Tips For Finding Adventure in the UK

ByJen Lowthrop

…mfort zone and experience new things. Learn to Say Yes Sometimes adventure comes at the most unexpected times, when you’re not even looking for it. But how do you happen upon these accidental adventures? By saying yes to things. You might not know where you’ll end up or what you’ll do, but even a simple walk could end in a rambling adventure. Be open to the possibilities of where every day can take you and don’t be afraid of being spontaneous some…

A dreamy luxury stay at Villa Can Mos in Mallorca with Travelopo

A dreamy luxury stay at Villa Can Mos in Mallorca with Travelopo

ByJen Lowthrop

…aid I do love a supermarket sweep around a foreign supermarket! This villa costs from £2500 in low season to £5500 in the peak season. Split between 8 (or more if you make use of the sofas) it is definitely a reasonable price for a villa with two swimming pools and such a brilliant location. Can I go back next year please? I visited the villa Can Mos on behalf of Travelopo. Though I got the villa for free I paid for everything else (flights, food…

My Top Ten Travel Experiences on my DTour

My Top Ten Travel Experiences on my DTour

ByJen Lowthrop

…I had a fair amount of water splashing in my eyes, but with some time for free styling and sitting on a sandy beach in the middle of the sea it was a beautiful afternoon and comes in at a splashing seven! 6 – Walking Table Mountain in Cape Town At number six is 5 hours or trekking up, around and down Table Mountain with my wonderful guide Christopher. Sensational views, wildlife and a good afternoon’s exercise. 5 – Scuba Diving in Zanzibar and Th…

Reasons to Love Indian Trains

ByJen Lowthrop

….30am! Howie snuggling up on his bed on an Indian train! Amazing Value and Comfort As if that wasn’t enough to make me love the Indian trains service. I had a top bunk, complete with clean sheets, a pillow, bottled water, flowing cups of Chai, early dinner, later dinner and breakfast, a morning newspaper and the toilets actually had toilet role! Wow! All this for the total price of 1950rupees (approximately £28). You can barely travel an hour outs…

Singapore on the cheap

ByJen Lowthrop

…Mount Faber Sentosa Island, Singapore’s answer to Disney World… almost! It costs only $3 for a pass to get on the shuttle to the island, for unlimited travel around the island and back to the mainland. You can walk around most of it and sunbathe on the manmade beaches, which enjoying views of many container ships in the harbour. If you want to do anything else you pay through the teeth but still nice for a free stroll. It is worth a visit even if…

Sleeping on Planes – A survival guide

ByJen Lowthrop

…eeping and continue to get sozzled. 2) Eat! Gain a full belly and snoozing comes easy! 3) Those eye pads are great at keeping out the shining lights of people reading next to you.. And if you’re lucky it might have a nose bit too to keep out smelly fellow passengers – I’ve certainly had my fair share!! 3a) For smelly passengers I recommend taking a small (regulation size) bottle of perfume to regularly spray on your pillow/scarf/hands or some tee…

Our guide to the ultimate luxury weekend in Milan #ad

Our guide to the ultimate luxury weekend in Milan #ad

ByJen Lowthrop

…ruction of the cathedral began in 1386, and took a staggering 600 years to complete. 3. Quadrilatero d’Oro Onto more modern sights, the Quadrilatero d’Oro is widely regarded as the most famous shopping district in the entire world. This iconic street houses stores from all the big fashion houses, and it is picture-perfect in its elegance. But, if anything, there’s considerably more beauty to see on the street (for free!) than there is inside any o…