Charlie Marchant https://charlieontravel.com/author/charlieontravel/ UK Travel Blog Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:55:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Charlie Marchant https://charlieontravel.com/author/charlieontravel/ 32 32 Malta in November: Two Weeks of Winter Sun https://charlieontravel.com/malta-in-november/ https://charlieontravel.com/malta-in-november/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:50:26 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17104 We spent two weeks in Malta in early November - GBP 99 flights, 72 euro a night in Valletta, sea swims off Gozo and two days of rain. Here is what it is actually like.

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/best-beaches-seven-sisters/feed/ 0 Seven Sisters Cliffs From London: How To Do It In A Day https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/ https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:40:33 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17045 Getting to the Seven Sisters cliffs from London is easier than most people expect — a train from Victoria down to Seaford, then a short bus along the coast road, and you’re at the start of the walk in about two hours. It’s one of the best day trips from London, and one of very […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/seven-sisters-from-london/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Rhodes: Best Areas for Every Kind of Trip https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:17:46 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=17013 Rhodes is big as Greek islands go. It’s 78km top to bottom, and the southern tip is a two-hour drive from the airport up north. The island caters to many different types of holidaymaker. It’s most well known for large-scale resorts and family villas, but is also home to smaller boutique stays, cosy rentals and […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-in-rhodes/feed/ 0 St Paul’s Bay, Lindos: The Best View in Rhodes https://charlieontravel.com/st-pauls-bay-lindos/ https://charlieontravel.com/st-pauls-bay-lindos/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:16:11 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16822 St Paul’s Bay is the best view in Lindos, and we say that having stood on the Acropolis directly above it the day before. It is a near-enclosed sandy bay with cliffs wrapped around it, a tiny white chapel at the water’s edge, and a narrow gap out to the open sea. Yet there are […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/prasonisi/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Lindos, Rhodes: Best Areas and Hotels https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-hotels/ https://charlieontravel.com/lindos-hotels/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:41:49 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16819 Lindos is small, but “staying in Lindos” can mean five quite different things — and the difference between them matters more here than in most places, because the village is car-free, built on a hill, and the big hotels are not actually inside it. This guide breaks Lindos down area by area, with the best […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/best-travel-backpacks-2026/feed/ 0 Is Rhodes Expensive? What We Spent in Lindos https://charlieontravel.com/is-rhodes-expensive/ https://charlieontravel.com/is-rhodes-expensive/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:47:40 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16885 Rhodes is not a cheap Greek island destination. We spent five days and four nights in Lindos in August, ate out every lunch and dinner, enjoyed many freddo cappucinos and wine bars, and had one big day out to kitesurf and stopped by in Rhodes Town. Lindos is a small protected village with a fixed […]

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