Travel off the beaten track and experience

One of my highlights of this year has been successfully walking the South Downs Way.  This trail is so beautiful! Not only is the scenery breathtaking, but the pubs are cosy, the locals friendly, and the walking challenging — but in a good way. I loved the simplicity of a long-distance walk, where you’re offline and immersed in your destination, where the only thing you have to worry about is putting one foot in front of the other. Where the only decision you have to make is which excellent pub to eat your meals in. Today, I’m excited to start writing about my walk by sharing a huge overview of what it’s like to tackle the South Downs Way.  Let’s get stuck in.  My route! I walked 120 miles over eight days. Table of Contents What is the South Downs Way? Most People Walk it in Eight Days It’s Not Just for Walkers This is Such a Beautiful Walk I Can’t Recommend the Trailblazer Guide Enough It’s Extremely Well-Signpost...

London is full of luxury hotels and I’m extremely fortunate to have a job that allows me to hop around the best hotels of London and see for myself what they have to offer and make recommendations here on World of Wanderlust accordingly. A couple of years ago I visited 41 Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, which is part of the Red Carnation boutique luxury hotels in London and further abroad in exotic locations like South Africa and elsewhere in England. I had such a memorable stay that it quickly become a hotel I told everyone about, so when the opportunity came to experience another property from the collection, I instantly chose the flagship property, The Milestone Hotel in Kensington  (a.k.a the posh part of London). Here’s how amazing it was (and how you can experience this hotel, too)… Checking In to The Milestone London I arrived at 6:30am off a 23 hour flight journey from Sydney, Australia. Obviously my room was not ready to check in to, though the staff were ...