• Skip to main content

Time Travel Turtle

A travel blog with stories beyond the brochure

  • HOME
  • ABOUT ME
  • CONTACT ME
  • BY COUNTRY
    • WEST EUROPE
      • Belgium
      • England
      • France
      • Germany
      • Ireland
      • Liechtenstein
      • Luxembourg
      • Monaco
      • Netherlands
      • Northern Ireland
      • Scotland
      • Switzerland
      • Wales
    • NORTH EUROPE
      • Estonia
      • Finland
      • Latvia
      • Lithuania
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • SOUTH EUROPE
      • Cyprus
      • Gibraltar
      • Greece
      • Holy See
      • Italy
      • Malta
      • Portugal
      • San Marino
      • Spain
    • EAST EUROPE
      • Austria
      • Belarus
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • Hungary
      • Montenegro
      • Poland
      • Serbia
    • NORTH ASIA
      • China
      • Japan
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Mongolia
      • North Korea
      • Tajikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • SOUTH ASIA
      • Cambodia
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Myanmar
      • Malaysia
      • Nepal
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Sri Lanka
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • NORTH AMERICA
      • Antigua & Barbuda
      • Belize
      • Canada
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Mexico
      • USA
    • SOUTH AMERICA
      • Argentina
      • Brazil
      • Chile
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Uruguay
    • AFRICA
      • Egypt
      • Morocco
      • Namibia
      • South Africa
    • OCEANIA
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • MIDDLE EAST
      • Jordan
      • Turkey
  • MOST POPULAR
    • The world’s oldest backpacker
    • Orangutans in Borneo
    • The need for speed
    • Trying to get out of the slum
    • The lake swamped with tourism
    • Journey into Dreamland
    • The village where life begins again
    • Is Cambodia safe for travellers?
    • Making the perfect gin and tonic
  • UNESCO

News

11 Best German World Heritage Sites

There are 39 World Heritage Sites in Germany but these are my favourites and give you a great idea of what is on offer. Have you visited any yourself?

National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan

Looking at 2016’s new World Heritage Sites

UNESCO has decided what the new World Heritage Sites this year will be. It’s an interesting list – including one that I’m going to claim straight away!

Budget travel

Value travel

A new survey has found the cheapest places to travel to. A certain element rings true, but it all need to be taken with a grain of salt

Ancestry test

Finding my ancestry

I set out to find the real answer to that constant question – “where are you from?”

Best travel destinations for 2016

16 best destinations for 2016

There’s a whole world to choose from when you’re planning your next holiday. Let me help you out with my suggestions for the best destinations for 2016!

How your European holiday has just got cheaper!

The weakness in the euro means it is much cheaper to visit Europe now than it was a year ago. So how much will you save on the average holiday?

World Animal Protection animal cruelty campaign

Tourists turn a blind eye to animal cruelty

A new report has found many travellers are unaware of the cruelty of tourism with wild animals or put money and experience ahead of welfare.

A big win and a big thank you

A big thank you to everyone who has supported this blog over the years. This week I was honoured with a very prestigious award but I couldn’t do it without you.

  • PRIVACY POLICY