You may have seen our recent competition on our Facebook page, asking you to tell us what’s on your travel bucket list, with a prize of a bucket full of £150 of goodies. Well it got us thinking – some of the best holiday experiences are about luck. You know, that magical night when you [...]
Sydney Harbour, the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock…Do you think you’ve heard all about the big ‘must-see’ places in Australia? But what about the Big Lobster, the Big Pineapple and the Big Merino? That’s right, you’ve been deceived. Us Aussies have been keeping our best and biggest secrets close to heart – until now… Australia’s wacky fascination with [...]
Does this sound familiar? “Are we there yet? Are we nearly there yet?” Well get used to it because some of the theme parks in this list are a little bit further away than you’d normally travel – It’s over 24 hours to Australia’s Gold Coast… The parks are more than worth a visit if [...]
Melbourne is like that friend who is cool without trying. You know the type: the stylish one who everyone fancies, who sets trends on a daily basis and always looks good, even first thing on a Monday morning. Yes, that one. You know you should hate them, but honestly, you can’t help but take your [...]
If the only kind of ‘remote’ you ever encounter is the one being passed to you when Downton’s about to start, you might want to consider a trip to one of these secluded hideaways. To get away from it all – and properly, not to a beach with twenty other sunburned couples all erm, getting [...]
From family BBQs to weekend road trips, this Brisbane native has spent a lot of time at the beaches that are the heart of south-east Queensland, Australia. With the Sunshine Coast to the north and the Gold Coast to the south, Brisbane is very well-positioned for day trips to the beach, as you will soon [...]
Even if you knew nothing about the Great Barrier Reef you’d still be able to gather that it’s pretty big. It’s right there in the name! Which gives most travellers a dilemma. You want to see this amazing natural wonder, but where to start? We’ve listed all the ways we know to get stuck into [...]
There’s nothing quite like the drama, the tension and the passion of a great sporting rivalry, all you have to do is watch the highlights of the recent Ryder Cup to see what it means to not only the competitors but the fans too. Do you fancy a slice of the action? 2013 will be [...]
PANIC! You’ve not bought any Christmas presents, you’ve got loads on at work, and you’ve hardly even got any time to pack for your winter sun holiday – let alone work on that bikini body! And the dreaded party season is on the horizon too, where salty and fatty nibbles lurk by copious amounts of [...]
Sorry to all the crazy cat ladies (and gentlemen) out there, this isn’t a list of pet-friendly hotels (although some of the featured hotels may indeed welcome pets!) We’re going even more extreme. We’re talking hotels for die-hard animal fans, the kind who think a holiday isn’t complete unless they can have a giraffe over [...]
It would be nice, wouldn’t it, to jet off on a winter-long jaunt around the world, following the sunshine and generally enjoying a life unencumbered by dark mornings, sleet lashing your face and huge winter coats. And although we offer great deals on holidays to all manner of destinations, we just can’t magic a holiday [...]
In our technologically accelerated world of iPods, iPads, kindles and general instant gratification, we’re starting to think that there’s something rather appealing about the simple pleasure of a leisurely, scenic train journey! With the advent of bullet trains and super-efficient plane journeys, we’d do well to remember that as a wise man once said; it’s [...]
We’re always focused on incredible places to visit around the world, but since 70% of our planet is covered by water all this focus on above-the-seas sightseeing was beginning to feel a little biased. So sit back while we even things out with these incredible images of under the sea sights that are not to [...]
It’s Friday, the sun is trying to peek through the clouds and chat here at dealchecker HQ has turned to beach destinations. Inspired by the world’s coastal areas that are named after colours, we still can’t decide which one looks best! Why not spend a couple of minutes on our flight search if you want [...]
Spring is on the way, and that means baby animals being born all over the UK – whether you’ll have lambs, calves or ducklings near you, it’s unmissable! But at the zoos across the world, there have already been some exciting new arrivals, so why not hop on a plane and see some of the cutest [...]
In Part I we heard all about Anna, our Online Marketing Manager’s trip to the west coast of Australia, and from there she headed east, which is where we’ll pick up the tale. First stop was Noosa, on the outskirts of Brisbane. Noosa National Park was the destination and Anna went to the headland section [...]
Our very own online marketing manager, Anna has recently been on a two week trip to Australia and we thought you’d like to hear all about her adventures. She flew out to Perth and started with a short stay in the Subiaco district, a cool cosmopolitan area of the city not far from the Central [...]
Admittedly, there are few of us who would turn down a luxurious sojourn filled with swanky hotel suites, glamorous restaurants and extravagant shopping sprees – but here at dealchecker we like to find out what lies beneath the sometimes glossy veneer of the places we visit! Visiting the indigenous peoples of a country can be [...]
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