New York City is one of those destinations that most people dream of visiting once during their lifetime. Featured in countless films, television shows and even music lyrics, here at Door2Tour we think it’s a must do. Our guest blogger Katie has just returned from a week exploring this vibrant city and has compiled a top ten guide of things you must do!

Suffering from sweaty palms, nausea and an unshakable feeling of dread at the prospect of returning to everyday life? Welcome, my friends, to the dreaded Holiday Hangover…

This year is certainly proving to be a special one for the UK what with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens birthday, the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s maiden voyage and how could we forget Great Britain’s golden achievements in the British Summer of Sport that took hold in London? There’s one more celebration to add to the list and that is the 100th birthday of the Blackpool Illuminations. Can you believe that in the 1930s, 150 trains would come from Manchester alone just to see the big Switch-on? Even now over 4 million every year travel to the Golden Mile to take in the fantastic lights, Door2Tour coach holidays investigates the reasons why…

No matter what the weather, the Isle of Wight is always a popular destination for day trips or short breaks away. The beautiful  island is home to Queen Victoria’s private beach at Osborne House which is now open to the public for the first time. Plus it has recently had a royal visit from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during the last day of their Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK, where well-wishers greeted them in Cowes. So if you fancy holidaying at a royal seaside retreat, take a look at Door2Tour’s pick of things see and do on coach holidays to the Isle of Wight…

With the School Summer Holidays almost over and everyone returning to their normal routine of school and work, we thought it would be great fun to think about those fabulous holiday souvenirs. Everyone’s had the experience of receiving a tacky souvenir from a friend or relative that’s been on holiday and for us at Door2Tour.com, there’s so many in the building, it’s unreal! One of our departments even has a competition where the aim of the game is to find the tackiest and cheapest souvenir possible and bring it back for the ‘Tack Shelf’. So we’ve taken some inspiration from all this tacky souvenir hoarding and conducted a poll of our office to find out what tacky treats everyone is hiding away (or proudly displaying) for the world to see!

Many of us already know that the UK is full of fantastic theme parks, but if you don’t know much about them, then how are you supposed to choose which one to go to? The team at Door2Tour.com thought it would be helpful if we provided you with a little snippet on a selection of the UK’s top theme parks which will hopefully give you a helping hand in your decision! Whichever park you visit, the whole family is guaranteed to be entertained...

I'm very fortunate to be friends with cyclist Nicole Cooke who happens to have been competing in a major sporting event that’s taking over London right now - have you heard of it?! Anyway, Door2Tour thought wouldn’t it be fun to find out what life is like onsite in Olympic Park and Nicole very kindly took part in our interview. If you’ve ever wanted to know what her kit-bag essentials are, her plans for the future or what the atmosphere is like in the Team GB camp, read on…