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From The Founder: We're Building the Day Trips App
Day Trips has been live for ten days and you've been busier on it than we ever expected. So we're turning it into an app, launching in the coming weeks. Here's why, and why your membership matters.
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Arab Nomad Fest 2026
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Arab Nomad Fest
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Day Trips
Palma Day Trip From the UK: Flights, Times and the Full Cost
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Day Trips
18 Day Trips Abroad Under £85 All In, Flights Included
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Day Trips
Switzerland in a Day From the UK: Geneva, Zurich or Basel?
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Day Trip Guides
Out for breakfast, back for bed. Full-day costs, flights and what to do.
Day Trips
Palma Day Trip From the UK: Flights, Times and the Full Cost
Every UK airport with a same-day return to Palma, the cheapest dates and what the day on the ground costs.
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Day Trips
18 Day Trips Abroad Under £85 All In, Flights Included
The cheapest whole-day trips abroad on our board: flights plus the day on the ground, all £85 or less.
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Day Trips
Switzerland in a Day From the UK: Geneva, Zurich or Basel?
Switzerland has a reputation for being expensive. As a day trip it doesn't have to be. Geneva, Zurich and Basel compared, with real fares.
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Latest Articles
Day Trips
6 Day Trips Abroad From East Midlands Airport (Prices Checked)
Every city you can fly to and back from East Midlands Airport in a day, cheapest first, with flight times and the full cost.
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Day Trips
14 Day Trips Abroad From Stansted (Prices Checked)
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Day Trips
Day Trip to Brussels From London: Eurostar Beats Flying
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Day Trips
Day Trips Abroad From Glasgow Airport: 6 Cities You Can Do in a Day
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Day Trips
Day Trip to Amsterdam From London (and the Rest of the UK): What It Costs
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Day Trips
Day Trip to Dublin From the UK: Every Airport, Cheapest First
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Budgeting
EU roaming charges 2026: which UK network is cheapest?
O2 and giffgaff charge nothing to roam in Europe. Three, Vodafone and EE charge by the day. Here is what each costs on a real trip.
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Bro's Events
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
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Day Trips
When Do the Christmas Markets Open in 2026? Opening Dates for 22 European Cities
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Day Trips
Christmas Market Day Trips From London 2026: 17 Markets, Cheapest First
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Day Trips
Day Trip to Paris From London: Eurostar or Fly, and What the Day Really Costs
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Budgeting
Pay in pounds or euros abroad? Every question answered
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Portuguese Free Mini Lessons
Short lessons you can read in a few minutes.
Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 14: Why Cariocas Have Six Words for the Same Lie
Tell a carioca an invented story and watch them reach for a different word each time. They all mean exactly the same thing: you're lying.
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Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 13: How Brazilians Really Talk About How They're Feeling
Ask a Brazilian how they're doing and you'll get anything from tá de boa to deu ruim. Here are eight phrases locals actually use for mood, patience, and one word that can mean angry or brilliant.
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Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 12: How to Actually Pronounce Rio's Neighbourhoods
Say where you're staying in Rio and the neighbourhood name usually comes out wrong before the sentence is even finished. Here's how Copacabana, Ipanema, Maracanã and more actually sound.
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Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 11: How to Actually Pronounce Rio's Landmarks
Every tourist points at Pão de Açúcar, Cristo Redentor and Corcovado, but half of them can't actually say the names. Here's how they really sound, no history lesson attached.
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Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 10: Why Brazilians Have Five Words for "Dating"
In Brazil, "dating" isn't one vague word, it's a whole timeline, and each stage has its own name. Get them muddled and you might accidentally propose marriage (or accuse someone of cheating).
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Portuguese Lessons
Mini Lesson 9: The "Well Done" Trap and Words That Don't Translate
A real WhatsApp text turned into a lesson, why "well done" and "miserable" don't mean what you think in Portuguese
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What's on in November
Festivals and events around the world worth planning a trip around.
