Must admit I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found out that I had been successful in the Public Ballot for Wimbledon tickets. After all, this was only the second time that I had applied, 2 years ago I managed to get Centre Court tickets and for 2012 I found myself with a pair of tickets for Number One Court for Day 1 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – to say I was over the moon was an understatement that’s for sure! Find out how my day went and perhaps take heed of a few tips to make your day run smoothly if you too are lucky enough to be at the famous tennis courts of SW19…

2012 is certainly an exciting year for the UK in more ways than one and with this in mind we thought we’d take a look at some of the hottest events that you can be a part of on escorted tours. Obviously, we can’t forget that it’s the Queens Diamond Jubilee, the 100th Anniversary of the RMS Titanic, the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens birthday and The Olympics as well but there are many other events that we think you simply cannot afford to miss this year. We’ve cherry-picked a few that we think will be hot, hot, hot in 2012 but if you know of any others, do get in touch and we’ll be sure to add them to the list…

Almost everyone has been on a package holiday at some point during their lives but has the subject of unusual holidays ever crossed your mind? Strangely enough but you can find many organised coach tours that will allow you to experience things that you wouldn’t normally think of doing for a holiday such as storm-chasing, living life as a Mongol Warrior or entering a cage to swim with Great White Sharks. There are experiences for everyone and fully escorted tours are the perfect way to achieve this. Take a look at just some of the activities you could take part in on a holiday with a difference…

Here’s something new to our Blog which we hope you will enjoy. Every Wednesday we will be taking a look at some of the wonderful destinations around the world that can be reached on escorted tours where we think you’d rather wish you were instead of the boring hum drum routine of daily life. For each destination, we will be highlighting the reasons why you should go there and if you’ve already been, we’d welcome your suggestions of places that are worth a visit. For our first Wish You Were Here, and because it was Carnival Time last weekend, we’ve chosen the beautiful resort of Rio de Janeiro. Take a look at our reasons why you’ll wish you were here…

We think it's fair to say that everyone at some point or another, leaves something behind after returning from a coach tour but you would think that this would be restricted to the resort that you've just stayed in? Oh no... let us amaze you with some of the weird and wacky paraphernalia that has been left on Britain’s coaches...