• Travelling Hero

    Graham Hughes (pictured) is aiming to become the first man to set foot in every country of the world, and all without the aid of flying.

    We interrupt Graham's journey with a flurry of emails in order to secure a stunning interview.

    A question and answer session with quite possibly the last of the Great British explorers.

  • In the Pipeline

    The Colonel has returned! Somehow he has managed to write a rather excellent guide to Alkmaar. Read the rest of his reports from The Netherlands soon...

  • Patience!

    Gluttony on the High Seas Part Three is on its way - honest!
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Destinations: Leiden

We’re growing increasingly suspicious here at the luxury 24hrtraveller office. The Colonel has now filed two trip reports in consecutive days. Either he is off the drink or he owes some money to some unsavoury Dutch characters. It is probably the latter, hopefully we will not receive a package containing his severed thumb and a … Read more

Beautiful

Destinations: Zandvoort aan Zee

He’s back! The Colonel, presumed missing in action, has unexpectedly filed a trip report from the resort of Zandvoort aan Zee. The town’s close proximity to Amsterdam troubles us, what has he has been up to all this time? What doesn’t concern us is his style of writing – he’s either back to his best … Read more

Belgium… is it really all that bad? Guide coming soon…

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Destinations: The Hague

The Colonel is a friendly, helpful fellow. He always does his utmost to guide the budget traveller through various quirks and oddities of unfamiliar cities. Here’s his latest offering: “Trams are slightly ahead of the bus in terms of ease for exploring the inner-city. The user-unfriendly Strippen-Kaart appears to be the best ticket to buy … Read more

Alkmaar

Destinations: Alkmaar

The Colonel has returned relatively unscathed from his Dutch adventure. Unusually focused, he has produced a beautiful report from his visit to the town of Alkmaar. “Waterways, less neglected than their out of city cousins, present a relaxed, agreeable environment. Natural inquisitiveness will lead the traveller to one of the many narrow alleyways that open … Read more

Ventura at Vigo

Features: Gluttony on the High Seas – Part Two

Daytime on the ship passes slowly and in between eating most passengers seem to sit themselves at a bar and begin working their way through the elaborately named cocktails that appear on a surprisingly thick bar menu. Those that choose not to drink turn their attention to food and multiple clusters of salivating passengers appear, … Read more

Ventura

Features: Gluttony on the High Seas – Part One

Being a traveller that is more accustomed to dreary hostels, poor food, and interaction with late night railway station eccentrics, the opportunity to cruise the Bay of Biscay on a luxury liner is an opportunity too good to miss. Carefully folding a dinner-suit into a freshly purchased suitcase ready for the first evening on board … Read more

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