• Holiday Tips

    Best Western Plus Beach Resort: A sweet spot on the water in Fort Myers Beach, Fl.

    The Best Western Plus Beach Resort sits right on the beach, steps from southern Florida’s pretty pale green waters. It’s the sort of place where you could easily spend a week, walking the sugary white sand beach in the morning, playing a game of shuffle board in the afternoon, and falling asleep every night to the sound of the crashing waves. Every room has its own private balcony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, where dolphins frolic in the surf, kite boarders jump over waves, and fiery sunsets turn the water bright orange and red. The rooms are light and airy, and the beds are comfy and covered with soft white…

  • Holiday Accommodations

    Reel Deal: a boutique fishing trip with Mark Rae

    A few weekends back, I was lucky enough to stay at Hector’s Apartments in Deal, on the Kent coast, for a boutique fishing trip (you can read all about it in my piece for The Guardian). What made it extra fun was that Mark Rae (half of soulful hip-hop duo Rae & Christian, and Mr & Mrs Smith reviewer), was the one teaching me to fish… So I thought I’d share some of his fishing tips here too to inspire other would-be anglers to take the plunge and make the most of those Great British coastal breaks. Your first fishing experience? Five years old, Seahouses Pier, Northumberland. I caught nothing.…

  • Holiday Accommodations

    Have Fun With Last Minute Hotel Deals

    The chief advantage of last minute hotel deals is that the traveler makes massive savings on accommodation. Last Minute hotel deals are made, generally at short notice, and savings are made, because a hotel or other form of accommodation will lower their normal rates to ensure that they fill the hotel. There are instances when travelers have made last minute hotels deals, only to end up saving as much as 70% on their hotel bills. All kind of accommodation is able to be booked through last minute travel deals and in many instances this can include flights and other forms of travel as well as discounted theatre and other entertainment…