When an ATM or card machine asks if you'd like to accept an exchange, there's only one right answer... always say no. Always refuse any conversion, always choose the local currency for the country you're in. Just say no way, José. But it's still so easy to be duped. Here's why, and how to avoid it once and for all.
7 September 2016In our 'How To' series, we're taking a classic dish from around the world and showing you how to make it like a true local. And don't worry, we're looking at minimum difficulty, maximum impress-your-guest-points. Week One - Spumoni...
22 August 2016For lots of us, one of the great joys of travel is having some extra time to read. Whether that's on a plane, in a hammock or on an overnight coach journey - a book is a compelling (and relaxed) companion.
8 August 2016Unless you’re Michael Phelps or Chris Hoy - they now have 27 between them - winning an Olympic gold is quite a rare thing. More often than not, it’s a once in a lifetime thing.
5 August 2016We've never met a traveller who, after five trips, bragged: “Every year I pack heavier". From the moment you set off for your flight, to the moment you arrive home and try to jam all your dirty laundry into the machine - packing heavy makes things more difficult.
4 August 2016As you might have seen, we’ve been surprising WeSwappers with hand-delivered gifts all around the world this summer. Something that’s only possible because our community is growing.
9 July 2016We founded WeSwap to put power back in the hands of ordinary travellers like you and us. Nobody should be worrying about poor exchange rates when there’s a fantastic pizza menu to deliberate over.
1 July 2016Liam, full-time content editor at WeSwap and part-time armchair transport critic, on alternative ways to travel around the capital.
13 June 2016As we’ve said in the past, heading to the slopes pre-peak (November/December) or post-peak (March/April), is a fantastic idea. Andorra, a microstate locked between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountains, is arguably the best budget ski trip in Europe. Liam, our content man, has been twice and come up with six good reasons why.
12 June 2016
