9 Original Honeymoon Adventures

2nd September 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

While this year’s wedding season begins to slow down, preparations for next years celebrations start to hot up.

So, if you’re searching for honeymoon ideas and you want more than just another beach holiday, memories that outlast the hotel bill and a bit of an adventure, look no further. Ooh.com has an unending supply of inspirational trips and adventures; here are a few romantic getaways that have recently caught our eye.

Reindeer sledding in Sweden
Think saunas under the stars, a 2 day reindeer sledding tour in the beautiful Lapland landscapes, igloos, furs and the northern lights.


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Guest travel post: Melbourne, a city I love

1st September 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

As people list more and more cool things to do all over the world on Ooh.com, we’re fascinated by the cities they’re happening in. So we’ve teamed up with bloggers everywhere to get an inside guide to the cities they love.

Today’s post is from Bethany Dortmans, a travel blogger who knows how to spend a perfect day in Melbourne:

Melbourne is a city of secrets. While spectacular landmarks like the Casino, Federation Square, the Rialto, Eureka Tower and the Arts Centre dominate its skyline, the city’s heart and soul throbs within the city’s convoluted network of lanes and alleyways. Weaving their way through the city grid, Melbourne’s laneways uncover hidden gems and a warm, intimate atmosphere.

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Guest travel post: A perfect day in Bristol

27th August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

As people list more and more cool things to do all over the world on Ooh.com, we’re fascinated by the cities they’re happening in. So we’ve teamed up with bloggers everywhere to get inside guides to the cities they love. Today’s post is by Natacha Cullinan from ThirdYearAbroad.com who tells us how to spend a perfect day in Bristol.

Over to Natacha…

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Guest travel post: A perfect day in Madrid

26th August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

As people list more and more cool things to do all over the world on Ooh.com, we’re fascinated by the cities they’re happening in. So we’ve teamed up with bloggers everywhere to get inside guides to the cities they love. Today’s post is by Kate Turner who tells us about her perfect day in sunny Madrid.

Over to Kate…

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Top 5 travel photos we hope never to see

25th August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

My name is Anthony and I am the Travel Tart.

Ooh.com have let me write today’s post on the ‘Top 5 Travel Photos We Hope To Never See’!

Number 1: Argentinian Cows with Mad Cow Disease

Anyone who has been to Argentina will know just how good and addictive the steak is there.  I have a particular love for South American bovine (see my post ‘Don’t Cry For Meat Argentina’).  Believe me, it is the best steak I have ever eaten!  However, if Mad Cow’s Disease ever hits this fantastic country and wipes out their impeccable beef industry, you’ll see me crying in my beer.

Though you would be able to pick up some rather fine leather jackets on the cheap.

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Guest travel post: My favourite day in Freetown, Sierra Leone

23rd August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

As people list more and more cool things to do all over the world on Ooh.com, we’re fascinated by the cities they’re happening in. So we’ve teamed up with bloggers everywhere to get an inside guide to the cities they love.

Today’s post is from photo journalist Caroline Thomas

‘Life can be unpredictable in Freetown: the electricity doesn’t always work, sometimes the water gets cut off and there are frequently uninvited creatures in the shower. But if you embrace the unexpected and get involved with local life, your day can involve drinking ‘gunpowder’, posing next to a ‘devil’, travelling ’small small’ and dancing home in flip-flops at 5am …’

My favourite day in Sierra Leone

1. Wake yourself up with a cup of ‘gunpowder’ from a street seller. It’s a tea made from leaves, milk and sugar. Lots of sugar. The sellers froth it up by pouring it from one cup to another. Cost = 600 Leones (10p).


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60 seconds with…awesome adventurer Alastair Humphreys

23rd August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Sport, Travel

Alastair Humphreys is a contemporary Shackleton, Hillary and Amundsen all in one; a keen adventurer who’s got many challenging expeditions under his belt. When he’s not running sand marathons, rowing to France or cycling around the world, he holds motivational talks and writes book. The Duracell bunny has got nothing on Alastair.

Here, he talks to us about landing on the moon, a burning need for decent coffee and encountering men with jars of fire on their heads.

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Who says Parisians take themselves too seriously – Not this August

19th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

If you find yourself in Paris this August wondering where everyone is… well they’re all on Pampellone beach in St Tropez aren’t they, kicking back at Club 55.

Jealous much? Nope, because a group of young über hip Parisians are bringing summer jolity and silliness to the streets of Paris – with the Colonie de Vacances - Summer camp-themed parties aimed at bored grown-ups.

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Guest travel post: A perfect day in Rome

18th August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

As people list more and more cool things to do all over the world on Ooh.com, we’re fascinated by the cities they’re happening in. So we’ve teamed up with bloggers everywhere to get an inside guide to the cities they love. Today’s post is from Rachel McCombie who tells us about her perfect day in The Eternal City – Rome. We think it sounds bellissima.

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Guest travel post: My perfect day in San Francisco, kids included

16th August 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

Today’s guest travel post is from Susanna, author of much-read blog A Modern Mother, and founder of the hugely successful network British Mummy Bloggers.

Over to Susanna….

Everyone has their own idea of a perfect day in a favourite city– a secret haunt, restaurant, coffee shop or that special view. If you get it right, it’s like putting on your favourite sweater. I lived in San Francisco in the 90s when I was single, upwardly mobile and thought I was the luckiest person in the world. If I squint, I can just about remember it. Now I live in the UK and have three gorgeous girls (ages 5, 6 and 8). Of course I wanted to share my favourite city with them. Oh, just an aside, please never say Frisco in my presence.

So what’s my perfect day in San Francisco?


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