How to save your money and fly with just your hand luggage!

  • 08 Sep, 2022
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 17 Comments

How to fly with just your hand lugagge

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If you’ve booked flights in the last, well, few years, you’ll know that on top of the cost of your flight, many airlines now charge you to check a bag into the hold – my recent experience with a budget airline saw the cost of a 20kg bag cost £50 EACH WAY!!

Yes I know, the fares are cheap on budget flights for a reason (Oh my, do I know!) but whacking on an extra £100 surely negates the whole “budget” thing, doesn’t it?! Read More


Flying after a stroke – The hidden challenges

  • 20 Jul, 2021
  • Will Davies
  • 10 Comments

Flying after a stroke, written by Different Stroke charity

Content written in collaboration with stroke charity Different Strokes.

Over the years, we’ve written many health and travel articles, including Autism, Diabetes, Sensory Impairments and Mental Health. These were usually through our own research, conducting surveys and the like, but when it came to travelling after a stroke, we wanted to work with Different Strokes.

They provide active peer support for young stroke survivors and families and have kindly written the following piece to shed some light on the hidden challenges that some stroke survivors encounter at airports and when flying. You’ll also hear from stroke survivors and their experiences of flying after a stroke.

With that, let’s hand over to Different Strokes to bring your their insight into flying after a stroke.

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The perfect post exam getaways to keep you motivated!

  • 15 Jun, 2022
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 1 Comment

The perfect student holidays ideas!

Going away on a student holidays has become somewhat of a rite of passage for many youngsters, and it’s certainly a trend that isn’t going anywhere soon!

From dancing until the sun rises in one of Ibiza’s biggest nightclubs, to taking an awakening and cultural, totally amazing Gap Year across Burma, it seems every want, need and short lived passion has been covered. Read More


Solo adventures are becoming much more popular for the over 55s!

  • 12 Jul, 2023
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 1 Comment

Solo adventure travel for over 55s

According to David Walmsley, an analyst in the UK Travel Industry “Over-55s are already more valuable to the holiday market than under-35s and likely to become more so again as their numbers increase and more of them are able to remain active longer into later life.”

So lets explore why travelling is becoming so popular for those over 55s. Read More


Travelling with Diabetes; The Challenges Faced & How You Can Overcome Them

  • 10 Nov, 2021
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 33 Comments

flying with diabetes

It is estimated that 4.9 million people in Britain have been diagnosed with diabetes. Of the 36,000 children that have been diagnosed, 90% of them are also Type 1.

What is Type 1 diabetes?

When the body is no longer able to produce insulin because the insulin producing cells in the body have been destroyed. Read More