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5 holidays to help you take a digital detox

5 holidays to help you take a digital detox

Thanks to smartphones, typical days include an onslaught of Facebook notifications, email pings, Twitter drafts, and general text messages, making it nearly impossible to cut out the noise. While potentially unimaginable, we’re here to suggest a holiday sans technology. Switch off, unplug, and live one of these five holidays without […]

by September 2, 2017 Travel advice
Make the most of your holiday to Provence

Make the most of your holiday to Provence

Picture Provence: its iconic lavender fields, vibrant rows of sunflowers, lush forests, olive groves, craggy hillsides, bountiful vineyards, blissful beaches, pétanque players, and quaint villages. The extraordinary variety of the region, steeped in ancient history dating back before the invasion of the Romans, deserves to be celebrated through active engagement with […]

by August 24, 2017 Cooking holidays and wine, Travel advice
Puglia, Italy’s most underrated holiday destination

Puglia, Italy’s most underrated holiday destination

Puglia is one of the most underrated regions in Italy, flying under the radar as regions like Chianti, Tuscany, the Venetian Riviera, and the Cinque Terre take centre stage. A bit of background This fertile area in Southern Italy forms the heel of country’s boot. Not widely renowned as a tourist hot spot, […]

by August 19, 2017 Cooking holidays and wine, Travel news
Holidays to take before school breaks up for every type of traveller

Holidays to take before school breaks up for every type of traveller

Before the beaches are overrun with families and your schedule is taken over by kids’ summer activities, use this last pre-school holiday time for a you-centric holiday. Regardless the type of traveller you are, there’s a learning holiday experience out there to reset your mind before the summer madness begins. […]

Tips for beginner cooks from a French chef

Tips for beginner cooks from a French chef

We recently sat down with French chef, Marlene to chat about her cookery school and her top tips for beginner cooks hoping to improve their skills.

13 solo travel tips for your first trip

13 solo travel tips for your first trip

If you’re a bit worried about travelling solo for the first time, we’ve collected the top 13 tips around the key solo travel need-to-know items for singles holidays. 1. Pack light Make sure you’re able to carry everything you’re taking. You don’t want to arrive at your destination and find […]

5 annoying solo travel problems and how to solve them

5 annoying solo travel problems and how to solve them

As much as we love solo travel, sometimes its a real struggle. Luckily, most solo travel issues are easy to overcome. Don’t believe us? Here’s the top 6 annoying solo travel problems and how to improve them. Dining alone Not many people relish the idea of going to a restaurant and […]

GoLearnTo renews its partnership with IALC for 2017

GoLearnTo renews its partnership with IALC for 2017

It’s official! GoLearnTo and the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) have renewed their partnership again for 2017, ensuring our language courses are top notch. What is IALC? IALC is an accreditation organisation who reviews and rates independent language centres that teach the language of their country. For 30 years, […]

by April 27, 2017 Travel news
5 must-do things for when you travel solo

5 must-do things for when you travel solo

Travelling solo is the ideal time to try something new; you won’t need to compromise with anyone and can edit or scrap your plans with complete independence. Below we’ve given a few tips to help you get the most out of your solo travel adventures. Learn something new If you’ve […]

Experience your own Big Painting Challenge

Experience your own Big Painting Challenge

The newly-launched BBC One’s The Big Painting Challenge – or as we fondly call it, the Great British Paint Off – follows 10 fresh painters as they compete to be Britain’s newest amateur artistic star. It’s inspiring the nation to pick up their easels and brushes and let their creative spirits free. While the […]

by April 13, 2017 Creative holidays, Travel advice
9 interesting facts about Thailand

9 interesting facts about Thailand

Can you recognise this famous country? Below are 10 clues to help you guess. I am an Asian country. You can join a yoga, fitness, weight loss, or cooking course here with GoLearnTo. I’m the only SE Asian country never ruled by Europeans. Which mean my culture has less European influence than […]

by March 15, 2017 Travel news
9 fun facts about Barcelona

9 fun facts about Barcelona

Below are 9 fun facts (from the most to I am a European city. You can join a photography or cooking course here with GoLearnTo. I am a port on the Mediterranean. Which means I have beautiful beaches to relax on. I am the 2nd largest city in my country. […]

by March 7, 2017 Travel news
Save up to 30% on flights by booking your summer holiday now

Save up to 30% on flights by booking your summer holiday now

With the high-travel, high-temperature summer approaching quickly (even if it doesn’t yet feel like it), now is the best time to get your summer holiday sorted… especially your flights, according to the experts. Though planning a fun summer holiday is sure to bolster your mood, overpaying for flights definitely won’t. […]

by March 6, 2017 Travel advice
The ultimate Mother’s Day gift: a weekend away with you

The ultimate Mother’s Day gift: a weekend away with you

For Mother’s Day this year, treat your mum to some quality time away together on a short break holiday. And if your first questions are, “Where will we go?” and “What will we do?”, we have an answer. Consider a learning holiday in a beautiful location that wraps travel and […]

by March 4, 2017 Travel advice
Learning and activity holidays give solo travel a facelift

Learning and activity holidays give solo travel a facelift

Forget big bus tours, forced bonding excursions, and annoying single supplements. The old notion of solo travel is out, as learning and activity experiences deliver fresh, innovative, and exciting antidotes to the stale singles holiday market. With adventure travel now overtaking luxury and romantic travel, the number of solo travellers […]