These days the process of going through airport security raises the blood pressure considerably. It is unpleasant and often humiliating. The picture that comes to mind includes long queues, unpacking all your goods onto a conveyor belt, scrabbling in your…
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Beware of airport theft
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637,000 laptops are lost or stolen each year at US airports. Security at airports has become intrusive and inconvenient so one would assume that it is one of the safest places to be. This is not the case. Statistics suggest…
An Epic Rail Journey Across China
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From Beijing to Guangzhou by rail. A 2200 kilometre journey through China’s heartland, from North to South. Who could resist? We also discovered that the journey would cost us less than half the price of a flight, which added to…
Travel insurance – Find the right medical cover
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Travel insurance is a necessity and not a luxury. Very often when purchasing travel insurance travellers go on price, and sometimes on the reputation or brand of the company selling it. However, which plan should you select? There are comprehensive,…
Brace yourself properly – save your life!
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The chances are that even if you listen to every safety announcement and diligently read the safety chart, you will have little idea of how to do the brace position properly.
DIY flight bookings – Minimum connecting time
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One way that a journey can go wrong is when you have connecting flights. One of the most frustrating of these can be when you end up running from one terminal to another to make a connecting flight, only to…