• Gotta Catch ‘Em All: 10 Top Pokémon Nests in the UK

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    Looking for Pokémon is a lot of fun but it can also be quite frustrating once you’ve reached a certain level in Pokemon Go. The common Drowzee or Rattata does not tickle your fancy anymore and you don’t even care wasting a pokéball? And even fairly rare Pokémon promising exciting evolutions are already

  • Go Green: Buy a Coach Ticket and Do Good

    Taking the coach is one of the eco-friendliest ways of travelling. According to recent figures of the German UBA (a federal environment agency) travellers opting for the coach only cause 32 grams of CO2 per kilometre while the train on average causes 41 grams. Both of them can be considered fairly green ways

  • All the World’s a Stage: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016

    Every August, the city of Edinburgh with its 460,000 inhabitants doubles in size as hundreds and thousands of tourists make their way to the Scottish capital to participate in or simply enjoy the Festival. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and theatre festival and is

  • What’s on in July? The UK’s best free events and festivals

    The UK is getting ready for summer and in order to lure people outside many places celebrate the warmer months with free festivals and events. Everywhere you go there’s a cool farmers’ market, a regatta or other sports events on and often it’s hard to take a pick. In order to make the decision easier, CheckMyBus

  • How does Brexit affect UK travellers?

    The UK has voted: A slender majority of 51.9 per cent of the Brits have decided in favour of leaving the EU and to pull off Brexit. While this is likely to cause repercussions in many areas such as economics, trade and politics, the travel industry will presumably also be affected

  • The UK’s Top 5 Festivals (and how to get there by coach)

    With Glastonbury only a few days away, it’s time to pay tribute to some other UK festivals as well. Music aficionados who couldn’t get their hands on Glasto tickets have no reason to fret since the UK is home to a vast amount of top notch music festivals. Whether it’s some relaxed days in the

  • The European Championships 2016: Accessible for Everyone?

    It’s a good time for football fans: The leagues have ended, the Champions League Final was decided and the Euros are only a few days away. However, whenever big tournaments take place, there is also an aspect about them that is often glossed over: the accessibility of the football venues. In 2014, a BBC

  • Europe is Just a Coach Trip Away: New FlixBus Connections to the Continent

    On 24 March, the coach company FlixBus has set foot on the British Isles for the very first time by launching an intercity bus connection from Paris to London. The German market leader, which set out to conquer the whole of Europe, reports that the new coach route turned out to be a great success

  • Rail Strike Alert in the UK: RMT Threatens to Stage Further Walkouts

    Commuters and travellers in the UK might be faced with difficulties over the next few months as the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) continues its ongoing dispute with rail provider Southern Railway. After members of the union had staged a 24 hour walkout in late April, a set of two back-to-back 24 hours strikes