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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.
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Discover destinations through sport, adventure and lived experiences.
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Destination Stories
Travel stories that reveal places
through sport and lived experience.
Sporting Experiences
From global events to small local experiences worth travelling for.
Plan Your Trip
Ticket insight, timing and practical advice to travel with confidence.
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
Welcome to Toulon. Less polished than some of its Riviera neighbours, but on matchdays, that’s exactly the point.
This next episode takes me to Stade Mayol — a compact, city-centre rugby ground where the experience begins long before kick-off.
What makes Toulon different isn’t just the stadium. It’s the walk to it.
Starting at the western edge of the harbour, I follow a steady stream of fans moving from bar to bar, with the Mediterranean on one side and the stadium slowly pulling you in from the distance.
It’s a pre-match build-up that feels completely natural — and surprisingly hard to beat.
This is part of my French Riviera series, exploring the region through its sports events and experiences — you can read more 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.