Sightseeing Tours, Events and Attractions

London: 10 Things You May Not Know

The hidden secrets and pub-told stories are what really give a city its life. So, here are some things I have picked up over the years about London. 1. Horses. The Queen, owning so much of London as she does, has the right to exercise her horses thro...

London - Eating, Drinking & Relaxing

Finding things to do in London can be big, ugly, muddle of chains and rip-offs. Avoid things to do pitfalls with this list of my favourite places in London for food, drink and relaxation. An Authentic English Pub FOOD (Since I am a vegetarian,...

A Perfect Beach: No Sand, No Waves, No Seagulls

I am Australian. We pride ourselves on our beaches, about having perfected ‘chilling out by the sea.’ So here’s my evaluation of recent beaches I have known. This is a highly personal evaluation, but really, these are some very, ver...

The Viator Blog Turns One (Happy Birthday)

We didn’t want the day to pass without wishing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Viator Travel Blog, which went live exactly one year ago today. Here’s an excerpt from our very first post: It’s official — the Viator travel blog is...

5 Pretty Good Reasons to Take A Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

Rod’s sure-fire, patented, 100% guaranteed cure for jet lag First, an admission: Until recently I had never, ever taken one of our many hop-on hop-off bus tours. That’s despite the fact Viator offers them in tons of great locations...

The Disillusioned Dubliner

I am a Dublin-born travel writer, with a full-on block about writing another word about my hometown. Just how many times can you scribble “great craic” with a straight face? I’ve told all the secrets, dished all the dirt, gone off ...