The British weather has been playing its caprices on us again this summer and for many of us it is even hard to imagine that the ‘real’ summer is still at its height everywhere else… You know which one I’m talking about – the one with clear blue skies and hours and hours of unobstructed golden sunshine when you don’t have to dash out to make the most of it today because it will simply be still there tomorrow and the next week for you to enjoy.

On a positive note, this is a good excuse for us to leave everything behind and set out on a journey in search of the ‘real’ kind of summer. Luckily, and even on a more positive note, this doesn’t necessarily need to be a long and expensive trip! This is actually the best time to book that cheap summer holiday.

Although the tour operators have been telling us how they slashed their capacities due to the recession, there are still plenty of empty beds in the hotels and empty seats on the flights waiting to be filled.