Unfortunately nicknamed the Hoary Marmot after discovering this cute little critter in North America, Emily enjoys the occasional banterous office exchange. Forming a contributing part of the crazy content team, her particular passions lie in art, cinema, theatre and of course travel. Reigning Italy above all else, she dreams of fleeing the country to float upon a cultural cloud on the continent.
As I stepped off the tin can categorised as an airplane by Air Tahiti, a wall of impenetrable warmth enveloped me in its sticky clutches. I had arrived. Three planes, four airports and 17 hours of travel later, and I had made it to the island of Bora Bora. Memories of past dissolutions, petty squabbles [...]
With shaking hands and a heavy heart, I stepped up towards my perpetrator: a shiny piece of innocuous metal. For most, a bicycle doesn’t elicit this type of response but, then again, most people don’t wait fourteen years before getting back on one. So there I was, in that very situation, about to brave the [...]
I shimmied along Singapore’s bustling Orchard Road, full of wide-eyed wonderment. It was my first trip to Southeast Asia as a fully-fledged adult and I’d be damned if I wasn’t going to enjoy it. My three-day itinerary was packed full of so many amazing sights that there wasn’t even time for a nanosecond of doubt. [...]
When you travel to a place as beautiful as Bali, sometimes words fail. Try as you might to scratch your head for some suitable prose, but all that materialises (besides a pathetically blank page) are the whimpering sounds of pent-up frustration. Any attempts to verablise ancient temples, crafted woodwork and culinary spices are all in [...]
Bursting with tropical affluence, from swaying palm trees to softly lapping waves, Barbados begs you to stay upon its sandy shores. So, on a recent trip to the sunny Caribbean island, that’s exactly what I did. Rising early each morning (thank you jet lag), I ambled along the craggy coastline, swam in the cobalt-blue waters [...]
My eyes glazed over as the perpetrator continued his relentlessly probing. I tried my best to shelf my bucket-load of British Reserve but it just wasn’t happening. ‘Err…I’m a travel writer’, I mustered quietly in response to his latest inquiry. Oh no here it comes, I thought, the onslaught of a rejuvenated barrage. I was [...]
For most people, the French Polynesian islands are up there with paradise. Swathes of thatched-roof bungalows, rippling lagoons and fragrant hibiscus flowers, surrounded by the azure palette of the Pacific Ocean…yes, life doesn’t get much better. Famed for the world’s most romantic beaches, sprinkled with talcum-soft sand, private islets and shimmering coral reefs, Bora Bora [...]
Streets lined with patriotic paraphernalia. Trains packed with chattering children. Visitors draped head-to-toe in regional garb. This can mean only one thing: the London Olympics. Infecting the city with chaotic fever, contagious zeal for the 2012 Olympic Games has spread like wildfire. I tried my best not to catch it, I tried to resist, but [...]
Call him zany, call him crazy, call him an eccentric (he’ll have heard it all before), but Justin Jones embraces travel to his very core. A mover and shaker in the industry, Justin has been on the road seeking new adventure since he turned 19. With a successful blog and publishing experience under his belt, [...]
Let’s face it, no one light-of-wallet would even consider a holiday in Dubai. World renowned for its taste for finery, and simply dripping in 5 star luxuries, Dubai is somewhere that can boast the best of everything. Whether it is the dazzling marble shopping malls, the opulent Arabian palaces or the soaring iconic landmarks, Dubai [...]
Today at My Destination we discovered an unfathomable, and equally disturbing, fact. Before we were born, our fathers had a life. They travelled to St Petersburg, they frolicked around San Francisco, they partied in Ibiza and they honeymooned in Bora Bora. Who knew? Not us, that’s for sure. So, on this very special Father’s Day, [...]
We know that journeying from place to place can sometimes take a while, and calls of ‘Are we there yet?’ can be somewhat distracting. In light of this we’ve come
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Music and travel go together like jelly and ice-cream. One without the other is sweet enough to satiate your taste buds, but when the two collide, something magical happens… Whether
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Our mission: to enrich travel experiences through local expertise Our network has 73 destinations with 53 coming soon… Locally informed, globally inspired My Destination is your supply of global
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