Travelodge are currently doing supersaver deals - room only for £10. A good deal, but not as good as the deal I got in 2004 when it was only a fiver for a room. Using the Travelodge.co.uk website is a breeze - you can either click on the map, or enter a town to search the hotel you want. BUT, before you do that, check the little boxes to the side - this is where you will find the current offers. Clicking on this takes you to another page where you can do the exact same search...only cheaper. We decided on Ashford in Kent, mainly because we wanted to combine a few days in England, with a trip to the continent, and Ashford is only 10 miles from the ...  Read the complete review

Sitting in a classroom, head resting in hand, my reverie was broken by a teacher telling me to pay attention. Of course, nobody ever really listened to the ever so slightly camp, Mr Darby anyway but some teachers can be spoilsports at times. That advice came back to haunt me earlier this year. When I booked this year's holiday, I didn't pay enough attention to detail. So when I realised that the ferry crossing from Dover was at 9.30am, it finally dawned on me that we would have to get up at about the same time as most burglars where going to bed and desperately keen binmen are out and about servicing your trash. Sooooo.....we decided to stay overnight ...  Read the complete review