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17/01/2023

Our Trip To Seville 🇪🇸

After 2 full days and 3 nights in Seville, we have to say it was a really enjoyable weekend! A really authentic Spanish city not ruined by tourism.

Flights were with Vueling and cost £50pp from Gatwick and we stayed at the 3 star Hotel Patio De La Alameda, which was roughly 20 minutes walk from the main attractions, the hotel cost £101.50 per person, so a total cost of £151.50 per person. You will see in my previous post so more information on that hotel.

Top 5 Attractions To Visit In Seville.
The Plaza De Espana
Seville Cathedral & Giraldo Tower
Royal Alcazar Palace
Mercado De Triana
Boat ride along the Guadalquivir river

What To Eat In Seville
Alcazar Andalusi Tapas for traditional tapas dishes.
La Cacharreria for breakfast - Try the toast with tomatoes, olive oil and Serrano Ham.
Fried Chicharrones (pork) from Mercado De Triana as a snack.
Orange Juice - Most streets in Seville are lined with Orange Trees so this is a must!!

Getting Around in Seville
Everything was walkable, however if walking doesn't come so easy to you there are plenty of taxis, trams and a metro system.

We highly recommend Seville for 2/3 day trip, you won't be disappointed as there is plenty to see, do, eat and drink. Everyone is also very friendly, which helps the city feel really safe.

16/01/2023

A lovely few days in sunny Seville are now over. We will have a full breakdown of our trip including hints and tips on how to make the most out of your time in this beautiful city.

Today I would like to share a quick review of our hotel, Hotel Patio De La Alameda located on the outskirts of the old town. The hotel was in a good location around 20 mins walk to the main area of of the old town housing most of the main attractions. The hotel itself was traditional in style and was extremely well kept, the rooms were clean, comfortable and more than adequate in size, the shower was also great quality. The staff were very friendly and accommodating too. There is a small rooftop cafe too, for that perfect morning coffee in the sun. As soon as you step outside the hotel, you are welcomed by the hustle and bustle of local friends and family spending time together eating and drinking from one of the many cafes, bars and restaurants, it was lovely to see and listen too. We would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone looking to visit Seville, if you would like help planning this just get in touch!! 😃 🇪🇸

13/01/2023

A fantastic breakfast this morning! Simple toasted bread with tomatoes, olive oil and some Serrano Ham! So yummy! Also with a free Coffee, Orange Juice and water, it all came to €12 for 2 people!!!

12/01/2023

Just onboard our Vueling flight to Seville 🇪🇸! Never seen Gatwick so quiet, it was a breeze to go through! TOP TIP 💡 if you want extra legroom seats book row 12, tons of room, more than the so called space plus seats at the front.

12/01/2023

January Destination Spotlight 💡
Florida 🇺🇸
It also happens to be my favourite travel destination! So why is it so good to visit in January??

☀️ Warm Sunshine with avg temp of 76f or 24c
🐊 Great wildlife spotting, try swimming with Manatee's in Crystal River
🛶 Kayak through the Everglades
🏖 Perfect beach weather in Miami
🎢 Theme parks can be much quieter
✈️ Cheaper flights, possibly saving over £200pp compared to busier times of year.

11/01/2023

Tomorrow I am off to Seville until Sunday. I will be sharing pics of things to see, do, eat, drink and more. ✈️ 🇪🇸

09/01/2023

Looking for an early getaway this year? For £20 and under, you can get return flights in January to all of the following! 🤩 ✈️

Ireland - Dublin & Cork
Italy - Milan, Ancona, Verona & Pescara
Poland - Bydgoszcz, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, Szczytno, Lodz, Wroclaw, Lublin & Rzeszow
Romania - Cluj-Napoca & Oradea
Slovakia - Kosice
Croatia - Zagreb
Denmark - Aalborg, Billund & Aarhus
Norway - Oslo
Spain - Santiago De Compostela, Zaragoza, Barcelona & Madrid
Czech Republic - Brno
Portugal - Porto
Sweden - Vaxjo
Germany - Bremen

If you want help finding all the best deals all the time, get in touch with the cheap travel club.

