Really helpful site on Croatia
Just found out you can fly from Edinburgh to Zadar in Croatia direct with the slightly loathsome Ryan Air. Although Ryan Air is the one airline that people frequently say they’ll refuse to fly with, you can’t deny that they’ve opened up a lot of new routes and brought within reach dozens of new destinations [...]
Malta Winter Update : Free Flights!
I was looking again on the Choice Hoildays Direct website who claim to be specialists on long stay holidays to Malta in the Winter. I’ve written about it before, but it’s worth stressing that spending a month or three in Malta during the winter period is a fabulous idea not only because it’s mild (being [...]
2 Month Luxury Yachting Trip to Asia
Bored with business class? Have lots of time and money? Well, I’ve got an idea for you!
Seabourn is a cruise company that caters for the top end of the market in smaller, more intimate cruise ships. Actually, it prefers to call them ‘yachts’, and to refer to the experience as yachting. With a typical crew [...]
Another hot Malta bargain (this summer)
Summer holidays in the Med can be pretty expensive, especially if you’re going at the peak time of the school holidays. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised to find some offers for deals to Malta this summer between May and October. Despite that being the peak season, you can still pick up some [...]
Have my luggage sent to the room, Jeeves.
One of the most depressing things about 21st century travel has to be dealing with luggage. Packing it, taking it to the airport, unpacking it, lugging it up and down escalators — you get the idea. I’m constantly baffled when I see celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Joan Collins pushing trolleys at airports full of [...]
There’s always a bargain
I’m always watching the rather brilliant icelolly.com website for good deals – even if I have absolutely no intention of travelling. The deals they offer are somewhat staggering, although a quick flick over to tripadvisor reveals that many of the cheapest deals are in sub-standard hotels. Having said that, for cheap trips to Spain, you [...]
Eclipse to the rescue!
Remember that volcano? Yeah – the one you couldn’t pronounce. Well, it was over a week ago now so no doubt you need reminding. A massive volcano errupted on Iceland and prevented tens of thousands of passengers from flying into British airspace. There was a lot of talk by the government to send the Royal [...]
Airline Meals, anyone?
What’s more depressing than that old question “chicken or beef”? Start talking about airline food and someone’s bound to roll their eyes and start groaning. It’s rare to have a good culinary experience in the sky – partly because catering at 35,000ft is difficult but also because our taste buds aren’t as receptive at that [...]
Brilliant new idea from Air New Zealand
Economy can be terribly uncomfortable – particularly on very long journeys. With that in mind, Air New Zealand (which runs some of the longest flights in the world) has launched a new product in their 777-300 aircraft. The way it works is to offer a couple the chance to buy three seats instead of two. [...]
Getting the lowest fares on London to Edinburgh trains
I was inspired recently by the MoneySavingExpert website, which tried to see if it could save a businessman money. The chap in question was told where he’d be going the night before, and didn’t ever bother booking ahead. Instead, he just rocked up at the train station on the day and then bought the ticket [...]