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Rachel Recommends… Uncovering Our Roman Past

Rachel Recommends… Uncovering Our Roman Past

I have to admit, I wasn’t always the most conscientious history student in school. The magnitude of what the Romans achieved went straight over my head as I was far more interested in learning the words to pop songs from Smash Hits magazine! However, a decade or so later I have a new found respect for […]

Titanic Belfast

Titanic Belfast

Drive over the Lagan Bridge or along the historic Queen’s Road in the heart of the former shipyard and you will see a stunning piece of architecture that has come to life. This is Titanic Belfast!

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle has an amazing presence, especially at night, which is when I took the picture as we arrived in the area to rest for the night. I’d seen pictures of  this beautiful place on the internet but to actually be in front of this majestic scenery truly was breathtaking. The Photographer Joanna Nixon […]

Why Wales is so Blooming Great!

Why Wales is so Blooming Great!

There are many places to visit in the world and when you consider going to visit places there are certain things that pop up on many people’s lists of what they’d like to see. Places like the Great Wall of China and the pyramids in Egypt are constant favourites, and there are other endeavours such as experiencing the culture […]

Rachel Recommends… Getting away from it all in the Lake District

Rachel Recommends… Getting away from it all in the Lake District

Have you ever had one of those weeks when no matter how hard you try to tick things off your to-do list is still seems to get longer? Well I recently had a week just like that, I thought the weekend was never going to arrive so when it eventually did I grabbed it with […]

Rachel Kershaw Chats to The Backpacker Herald

Rachel Kershaw Chats to The Backpacker Herald

Rachel Kershaw is a travel blogger from Lancashire that became well known through her 2012 travel adventures around England in a camper van called Rosie. She embarked upon on the ten week trip after being chosen by Visit England as England’s biggest fan and became known as the ‘Fan in a Van’. I’m happy to […]

Writer Lewis Shepherd Explains Why He Thinks the UK Has Just as Much to Offer

Writer Lewis Shepherd Explains Why He Thinks the UK Has Just as Much to Offer

The fact of the matter is that us Brits tend to forget the things that are on our very own doorstep. The Olympics showed the world that the UK is filled with culture, history and simply amazing places to visit It seems that one of the most common things that people around the world want […]

Wonderfully Overwhelmed at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

Wonderfully Overwhelmed at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

The Imperial War Museum Duxford, Britain’s largest aviation museum is home to over 200 aircraft and military vehicles. The museum itself is set on an old WW1 and WW2 base which played a big role in the Battle of Britain in 1940, after which the American 8th Airforce used it as a base for bombing Germany. The […]

I Don’t Do Bucket Lists But If I Did It Would Look Something Like This

I Don’t Do Bucket Lists But If I Did It Would Look Something Like This

I have never been one for writing a bucket-list, simply because there are so many things I would like to do, so many places I would like to visit and so many people I would like to meet that I couldn’t possibly write it all down but as a little taster I thought I would share with […]

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