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Showcasing Hull – A Guide for Students Going Through Clearing

This post is a sponsored collaboration with The University of Hull. All words and opinions are my own. See Pulped Travel’s Privacy Policy for more information. Hull…so good they named it twice!  The city’s official title, ‘Kingston Upon Hull’, harks back to the 13th century when Hull was awarded a Royal Charter and its establishment as the ‘King’s Town’.  Choose The University of Hull during the Clearing process and…

Greek Island Hopping – The Cyclades – Amorgos

The island of Amorgos IS Greece.  With its azure waters, mountainous landscape and incredible food; Amorgos is the Greece you are looking for and need in your life.  With traditions and rhythms that have remained the same for centuries, Amorgos is a place that is more focused on the business of fishing the Aegean and farming this rugged and beautiful island than the arrival of tourists on the…

Greek Island Hopping – The Cyclades – The Beginner’s Guide

After nine trips to Greece in my lifetime; involving 12 islands, countless ferries and several bottles of Mythos Beer, I would estimate I have spent approximately 5 months in total in this amazing country!  I KNOW Greece and want you to get to know (and love) it as well. I am a bit biased about Greece.  Why?  My paternal Grandmother lived in the capital, Athens, for much of…

Folk Off! Why you Should Holiday with your Parents

Beyond a certain age (right about your late teens) the thought of travelling with your parents fills the average person with a sense of dread.  The chance to holiday with friends on drunken adventures in Ibiza, backpacking around South East Asia or simply taking trips with a beloved understandably holds a far greater appeal than a trip with the old folks.  Even though, like you, I have experienced much…

Japan – The Land of the Rising Fun – The Beginner’s Guide

I want to get one thing straight from the start.  I had avoided Japan, when the opportunity arose in the past, simply because I had perceived it to be too expensive a country to visit.  Stories of sky-high accommodation costs and the need for bucket loads of cash for transport, food and activities had put me off heading to the Land of the Rising Sun.  Japan’s reputation as…