Overtourism is a term that many of us have become familiar with, where cities and popular destinations swell and buckle under the strain of mass tourism. The high summer season has seen protests in destinations including Barcelona and Mallorca calling on tourists to ‘go home’. Demonstrators have even taken to intimidating and squirting tourists withContinue reading “Can Undertourism be the solution to Overtourism?”
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Sustainable Travel Guide
Sustainability in travel is vital, every decision we make surrounding travel has an impact on the world around us, from choosing where to go, how to get there and what we spend our money on when we get there. If we want to continue to explore the world we need to protect it. Being aContinue reading “Sustainable Travel Guide”
A guide to Transylvania
Transylvania evokes images of Gothic castles, grand forests and of course vampires. The region spans over 100,000 km², covering over 40% of Romania. Yet few chose to visit more than the tiny area around “Dracula’s” castle, which is a slither of what Transylvania has to offer. Whilst the character Dracula was a figment of BramContinue reading “A guide to Transylvania”
Travel data to and from the UK
The number of travellers to and from the UK over Spring has not returned to pre-covid figures.
The Office of national statistics (ONS) released the provisional results of overseas travel and tourism to and from the UK between April and June 2022
Prejmer Postcard
Explore Transylvanian village life from the medieval age to today
Isle of Iona
After an arduous journey, when you finally eye the sugar-white sands and teal glassed water of Iona, you would be forgiven to think that you were somewhere far more exotic than within the Paisley postcode. It’s neither quick nor easy to get to Iona: an island, off an Island, off an Island. Iona is aContinue reading “Isle of Iona”
Lucette Wood 