The World in a Weekend Author

Hi, we are Rachel and Tim from The World in a Weekend. We treat every trip as a once in a lifetime experience, maximising our time by squeezing in as many sites and activities as we can. Our ultimate goal is to visit every country in the world (one weekend at a time). We seek to inspire, expose different experiences, and hope others follow in our footsteps and travel out of their normal comfort zones. We love to motivate and get people to try new things and fully immerse themselves in different destinations. Our passion is to discover secret wonders and try new things, and we are committed to report our honest findings to our loyal readers.
Turaida Castle

(Almost) Free Holiday: a Luxury Weekend in Latvia for under £100 – part 2

For day 2 of our almost free holiday to Latvia, we go super budget and get out of the city and explore Latvia itself. The best way to explore the Baltics is by bus. Latvia...

Destinations • Europe • Itineraries • Latvia • Our Weekends|

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Coconut st Maarten

30 before 30

30 before 30… As I sit here on the evening of my last day of my twenties, I realised that I have been trying too hard. This post started at the end of August (!) 2 months...

Adventure • Destinations • Europe • Our Weekends|

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(Almost) Free Holiday: a Luxury Weekend in Latvia for under £100 – part 1

Regular readers of our blog will know our goal is to visit every country in the world, one weekend at a time. However, that could be prohibitively expensive so we’ve learnt to...

Destinations • Europe • Itineraries • Latvia • Our Weekends|

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Booking an (almost) Free Holiday: How to book a Luxury Baltic Holiday Weekend on a Bargain Budget

Free holidays and free travel are possible! Whilst this blog will be bringing you all of our tips and knowledge on how to travel on a bargain budget and sometimes how to have a...

Booking • Europe • Itineraries • Travel Tips|

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Dublin

Dublin on a Budget

Our journey to Canada took us via Dublin, as this reduced the cost of our ticket by over £200 (see our article about Long Haul Flight Tips) so we caught the Ryanair red-eye over...

Day Trips • Europe • Ireland • Our Weekends|

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De Castellane Brut

Travel to learn: Everything you should know about Champagne

During our visit to De Castellane Champagne house our excellent guide Bela gave us some great tips on how to properly choose, drink, and enjoy champagne. Here is a quick recap of...

Europe • France • Travel Tips|

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Long Haul Flight Tips

Long Haul Flight Tips – our secrets

Long haul flight tips – there seems to be a myriad of options and advice out there on how to save money when travelling. We thought we’d write a round up our...

Airports • Booking • Flights • Travel Tips|

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Abu Dhabi Highlights: Shangri-la Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

Our favourite Abu Dhabi hotel was definitely the stunning and sophisticated Shangri-la Hotel Qaryat Al Beri. The Shangri-La Hotel is a five star hotel which provides everything...

Abu Dhabi • Destinations • Review • Ultimate Layovers • United Arab Emirates|

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The Palm Jumeirah

Abu Dhabi Highlights: Seawings Tour

Gripping on tightly to my seat, the engine fired up and the noise reverberated loudly around the empty seaplane. Glancing across to the pilot sitting next to me, he looked cool...

Abu Dhabi • Destinations • Dubai • Review • Ultimate Layovers • United Arab Emirates|

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Saadiyat Beach Club Infinity Pool

ABU DHABI HIGHLIGHTS: Saadiyat Beach Club

The secluded and tranquil hideaway of the Saadiyat Beach Club was just what the doctor ordered after my hectic day bustling around Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The surroundings are...

Abu Dhabi • Day Trips • Destinations • Dubai • Review • Ultimate Layovers • United Arab Emirates|

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