A couple of weeks ago I drove from Salzburg to Innsbruck. It took a little under two hours, and along the way I drove into Germany and then back out into Austria again. Did I need a visa? Of course not. Did I show my passport? There was no-one to show it to. In fact [...]
In a damning article in the Independent over the weekend Simon Calder told of his torment in passing through the hell that is otherwise known as the Stansted security procedure. That he was at Stansted and flying Ryanair probably didn’t help his experience. The same procedures apply across UK airports and, barring small local variations, [...]
If you want to fly to New York next week the good news that the cost of the flight with British Airways is a mere £94 return. Before you go rushing off to bag a bargain flight you might stop to ask “what’s the catch?” Well, the fare you will actually pay is £367.10 – [...]
We looked on in shock as the young couple finished their lunch, stuffed a carrier bag full of crisp wrappers, cans and polythene and casually threw it through the open window of the train. Seeing our poorly disguised expressions they shrugged and said “Look, this is India. Everyone does the same here.” The problem is [...]
Over the last few years a string of government ministers and travel industry chiefs have taken turns in preaching the virtues of ethical travel. They have spoken much about avoiding those countries with atrocious human rights records. Burma in particular has been singled out as a country where no UK person, whether tourist or businessman, [...]
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