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Exploring the world through sport & adventure
Plan better sports trips with ticket guides, destination insights and real experiences from around the world.
Where will sport take you next?
Everything you need to discover, experience and plan your next trip.
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Destination Stories
Discover places through sport, adventure and lived experience.
Experiences
Sport and adventure experiences worth travelling for.
Plan Your Trip
Practical itineraries, tickets, timing
and travel advice.
Why Sports Travel Tom
Sports Travel Tom is built on first-hand experience.
I’ve spent my career working in sport and media around the world — from presenting at major events to travelling independently and experiencing sport as a fan.
Along the way, I realised something.
Sport has a unique way of revealing a place.
Not just through headline events or famous venues, but in everything around them — the journey, the people, the rituals, the landscapes and the small moments that give a destination its character.
Sports Travel Tom exists to help you travel better for sport.
With clear, honest and practical insight, I aim to help you decide:
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where to go
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how to get there
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how to get tickets
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and whether it’s actually worth it
Sometimes that means major global events.
Other times it’s a local match, a trail, a coastline or an experience you wouldn’t find without looking a little closer.
This isn’t about ticking things off a list.
It’s about understanding places through sport and adventure - and giving you the confidence to experience them for yourself.
A guide to seeing the world through sport & adventure
What you’ll find here
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Ticket Guides: How to get in, what to expect and how to avoid mistakes
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Destination Guides: Where to stay, how to plan and what kind of trip it is
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Experiences: What it’s actually like, beyond the headlines
Latest Destination
For every destination I visit, I start with a YouTube video — then follow it with a written guide offering deeper context, practical insight and planning notes.
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First thoughts
Buying a Day 5 Test Match ticket is unlike buying almost any other sporting event.
In this episode, I head to The Oval to find out whether one of sport's most unpredictable tickets is actually worth buying.
With no guarantee there will even be a fifth day of cricket, is it a brilliant budget-friendly way to experience Test cricket... or simply too much of a gamble?
It turns out Day 5 tickets offer much more than just low prices, with refund protection if play ends early and the chance to experience one of cricket's most iconic grounds for a fraction of the usual cost.
This is part of my London series, exploring the city's sporting events and experiences. You can read my complete Day 5 Test Match guide below.
A trusted guide, not a highlights reel
Sports Travel Tom is shaped by years working inside global sport — as a presenter, reporter and event host — and just as many years travelling independently, planning trips the same way you would.
The goal isn’t hype or shortcuts.
It’s clarity, timing, context and honest perspective — so you can decide where to go, when it’s worth it, and how to do it properly.
Based in the UK. Always on the move.