“We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore Earth, too early to explore space” ,but just in time for affordable package holidays to sunny Italy!

The Great British holiday finds itself to exist in many different states. From city breaks across Europe to Grand Tours (not THE Grand Tour, or the Top Gear series…) of historical pathways not yet lost to time, trekking the Silk Road or gazing upon the Parthenon. There fortunately exists a near perfect middle ground forContinue reading ““We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore Earth, too early to explore space” ,but just in time for affordable package holidays to sunny Italy!”

Idiots on Ibiza

By Maisie Rhia Kaye-Priestley Vamos de fiesta! The development of Party Package holidays on Ibiza A Brief History of Ibiza: A rocky history of Ibiza: both literally and metaphorically. The thousands of years of ongoing invasions, differing settlers and reshaping of the land has changed the way in which we view the island in theContinue reading “Idiots on Ibiza”

Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli

Dark Tourism: War and the Maltese Archipelago “Death is the one heritage that everyone shares. It has been an element of tourism longer than any other form of heritage.” (Seaton, 1996). Strange Bedfellows Theoretical frameworks describe dark tourism as travel to sites related to tragedy, death, or suffering, such as natural disasters, genocides, or conflictContinue reading “Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli”