Which Canary Island to choose?

It could be the year of the Canaries. No, we’re not talking about Norwich City Football Club’s last minute triumph to stay firmly in the English Premier League; we’re referring to the resurgence of the Canary Islands’ popularity. With the weather in northern and western Europe a long way off from boiling point, families areContinue reading
Photo Friday – the luxury of Cannes for less

Post and pictures by renowned travel photo-blogger Kirsten Alana as part of our #housetripping series. Cannes is a luxurious town in a part of France known not for budget travel but for opulence and elegance. So how do you experience this most famous of French Riviera towns on a budget? It’s not easy but if you’re willingContinue reading
Julie Burchill and HouseTrip in the Canary Islands

This post by renowned English author, journalist and columnist Julie Burchill, exclusively for Trip+ There is something of the spaghetti Western about the Villas Salobre, Gran Canaria, with its parched landscape and baking, empty streets. But the only thing I’ll be going mano-a-mano with is an over-sized G&T at the clubhouse. I love theContinue reading
Photo Friday – Surfing in Cornwall

Are you excited for the weekend yet? We hope so. If you need a bit of inspiration though, maybe get you thinking about your next summer trip, here are some dazzling photos of surfing in beautiful Cornwall. The tumultuous and roiling Atlantic means that Cornwall has some of the best surf spots in Europe, soContinue reading
Explore Majorca: Family Fun in the Sun

The popularity of holiday destinations often experiences a natural ebb and flow, like the turquoise waves that wash up on beaches across the Mediterranean. In fact only a handful have maintained their popularity and appeal generation after generation and only a few have stayed as much loved by families as the Spanish island of MajorcaContinue reading
