Inspiration to travel is sometimes all we need to book our next adventure. We have collected a selection of amazing travel stories, highlighting some of the wonderful experiences out there in the world and some of the obstacles you might face along the way. If you have just returned from your travels or would like to share a travel story please don’t hesitate to get in touch.Travel Stories
“The best education I have ever received was through travel.”
StoriesThe Lake District: Bowness-on-Windermere
Read moreThe Lake District is more than a school residential; it of course has the lakes to explore, 16 to be exact, as well as other bodies of water and meres. But there are also caves and hidden gems to discover, and great food and drink to enjoy. I had to find out the hard way that lakes aren’t salty by falling in when I was younger, who knew!
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StoriesWhat is VR and how can it be applied to travel safety?
Read moreThe Airport Experience is a virtual reality project brought to you by Caroline’s Rainbow Foundation in collaboration with XR Stories and York St John University. In it, you are a travellers arriving at the airport before your go off on your travels. The aim of the game is to successfully make it through the airport process, including check-in, security and boarding, whilst overcoming different challenges and interactions along the way.
StoriesStaycation round up: is it still worth going on a staycation instead of going abroad?
Read moreIt’s been long enough now that many people have been on holiday since lockdown was lifted and travel opened up again back in May. Many people have been travelling since, and despite some foreign countries being safe enough to travel to, the majority of people have been sticking to staycations as they feel more comfortable staying in their home country.
StoriesDevon or Dubai? Exploring the skyrocketing prices of UK holiday homes
Read moreThe 12th of April was a big day for the UK, with the first set of lockdown measures being lifted across the country. This meant that lots of businesses were finally able to reopen – including self-contained holiday accommodation. This was absolutely fantastic news for both travellers and also the people that owned these holiday lets. Since the start of the original UK lockdown in March 2021, it has been an incredibly bumpy ride for owners of holiday homes – being allowed to reopen in the summer of 2020 to a record numbers of holidaymakers, only to be shut down again in the winter months due to coronavirus restrictions being re-tightened.
Stories“We’ve got nothing to lose just a lot to win..” A Spanish Leap of Faith
Read more“Are you crazy” the words said by many people close to me at the talks I had given at me renting my house, leaving a safe secure job and life in England during a global pandemic to go work in Spain, Madrid/ Ibiza, for one year, during Brexit. “No risks no rewards” the phrase I kept telling myself. It was safe to say at the time of moving I needed a change, mentally I had some healing to do and that would only happen away from the place it was caused. Right time, right opportunity, it was time to leave.