Travel guides

• Chasing the Northern Lights in the UK and Ireland: How to Read the Forecast

  Where the aurora is realistically visible in the UK and Ireland, when to go, and how to read a solar activity forecast instead of chasing rumours.

• Flying Between the UK and Ireland: What ID You Now Need

  What identification you need to fly between Britain and Ireland, why the law and your airline's rules differ, and how to check both before you travel.

• Hiring a Car to Cross the Irish Border: What to Check Before You Pay

  The rental contract clauses, tolls, fines and driving differences to check before taking a hire car across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

• UK Airport Liquid Rules: Airport by Airport, Because They Still Differ

  How much liquid you can take through security at each major UK airport, which ones still enforce 100ml, and the exemptions that travel with you.

• Wild Camping in the UK and Ireland: Where It Is Actually Legal

  Scotland, Dartmoor and everywhere else: the four different legal positions on wild camping across the UK and Ireland, and how to camp within each.