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Special feature: Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites, Elounda, Crete, Greece

By Paul Johnson on Jun 30, 2016 in Accommodation, Attractions, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Greece, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

Equidistant from Europe, Asia and Africa, Greece’s largest island is 260 kilometres long and anything from 12 to 56 kilometres wide. It is mountainous in parts and offers huge variations in both landscape and climate. Welcome to the island of Crete where olive groves and vineyards are interspersed with short mountain ranges, and where the north of

Travelling just got a whole lot lighter with this luxury luggage line

By Paul Johnson on Jun 23, 2016 in Featured, Luggage, Travel Equipment, Videos

Arriving at A Luxury Travel Blog HQ this week was an amazingly lightweight luxury luggage set from ZFrame who have recently launched a new 8-wheel 360-degree technology case. Robust yet light at the same time, this luggage’s outstanding feature is that it is not just lightweight, but super lightweight; indeed, if handed the largest case

What's it like inside one of the world's most famous hotels?

By Paul Johnson on Jan 09, 2016 in Accommodation, Featured, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates, Videos, Websites

Have you ever dreamed of visiting the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, one of the world’s most famous hotels, or wondered what goes on behind its doors? An all-suite hotel where every ‘room’ spans two floors. Well, now you can see for yourself – from the comfort of your own home. I recently had the pleasure

4K photography - now you can capture the perfect moment every time!

By Paul Johnson on Nov 25, 2015 in Europe, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Videos, Western Europe

Have you heard about 4K photography? If you haven’t, please read my introduction to 4K photography here. If you have, but you’re still learning, you’ll hopefully find my 10 top tips to improving your 4K photography – which were compiled with the help of Panasonic – helpful. If you haven’t much time and simply want to get a quick overview of

6 songs about the soul of Paris

By Didier Moinel Delalande on Nov 17, 2015 in Europe, France, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

In those dark times, it is more important than ever to prove the whole world why they should still come to visit us in Paris. After those obnoxious attempts, Paris rose as it always has. As Maurice Chevallier once sang, Paris will always be Paris / The most beautiful city in the world / Despite

The top 10 travel movies of all time

By Lars Condor on Oct 21, 2015 in Fun Stuff, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Whether you are getting ready to embark on your next adventure, looking to indulge your curiosity about other cultures, have an affinity for learning about travel routes or history, or are simply looking for a good laugh or compelling dramatic tale on the road, here is our list of the top 10 travel movies of

The other 'miracle' of the Japanese bullet train

By Paul Johnson on Oct 06, 2015 in Asia, Japan, Rail Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Trains running along Japan’s network of high-speed railway lines known as the Shinkansen are widely referred to as bullet trains thanks to their incredible speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour. But 200 mph is only their maximum operating speed – test runs of an even more amazing 375 mph have been recorded for

Taking better travel photographs: 9 great composition tips

By Paul Johnson on Mar 17, 2015 in Photography, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Photography is an art that few of us will every truly master. In the words of photographer Martin Parr, “Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.” That said, we can always aspire to better things and these 9 top tips to achieve better composition

A Taste of Austria: an amazing timelapse video that'll inspire you to visit soon

By Paul Johnson on Mar 13, 2015 in Austria, Europe, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

Prepare yourself for a quick insight into Austria’s amazing natural beauty. If you love travelling around Europe, you’ll want to know more about Austria, famed for its gorgeous mountain scenery, its architecture and its music. The following video made by Vienna-based FilmSpektakel offers a brief but fantastic insight into all three. The company spent two

The easy way to check on your duty free purchase allowance

By Paul Johnson on Mar 07, 2015 in Accessories, Gadgets, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos

It’s well known that when entering a country you must declare goods that you have purchased overseas, but keeping a detailed record of each and every item can be hassle when all you want to be doing is enjoying the trip. Actually, though, it needn’t be… thanks to today’s technology, the task of recording all

Extreme mountain biking on the Isle of Skye

By Paul Johnson on Oct 03, 2014 in Europe, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Videos, Western Europe

Many of you very kindly followed our family mountain bike adventures in the Scottish Isles this Summer in which we eventually made our way on to the Isle of Skye where we did a little exploring of our own. Well, our efforts will look rather meagre once you watch this! #TheRidge is the brand new

Fishing for piranhas in Brazil

By Paul Johnson on Sep 21, 2014 in Brazil, Regions, South America, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Ever wondered how to fish for piranhas? Here a girl demonstrates how it can be done with your bare hands and a piece of meat. Piranhas are an important source of food in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil and this is actually a practical way of catching them because their teeth can destroy fishermen’s nets

Wakeboarding with dolphins in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico

By Paul Johnson on May 30, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Fun Stuff, Leisure Travel, Mexico, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Take a look at this incredible video shot in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, as a lady wakeboards amongst a pod of dolphins. It was filmed by Californian professional windsurfer, Wyatt Miller, who described it as “one of the top three afternoons” of his life and said he couldn’t wait to do it again. Amazing!

Today is World Malaria Day

By Paul Johnson on Apr 25, 2014 in Health & Safety, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Did you know that today – 25th April – is World Malaria Day? According to the World Health Organization, malaria is responsible for around 660,000 human deaths every year, and around 3.3 billion people – that’s about half of the world’s population – are at risk. It’s fitting therefore that we should know more about

The world’s tallest, fastest, steepest waterslide

By Paul Johnson on Mar 19, 2014 in Attractions, Featured, Going Out, Kansas, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Videos

The world’s tallest, fastest, steepest water-slide – taller than the Niagara Falls – is nearing completion in the Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark, located in Kansas City, KS. Due to launch with the seasonal re-opening of the park in late May 2014, ‘Verruckt‘ (which translates from German to ‘insane’ in English) is approximately 17 storeys high

How to make a cruise ship 30 metres longer

By Paul Johnson on Mar 10, 2014 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Germany, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe

Ever wondered how you make a cruise ship longer? This time-lapse video shows a cruise ship (the Norwegian Crown) being cut in half and extended by nearly 30 metres. The new ship is known as Balmoral and owned and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. The work – which took just under two months –

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