If you are off on your travels, whether it be a weekend away at Cannes or a camping holiday, camper van tour round europe or a tour round India staying in Hostels, there are a few things to consider if you want a decent nights sleep.


If you are travelling light with a ruck sack and staying at no particular place (otherwise ad libbing your journey with no map or plan), then you may find it more comfortable if you buy a travel mattress. Light weight and compact, they can easily fit into your rucksack or bag. The often come with a drawstring bag so you can roll up and store the mattress. They come in various sizes and are very useful for small kids or babies. Search in the different stores or on-line to compare prices.

BedCentre are offering a huge range of affordable beds on sale at great  prices.

The Masterpiece of Slumber: The Mattress

When thinking about heading to bed for the night, most people don’t even think about what they are going to lay their head down.  A great mattress is a place to lay your head down on and sleep or on rainy, cold night to snuggle in with some blankets and a nice book.  Mattress has evolved over the centuries from hay pallets, to feather stuffed pallets to coil spring mattresses to the now, more modern and scientific space age memory foam beds.


Mattresses come in many sizes, forms and materials that with the right price range can be yours for the sleeping.  From Twin mattresses all the way to California King, finding the perfect one for you is all about how you sleep.  You have soft to medium to firm mattresses to choose from and if your spouse or significant other has a different sleeping preference, well they make one with dual comfort zones that are adjustable to each person’s preference.


Choosing the right double mattress may seem like a mad scientist formula for vanishing potion but it is all about comfort. A bed should conform to your sleeping patterns whether you are a side sleeper, tummy sleeper or a back sleeper.  Whichever way you sleep it puts pressure on different areas of the body that can kinks in the neck, sore back and neck or just plain ole stiffness. So picking the right softness for the way you sleep in key.


Tummy sleepers might want to go for a firmer bed.  Whereas a side sleeper might want to go for  memory foam beds so that their spines are aligned properly and the back sleeper might want a softer bed that support the back while having give for their bottom.


But when looking to buy a new mattress try different ones out and see which one is the most comfortable to you and fits your budget. Some places even offer payment plans that allow you to buy the mattress of your dreams. And most mattresses come with 5 years even 10 year warranties.  So whether you are looking at a knock off discount chain mattress that costs a few hundred dollars or a name brand mattress that costs a few thousand dollars; it is all worth it in the end to have a bed that you can’t wait it crawl into at night to get the rest your body deserves.