04/01/2023

📢📢📢 THE CHEAP TRAVEL CLUB is back from Monday!! We took a slightly longer than anticipated break of the Xmas period.

Take off with us on a journey to cheap travel for all! 🛫
Monday to Friday we will share posts on our Facebook and Instagram with great travel deals, news, tips and more.

We will have a weekly travel podcast 🎙 where we will be talking about travel deals, breaking travel news and whatever else comes into my travel fuelled brain.

We are also going to be travelling as much as we can throughout the year, with visits to Seville 🇪🇸 in January and Porto 🇵🇹 in March already planned.

We hope you find our posts interesting and that we are able to save you BIG on your future travel plans. 😃

16/12/2022

On our recent trip to New York we asked a stranger to take a pic for us. It happened to be an amazingly nice brit and an awesome photographer! Checkout his profile

26/11/2022

🚨 Check out our top money saving tips for visiting New York.

1. Get a GoCIty Pass and save BIG on all major attractions.
2. Sit down meals can be expensive - If you want to spend less on food we loved Zazzy’s Pizza, Juliana’s, Dominique Ansel Bakery, World Foods Markets for lunches, Los Tacos No1 and there are food trucks located almost every street.
3. Most places are walkable, or reachable by the subway which is super cheap.
4. Ferry’s are available few a few dollars too, we caught one from under Brooklyn Bridge back across to Wall Street.
5. Most bars have happy hours, drinks aren’t cheap either so take advantage of these.
6. For breakfast try a traditional Deli, often found on street corners. Most of these cook up breakfast sandwiches, omelettes and more at half the cost of a diner.
7. If flying into JFK, get the AirTrain and the Long Island Rail Road into Penn Station. Its less than half the cost of a taxi and about 20 minutes quicker.
8. Don’t do all your shopping in central Manhattan, prices are inflated as most tourists are in this area. We shopped in Brooklyn which had many of the same shops including Macy’s and it was much cheaper.
9. If you want to get close to Statue of Liberty for FREE, take the Staten Island ferry. Once you reach Staten Island, you will have to wait to get the ferry back.
10. For discount Broadway show tickets, download the TodayTix app and check on the day for any last minute bargains.
11. For cheap, unique souvenirs, visit a flea market. We visited one in DUMBO Brooklyn and got 6 fridge magnets for $5. You can get much nicer items and better prices than the I ❤️ NY gifts shops.

23/11/2022

We are back from the most fantastic trip to New York; here is a 5-day itinerary you might find helpful if you are considering visiting the big apple. Everything is easy enough to walk or take the subway to.

Day 1 - Empire State Building, Macy’s, Rockefeller, Times Square, Grand Central Station
Day 2 - Statue Of Liberty, One World Observatory & 9/11 Memorial/Museum, Soho, Greenwich Village, Highline, Chelsea Market
Day 3 - Central Park
Day 4 - Brooklyn
Day 5 - A day with no plans, go shopping, eat, walk wherever, and take it easy. Believe me; you will need a more restful day.

We will shortly post about places to eat/drink and our top 10 money-saving tips for your New York trips.

21/11/2022

For yummy in your tummy treats in New York, you have to visit Dominique Ansel bakery in Soho. The warm cookie milk shots are soooo good! We also had a Nutella milk bread which was super tasty too! 🤤 🍪 🥛 🇺🇸

21/11/2022

💡 New York City Tip #4 🇺🇸

When you visit New York, especially the first time, you are likely to visit a number of attractions. To save money; we bought a Go City Pass which can be tailored to be used at a number of attractions. You will save big on multiples entries!! Find out more at 👇

Explore New York with Go City®. Enjoy incredible savings and discover 100+ New York attractions, all on one digital pass.

20/11/2022

For a NYC classic bite to eat head to Russ & Daughters for a Smoked Salmon 🥯 bagel! I had a Sesame Seed Bagel with Scallion cream cheese. I also had a Cinnamon Babka, which super yummy! 💡 Top Tip, this is where they make the bagels so they should be super fresh here!

