Venice, one of the most beautiful and singular cities in the world. Miles and miles of canals, some of the finest art work you'll find anywhere - and the most delicious ice cream too. Unsurprisingly, it isn't cheap- it's too popular with tourists everywhere to be that.
7 March 2017Inside most of us there lives a frustrated explorer bursting to get out. The problem is, whenever they threaten to surface and make a bold decision, they get swallowed back down by a sensible side that considers stability, security and home comforts.
23 February 2017The WeSwap community spent upwards of £35 million around the world in 2016. That works out at roughly 1.2 transactions every minute. We’ve taken that data, crunched it and created a series of spending guides based on how real travellers travel in cities across the world.
23 February 2017January 2017 Getting in ahead of the crowd not only feels great, it can lead to major financial gains too. Just ask anyone who bought Facebook shares a decade ago.
20 January 2017December 2016 Good news travellers - the pound had a fantastic November. GBP improved against every single one of the other 17 WeSwap currencies last month - just in time for any Christmas getaways - ho, ho ho!
7 December 2016December 2017 The Big Apple is not an apple. But it is big. So big that knowing what to do as a first-time traveller, or even where to start, can be quite overwhelming. I would really recommend starting with the free things. On your walks you'll ride in yellow taxis, see steaming street drains, drink in...
5 December 2016November 2016 Berlin, Strasbourg, Budapest, Vilnius, Krakow - all claim to host the best Christmas market. M&S, Pret, Boots, Sainsbury's, Co-op - all claim to make the best Christmas sandwich. Forget Father Christmas - these are the real questions of modern Yule Tide.
26 November 2016November 2016 Sometimes you come across an idea that you have to share. Love Home Swap is most definitely one of those. If you haven’t heard of it already, it basically involves advertising your home on their site and then swapping with someone else (not forever). As the guys at LHS say, it’s exactly like...
24 November 2016Black Friday is a good thing. Even for those unwilling to lose teeth over a flatscreen TV.
23 November 2016