The city of Pompeii dates back to 79A.D. when it was a bustling market town with around twenty thousand people living by the sea at the base of Mt. Vesuvius.

If you’re like me and interested in ghosts and all things supernatural, spending a night in the haunted Comlongon Castle in Clarencefield Scotland is an adventure not to be missed. The ghost of Marian Carruthers, who died trying to get out of an arranged marriage in 1564, continues to haunt Comlongon Castle located in southern Scotland.

Planning your next holiday in the sun?

The Lake District of Cumbria in the North West of England is one of the most beautiful regions in the world with such a wide diversity of natural beauty on offer, from the famous lakes and waters, to the lush woodland forests and steep mountain peaks. One of the best ways to experience the natural beauty of the Lake District, while having some fun and adventure at the same time, is to pack up your tent and backpack, get on your mountain bike and ride.

You don’t have to be in Alaska to go brave the ice and snow, armed with a flask of coffee and your weatherproof jacket, and journey out into the everlasting night to witness the awe inspiring beauty of the Northern Lights. You don’t even have to know when to venture out, in fact, even if you don’t have the slightest clue there is now a guiding light.

New York’s Skyscraper Museum have recently funded a very interesting digital project by architect Brian McGrath with designer Mark Watkins which maps Manhattan’s skyscraper districts through time.
By applying a range of modelling technology, users can view the vertical growth of Manhattan digitally mapped out from 1893 onwards. Some of the views are a […]

I couldn’t resist the sheer of this story. When I have excess baggage, it pains me to pay the £30 excess, but for P. Diddy (Sean Combs) such concerns are merely pedestrian.
Indeed, earlier this week,when his private jet was unable to carry all his additional luggage during a flight from France […]

Scuba experts are warning enthusiasts to be cautious of their perceived scuba diving abilities following a recent spate of scuba diving related deaths, which has seen enthusiasts over-reaching their diving ability.
Dr Bryson, head of the Diving Diseases Research Centre in Plymouth, said: “People want to be advanced divers. They want that certificate and they are […]

The markets on Bell and Church Streets were my locals for all the years I lived in Little Venice, which numbered about 12. And oh- what fun I used to have there. And all for free, which was fine, as I had no money. This sleepy panoply of stalls and shops held such magic, such power that, once touched, your life was forever transformed.

Ever wondered whether some of the most memorable sequences in Alfred Hitchcock`s films really existed or were the creation of an active imagination and reproduced on Hollywood sound stages?

The New Economics Foundation publishes its ‘Happy Planet Index’ today outling, well, the happiest places to live in the world (kind of).
The Happy Planet Index, an innovative new index from nef (the New Economics Foundation) which combines environmental impact with well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which countries provide long and happy lives. The […]

Wood&Wood Design have hit on a great idea - a suitcase caddy. Combing the space of a suitcase with a the mobility of a mobility-aid, the “Caddy” not only looks great ( check out photos) but also give world-weary travellers something to rest on while slowly schlumping through airport queues.

For travellers looking to become a little more carbon neutral - check out the Guardian’s Eco-Travel special (published last week) which provides a comprehensive introduction to eco-tourism.

Rallying from our rebuke from this year’s Webby Awards, we are pleased to announce that Travel-Library.com has been listed within Harper-Collins’: The Good Website Guide 2006 which brings together the best and most-trusted websites for parents and children.
Travel-Library.com was described by editor Graham Edmonds as a good travel website that‘combines recommendations with hard […]

For those who missed the announcement last week, the Webby’s (the net’s version of the Oscars - minus the dresses and good looking celebrities) have now posted their websites of the year, honouring excellence in Web design, functionality and creativity.
Sadly, Travel-Library.com narrowly missed out (we weren’t nominated) within the Best Travel Website […]

Trouble sleeping on the road? Look no further than Megallan’s Light Out Sleep Mask which promises to be the answer for heavy travellers who sleep light.
Designed to allow Rapid Eye Movement (REM), the ultra-soft Lights Out Sleep Mask promotes deep, rejuvenating slumber by completely blacking out all light using a specially moulded cushion that […]

Lonesome longhaul travellers, AirTroductions.com may be just the service you are looking for.
Whether you’re looking for a date in Los Angeles, a business networking partner in Tokyo, or just someone to share a cab from Kennedy to Midtown, AirTroductions.com is a simple but ingenious idea enabling travellers (via personals style column adverts) to find […]

I’m aware that I seem to spend more time posting about travel web 2.0 apps than actual travel news at the moment, but I could not resist mentioning vCarious.com a new online travel journal which allows travellers to integrate their journal posts, with Google maps and photo streaming to create a very nifty package […]

The next time you’re tip-toeing to the vending machine at the end of the hotel corridor for some priced pringle and a bottle of water, you may be shocked to see iPods and mobile phones for sale. Zoom Systems, a San Francisco company specialising in automated retail has just installed 100 units in hotels […]

See the world from a new perspective with Worldmapper which charts the world geographically proportionate to a range of criteria to create psychadelic and rather scary perspectives of the world today.
In addition to more obvious mapping exercises such as population, land mass and wealth, Worldmapper is slowly introducing a range of more esoteric criteria […]

Regular readers of the TL Blog will be well aware that we always keep a close eye on Travel + Leisure’s hot lists, mainly because they remain the industry’s most reliable charts.
This month T + L celebrate their 35th aniversary with their picks of the travel indutry’s top innovators that have made getting […]

I have no idea why Forbes Magazine are running a poll of the top topless beaches, but if you want to read about the best places to lose your bikini top, check out the article here.

It took me three days of web search to find this site. But it was worth the difficulty because of how much money it saved me. But there must be someway to raise your profile. I was looking for a cheap hotel in Thessaloniki Greece and found a good one through your site. Thanks.
Well, to […]

Adverture travellers dreaming about finding the next ‘hidden-city’ on their next vacation may be interested in National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers which highlights some of the world’s leading adventurers.
Each year National Geographic selects a new class of Emerging Explorers. These dynamic personalities are already making significant contributions to their fields and show potential […]

Since 9/11 we’ve all fallen prey to increasingly tight airport security. An often unconsidered afterthough from the new security measures has lead to over 30 million items being collected over the last few years. Now airports are selling on prohibited items via eBay to boost profits!.
Gary Stoller of USA Today investigates.