Monthly Archives: June 2010

It may be summer but you can still hit the slopes

If you’re planning an escape to the Alps this winter you might be wise to get some practice in and tone those thigh muscles before your week away.  The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead will help you.

5 Ways the size of our home country affects our outlook on life

There are a lot of large countries in the world: Russia, Canada, Mexico, USA, India. I remember picking up a postcard in a newsagents in Sydney once that showed an outline of Australia with the whole of Europe cradled neatly inside it. Australia is another huge expanse of country.

Click to win a £100 Expedia flight voucher!

Tomorrow Make Travel Fair will be awarding one lucky fan a £100 Expedia flight voucher!

Off the map in Northern Mongolia – Another photo essay

After I’d recovered from a sudden illness, we hit the road again with fresh enthusiasm.

ICRT to hold RT marketing day

The International Centre for Responsible Tourism is holding a Marketing Day. This event is free to all those who register.

Win an internship and 7-nights in South Africa

Our first annual travel writing competition The Backdoor – Write Your Way In – is now open for entries. There are some great prizes available to be won for the top three articles that we receive.

Racing Green Endurance hits the road to Paris

The Racing Green Endurance team comprises 11 students and staff from the Energy Futures Lab, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering departments of Imperial College London.

Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards – Nominations deadline near!

June 14th, 2010 marks the deadline for nominations for this year’s Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. Founded in 2004 by responsibletravel.com and in partnership with Metro Newspaper, Geographical Magazine and the World Travel Market

Top 10 cities photographed by locals

A link to this interesting set of photos on Flickr titled ‘Locals and Tourists’ has cropped up in a few places now so you may well have already taken a look, if you haven’t it’s worth a glance.

Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge – an adventure of a stay

Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge is one of those places that make you feel morally good at the end of your stay.  You know, the type that of vacation where you’re giving back to a destination.