Watch out if you are in Amsterdam and approached by plain clothes police officers claiming to be investigating counterfeit banknotes and credit cards. These fraudsters have false ID and ask tourists to hand over their cash and credit cards for verification. On occasions the tourists are also asked for their PIN numbers and searched for [...]
I discovered early on in my business that I have to concentrate on destinations in Europe that are not promoted by every other travel company and that can be reached by low cost flights so that the holiday makes sense economically. I went to Preveza in Greece in Spring 2003. I thought it was a [...]
I must admit I am one of these people who think that the whole Christmas commercialism has just gone too far. I saw Christmas decorations outside a shopping centre in Edinburgh from the beginning of November. I personally think it is ridiculous. In the UK it is not a good time of year to have [...]
Trading standards have criticised travel companies and airlines for displaying misleading prices. I find it really annoying when I compare the headline price with the actual price. It’s amazing under occupancy supplements, meals, transfers etc. What is the largest increase you have come across when looking at flights or holidays?
I read and commented on this article extolling the virtues of natural search versus paid for listings. This is good news for a small busines like mine. When you use a search engine to research travel, do you generally click on the natural listings on the left of the the page or do you click [...]
I recently posted a comment on another blog about seeing the real Italy. I was again extolling the virtues of Lake Iseo. Do you have favourite place, in particular a destination that is not so well known, in Italy?
I really love Lake Iseo in Lombardy, northern Italy. When I started to research for my guide to Lake Iseo I read that several literary figures such as Edith Wharton and Georges Sand had been inspired by the beauty of the lake. I decided to write an article on this topic. Are there any places [...]
You can go online to vote for the new Seven Wonders of the World. The nominations have now been narrowed down to twenty one, seven of which are in Europe. I must admit that there are several I am not familiar with, so I will need to do a bit of reading to decide how [...]
A report out today dicusses the impact of low cost carriers It would appear that the most of the growth of low cost carriers has reduced the passenger numbers. of other carriers. Do you travel more because of low cost carriers? I know that I do, especially when I lived in Scotland and suddenly there [...]
If you are looking for something a bit different why not take a short break in Lubeck and visit Iceworld the festival of Ice & Snow Sculpture. The festival runs from 8th December 2006 to 28 January 2007. It is easy to reach Lubeck with Ryanair. I visited Lubeck in June 2005 and thought it [...]
