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With Christmas fast approaching, many people that may have considered going away in previous years may be a little reluctant to do so this Christmas as a result of the Credit Crunch. However, some may have switched to a self drive holiday instead of flying or taking a package holiday. If you are one of [...]

With each year that passes, there seem to be more and more hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts that advertise as eco-friendly. They all boast green facilities and environmentally friendly buildings and locations, but it may come as no surprise to you that not all of them are what they purport to be. In [...]

We’ve all seen or heard the debate about petrol prices in recent weeks. All British motorists know that they are paying too much for their petrol as a result of global oil prices rising apparently. Although that is part of it, what Gordon Brown won’t tell you is that 60 pence of every litre is [...]

Millions of people fly away on holiday every single year. They go to various destinations that are close to home as well as those that are hours away with only one concern – whether the plane they happen to be travelling in will encounter problems and fall out of the air! In essence, this is [...]

It is a fact that many families won’t be able to afford to have a holiday in 2009. This really is a sad state of affairs but is symptomatic of the times unfortunately. With money being so tight, the holiday season is the last thing on peoples’ minds. However, you can save money by going [...]

I don’t know about you but I am absolutely dreading watching the news from day to day at the moment. It all seems like doom and gloom with financial markets going under and banks closing or merging. As such, we are all intent on simply surviving and not thinking at all about how we are [...]

Although we have only just reached the end of the 2008 holiday season, many people would normally be thinking about their holidays next year. Where they will go, how much it will cost and whether it will suit the whole family or not will be playing on their minds. After all, we all look forward [...]

I’m absolutely certain that I am not the only person out there that routinely packs way too much when they go on holiday. In fact, I’m certain of it. If I fly, my suitcase is bang on the weight it should be as I am checking in to go on holiday let alone coming back. [...]

I’ve always been confident that staying cool, calm and collected and having a basic understanding of the laws of the road is enough to ensure that you have a relaxed and enjoyable self drive holiday abroad.
An experience at the weekend got me thinking though. Driving through a suburb of Newcastle I was pulled over by [...]

Why are more people choosing self-drive holidays in 2008?
The romance of the open road. The freedom to do your own thing. The chance to give Terminal Five, customs chaos and lost luggage the long goodbye. Should we be surprised that the self drive holiday is on the rise in 2008?
The trend - [...]