Charlie Marchant https://charlieontravel.com/author/charlieontravel/ UK Travel Blog Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:40:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Charlie Marchant https://charlieontravel.com/author/charlieontravel/ 32 32 Where to Stay in San Sebastián: Best Areas & Hotels (2026 Guide) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:38:49 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16227 San Sebastián is small, walkable and wrapped around two beaches. The Old Town throws you into the pintxo bars, Gros is calmer and closer to the surf, and Centro sits in between with the sandy La Concha beach on the doorstep. This guide runs through each area, who it suits and where to book, so […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-san-sebastian/feed/ 0 Best Travel Backpacks for 2026 (UK Tried and Tested) https://charlieontravel.com/best-travel-backpacks-2026/ https://charlieontravel.com/best-travel-backpacks-2026/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:18:07 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=14650 We’ve put together this list of the best travel backpacks for 2026. Whether you’re going carry-on only for a fortnight, backpacking for six months, or just want a bag that survives the easyJet sizer, we’ve got the low-down on the backpacks worth your money this year. Is there a better feeling than slinging on your […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/best-travel-backpacks-2026/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Porto: Best Areas & Hotels (2026) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-porto/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-porto/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:24:10 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=16153 Porto is small, walkable and easy to love, which is good news when you are deciding where to stay. Almost everywhere central puts you within a short stroll of the Ribeira, the port lodges and a taberna worth queuing for. But each neighbourhood has its own character, and the right base makes a real difference […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-porto/feed/ 0 Dorset Travel Guide: Things to Do, Beaches and Where to Stay https://charlieontravel.com/dorset-travel-guide/ https://charlieontravel.com/dorset-travel-guide/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=12154 Dorset is one of the UK’s prettiest counties with it’s famous Jurassic coastline and six Blue Flag beaches. My (Charlie) mum lives in the county, so we have explored it slowly over many, many visits: scrambling down to fossil beaches, walking the chalk clifftops of the Jurassic Coast, and delighting over cream teas in little […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/lake-bled-to-lake-bohinj/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Ibiza: Best Areas, Villages and Villas (Including the Quiet Side) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:17:32 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15907 Most guides to where to stay in Ibiza assume you’re here for the clubs, or that you’ve got £900 a night for a wellness resort. Our Ibiza guide for where to stay is for those looking for a quiet spot to enjoy the pretty villages, beautiful green hills and soft sandy beaches of Ibiza, without […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-ibiza/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Amsterdam: The Best Areas from Three Trips (and One to Avoid) https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-amsterdam/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-amsterdam/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:01:38 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15885 Deciding where to stay in Amsterdam matters more than you expect. The city is small enough that you can walk between neighbourhoods in twenty minutes, which makes it tempting to book the first central hotel you find and assume location is solved. That’s exactly what I did the first time, and now I know better! […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-amsterdam/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Malta: Best Areas to Base Yourself https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malta/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malta/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:11:58 +0000 https://charlieontravel.com/?p=15856 We spent two weeks in Malta chasing winter sun and we did the whole trip without renting a car. Buses and the odd ferry took us everywhere, from Valletta’s bastions to the pastizzi counters of Rabat and across the water to Gozo. This guide includes where we stayed, where we’d stay next time and a […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-malta/feed/ 0 Best Vietnam Films https://charlieontravel.com/films-to-watch-before-travelling-vietnam/ https://charlieontravel.com/films-to-watch-before-travelling-vietnam/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:50:00 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=719 There’s more to Vietnam films than just war films. When we decided to travel to Vietnam, I realised that the only “Vietnamese” films I had seen were American war films, like Apocalypse Now and Platoon. All I remembered of them was a lot of explosions, guns and a questionable and outdated binary between Americans/Vietnamese as […]

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