All about: brits abroad
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British tourists worst at speaking languages abroad
By Roshina Jowaheer, Oct 20, 2012
British travellers are the worst at speaking another language fluently, a new survey has revealed. It could be that we're expecting other nationalities to speak English or pure laziness,...
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Brits pile on up to 9lbs in just one week of summer holiday
By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 01, 2012
Many of us are guilty of eating too much or drinking more cocktails than usual while on holiday, but a new survey has revealed that the average weight we pile on while on our summer break...
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Brits are most daring when they're abroad
By Roshina Jowaheer, Aug 18, 2012
British tourists are more likely to take risks and be more daring when they are abroad, a new holiday survey has revealed. Research by Gocompare.com found that 72 per cent of UK...
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Brits log on to social media sites on holiday to boast
By Roshina Jowaheer, Jun 30, 2012
You're sunning yourself on a gorgeous beach with a cocktail in hand and delighted at being a million miles away from the stresses of home, but you just can't resist logging onto Facebook and...
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Half of all holidays taken by older travellers
By Roshina Jowaheer, Jun 23, 2012
Around half of all holidays abroad are now taken by older travellers, according to new research. Overseas trips taken by those over 45 rose from 47 per cent in 2006 to an estimated 50 per...
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Ten ways to spot a Brit abroad
By Tatty Good, Mar 06, 2012
You know those hapless tourists - the ones that think they're really funny when they bury themselves in the sand on the beach, shout loudly in English at the locals and get you to take...
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Naked woman left dangling upside down from holiday balcony during sex
By AOL Travel, Nov 22, 2011
A British woman nearly fell to her death from the balcony of her Tenerife holiday flat while having sex with her husband. She was left hanging naked and upside down after tumbling over...
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Brits abroad refuse to speak a foreign language - unless it's to order a beer....
By AOL Travel, Nov 18, 2011
Two in three Brits refuse to speak a single word of a foreign language when abroad, according to a new survey. And one-fifth don't even know what the French for hello ('bonjour') means. The...
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