Category: Expert Travel Advice

Guest articles and travel tips.

Our 7 Favourite Bridges in Great Britain

Bridges are amazing. They get you from one side to another and keep your feet dry. At Stanfords we’ve spent many a lunch break weighing up the merits of a footbridge against those of a toll. So after much deliberation, allow us to present our favourite British bridges and where to find them.

By Greg Cotton Continue reading Our 7 Favourite Bridges in Great Britain

7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador

You may know Ecuador for its volcanoes or the Galapagos islands, but there’s so much more to the  small South American nation than that! A spectacular cycle path, rival cities, Inca words mixed in with Spanish, popcorn with everything and a new president called Lenin are just a handful of other reasons to put this compact Latin American nation on your travel bucket list… Continue reading 7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador

Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota

Mary-Ann Ochota, the author of Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape tells us the history behind some things we might see while out exploring:

Most people have had the experience – peering out of a train or car window, walking across a field, or gazing at a hillside – of seeing something manmade and possibly ancient, but not knowing what it is they’re looking at. Continue reading Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota

5 Things Iranians and Brits Have in Common by Lois Pryce   

Back in January we hosted the launch of Lois Pryce’s Revolutionary Ride, her book about her motorcycle travels through Iran.  There were Persian snacks, Persian music and so many people wanting to hear more about her travels. Not only did we have her come to speak at the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival (listen to the podcast here), but she was also the subject of The Yes Tribe’s Adventure Book Club held in our basement last night. We are also planning an event in our Long Acre store with Lois, so keep an eye on our events page.

We love having her around so much that we are one step away from getting her to join our Fantasy Football League, giving her a locker and getting her to bring back magnets from her holidays for our staff room fridge. We like to think she loves us back, well she did kindly write this blog post for us (* writes ‘Stanfords 4 Lois 4eva’ all over our notebooks). Lois, over to you: Continue reading 5 Things Iranians and Brits Have in Common by Lois Pryce   

Stanfords Staff Selects – George’s Top 5 Climbing Training & Instructional Guides

This week our in-house climbing expert and Ground Floor Supervisor George Woodward takes us through five of the best climbing training/ instructional guides.  Continue reading Stanfords Staff Selects – George’s Top 5 Climbing Training & Instructional Guides