19/11/2022

💡 New York City Tip #3 🇺🇸- Tribeca, Soho, Greenwich Village.

We walked through these areas on the way back from visiting the 9/11 memorial. These residential areas are much quieter than the hustle and bustle of Midtown. Walk beautiful cobbled streets, eat and drink in quaint cafes, shop trendy independent shops and take in famous film and tv locations such as Ghostbusters headquarters & the Friends apartment building.

18/11/2022

These guys do a mean slice! Buffalo chicken was incredible!

18/11/2022

💡 New York City Tip 2 🇺🇸 - Pick your footwear carefully.

You will do a ton of walking! Yes there is is the subway and taxis everywhere, but so many attractions are within walking distance and by walking you come across so many more things that will take your breath away. Oh and it helps burn off all those yummy New York treats! So choose comfy walking shoes/trainers. In the first day and a half we have walked 14 miles!! 👟

17/11/2022

💡 New York Tip #1 🇺🇸 - Transport from Airport to City Centre.

There are multiple transport options, but by far the quickest and cheapest is by using the AirTrain and the Long Island Railroad. It takes a little over 30 minutes and total cost was $15.75pp (off peak) based on 2 adults.

✈️ You take the AirTrain from the airport Terminal, it’s clearly signposted.
🚆 You change at Jamaica station to board the Long Island Railroad to Penn Station. Here you need to purchase both an exit fare for the AirTrain and the ticket for the Long Island Railroad (machines aren’t the easiest to navigate but people are on hand to help)
🕰️ Both these services run regularly so you won’t be waiting long.

07/11/2022

Apologies, we have been a little quiet recently! We are trying to ensure our content is the most enjoyable and informative it can be going forwards!! We will begin sharing fantastic travel deals, tips, and more next week!

Most exciting of all, we are heading to New York next week and this is the view from the entrance to our hotel! We can't wait to share with you all the best ways to help your travel pennies stretch further!! Look out for...

🏨 Our review of the Thistle Hotel & Airport Pods at Terminal 5 Heathrow
🏨 Our review of the Iberostar 70 Park Avenue hotel in New York.
💡 Hints, tips and tricks on getting around the city, visiting the major attractions, food, shopping and all things festive 🎅 🎄

31/10/2022

Top 10 places to visit for Halloween!! 🎃

1. Derry, Ireland 🇮🇪 for the biggest Halloween festival in Europe.
2. Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Visit the Edinburgh mile for lots of scary surprises.
3. London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for a Jack The Ripper tour or a visit to the London Dungeons.
4. Transylvania, Romania 🇷🇴 to visit the home of Count Dracula.
5. Venice, Italy 🇮🇹 to be a part of All Saints Day.
6. Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 to witness costumed children swimming in a pool turned red.
7. Amsterdam, Holland 🇳🇱 to dance the night away at one of the many Halloween balls.
8. Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽 for the 3-day 'Day Of The Dead' festival.
9. New Orleans, USA 🇺🇸 for the parades down Bourbon Street.
10. Salem, USA 🇺🇸 which is famous for it's 17th-century witch hunts.

31/10/2022

Happy Halloween from the cheap travel club 🎃 👻
If you are flying today, look out for broomsticks 🧹

25/10/2022

Polignano 🇮🇹 was a beautiful place! Can’t wait to go back some day! Anyone else been to this stunning part of Italy?

24/10/2022

I knew there was something wrong 😂

24/10/2022

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19/10/2022

We are missing are favourite place today!!

Another other Orlando, Florida lovers out there?? 🇺🇸

18/10/2022

👀 October Destination Spotlight - Vietnam 🇻🇳

Why visit in October?
🧳 Less Tourists
☀️ Calmer weather between monsoons
🏨 Cheaper Hotels
🍜 Pig out on streetside pho

💡 Tip - To make the most of the dryer weather, start your journey with a trek through the hill tribes of the Sapa Region.

17/10/2022

Always terrified! 😱