the irritating trend of budget brands thinking they can drop the ‘budget’ is running the risk of making them unaffordable for many...

From a giant pineapple to a horsebox and a Nazi lookout tower, some of the most bizarre places to stay in the British Isles

by David Hibbins | Apr 20, 2024 | Latest Travel News

One of the latest trends in travel is proving that Britain is still a nation of eccentrics.The country’s ever-growing assortment of bizarre holiday homes surely proves it.Whether you fancy a holiday in a stone pineapple or in a caravan on a hotel roof, read on to...

I took a sleeper train through North Korea. Here’s what it was like and the things that surprised me most (including how ‘boozy’ the journey was and a girl band playing at a restaurant)

by David Hibbins | Apr 20, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The destination for the train was officially Pyongyang, but the ticket might just as well have said ‘alternate reality’.Because that’s what adventure blogger Anthony Middleton said he found when he arrived in the North Korean capital via the...