If you are hiking and plan to stay out overnight, a tarp is a lightweight and convenient way to carry a shelter in your rucksack and saves you from carrying a much heavier tent.

There are all sorts of hidden charges when it comes to foreign car rental that can result in some unexpected expenses on your credit card when you get home.

With volcanoes erupting all over the place, sooner or later we will probably all be affected by flight cancellations.

The worst part of holiday travel is the time we are forced to spend at the airport prior to jetting off to the sun.

It is becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain travel insurance to cover holiday-makers aged 65 and over – and those companies that do will inflate the cost.

Although our mobile phone keeps us in touch with home while we’re enjoying a holiday away, or travelling on business, we can incur heavy call charges without realising it.

Even if we’ve been looking forward to going away on holiday, there is always a degree of apprehension about leaving our home unattended, especially in these days of increased burglaries and break-ins.

Long hours in a confined space can make air travel unpleasant. Sitting in an upright position for a long time with limited body movement restricts the blood flow and causes stiffness.

Sometimes you need to get your bearings, and more often than not you won't have a compass with you. You might, though, have a watch.

A useful function of a compass is to identify a landmark or destination on a map, by noting its direction from your current position.

One of the main functions of a compass is to identify the direction of travel having been given a bearing to follow.

One of the main functions of a navigational compass is to identify the direction of travel or where an object is.

One of the main functions of a compass is to identify your location. Particularly useful if you're a bit lost or need to summon help.

Facing a lengthy coach journey? Here are some tips to make it pass a little quicker and in a little more comfort.

The Caribbean is the perfect destination for a cruise holiday – cruising is an ideal way to hop between the islands and see all the famously beautiful sights while based on a floating hotel.

Timing is everything when you’re searching for cheap flights. Last-minute deals can rarely be found as flight prices go up as the number of available seats goes down.

Foursquare is one of a number of social network sites where you and your friends can log your location and who you are with.

Dawlish is a town on the south Devon coast. It has a town beach as well the attractive Coryton Cove and the nature reserve of Dawlish Warren. It is also famously home to the black swan.

Travelling by coach can still be cheap - and enjoyable. It is possible to find tickets for long journeys for as little as £1. Read on to find out how.

Travelling by train can be a joy. It's great to leave the car behind and reduce your carbon footprint. However train travel can be expensive.

As an American living in the UK, temperatures in degrees Celsius don’t really mean much to me.

Depending on where you live, 32 degrees can mean either warm or wintry. Here is a simple formula for converting Fahrenheit temperatures into Celsius.