On one trip I saw baggage handlers roughly flinging bags several metres through the air into a trailer. “Do they always handle bags like that?” I asked the Stewardess. “Yes” she said, with evident surprise that I had asked. Your…
Website
All new Contents Page
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Our Contents Page has been changed completely. Previously, articles could only be located via key words. The majority of users of the site did not find this satisfactory, so we have changed it. All articles on the site can now…
Footwear
Shoes to help your feet survive your holiday
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Many a holiday crashes in ruins with these words “I can’t walk another step – my feet are killing me!” Travellers, tourists and even day-trippers need the best, most comfortable shoes that money can buy: shoes that don’t tire your…
comfort
Look good and feel great on longhaul flights
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You get on the plane full of excitement, with a bounce in your step. A day later you arrive at your destination looking ten years older, smelling like you slept under a bridge, fur on your teeth, wrinkled like a…
safety
International Airline safety in 2011
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In 2011 some 507 passengers and 14 people on the ground perished in 28 crashes of multi-engine airliners. These global statistics were collected by the Aviation Safety Network. The figures include crashes by airlines that do not belong to IATA,…
Planning
How to plan a good overseas holiday cheaply
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With crafty planning you can have a good overseas holiday cheaply. These techniques may enable you to enjoy a much better holiday than you would otherwise have been able to afford. We share some tricks that have been found to…