The 25 best things to do in the world for 2025 named by Time Out – and the No.1 activity only happens every 25 years

by David Hibbins | Jan 19, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Looking for something unforgettable to do this year?Look no further than the 2025 version of Time Out’s annual list of the best activities around the world.From a BBQ museum in the U.S to milestone anniversaries in Amsterdam and Rome, and from a canoe trip in...

You’ve been going on holiday in France all wrong! The etiquette rules tourists MUST follow to get along with the French (including the mistake to avoid when ordering wine)

by David Hibbins | Jan 19, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Few holiday destinations are as familiar as France – the world’s most visited country with 100million tourist arrivals a year.Yet, désolé, you’ve still been holidaying there all wrong. How? You’ve been making mistakes when ordering...

I lived in Madrid for 20 years – these are the hidden gems there overlooked by tourists, from a time-warp sherry bar to ‘invisible’ biscuit-selling nuns

by David Hibbins | Jan 18, 2025 | Latest Travel News

On a balmy spring morning in 1561, King Felipe II of Spain climbed into his royal carriage in Toledo to embark on a historic 50-mile journey north to Madrid, an undistinguished town of some 9,000 inhabitants that he was to designate the country’s new capital.Little...

Tourists reveal the worst person they’ve ever sat next to on a flight – from an ‘aggressive seat recliner’ to a VERY enthusiastic magician

by David Hibbins | Jan 18, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Flights can be a plane-ful experience.Especially if you’re sitting next to one of the nightmare passengers mentioned in a Reddit thread spawned from user ‘avcghjiii’ that asked users to ‘describe the worst seat neighbour’ they’d ever had on...

A bargain holiday in Tuscany? Yes, really! How August week in Italy’s rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards and medieval hilltop towns can cost just £1,034

by David Hibbins | Jan 17, 2025 | Latest Travel News

With its rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards and medieval hilltop towns, it is little wonder Tuscany is the destination of choice for the A-list.But now it seems a chance to taste la dolce vita alongside the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie no longer...

Major change on the way for Australians heading to the United States

by David Hibbins | Jan 17, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Aussie travellers are going to have an easier trip to the US by the end of January after new rules kick in.As part of the ‘Phase 1’ trial of the Global Entry program, which Australia has recently joined, 1,000 low-risk travellers are going to...