If you are looking for a great place to ski this season, you might find yourself overwhelmed because there are so many excellent ski resorts located all over the world to choose from.  How do you decide which one is the best one to visit?  There are numerous things that you might want to consider which will help you to narrow down the options available.  Also try to make a list of the key amenities that you would like to find at the ski resort (snow is just one of them!); as there are so many resorts around, you can ... read more

Today’s ultra long haul flights can see passengers spending 15 hours or more on an airplane.  What do you do to keep yourself entertained when you are stuck in your seat at high altitudes for an extended period of time?  On a regular flight you might be able to bring a book to read so you can relax for a little while.  Perhaps you have been dying to see the in-flight movie (in my case, Beethoven's 4th) on your flight and they can help you pass the time until you ... read more

The Christmas spirit was in full flow. I had eaten a third-world chocolate from my advent calendar. The tree, manufactured from the finest toxic plastics, was up and decorated with shiny baubles, and Jimmy Stewart was blubbing again on the TV (It's a Wonderful Life is a strange symptom of the modern day Christmas experience; suicide with a fat angel, very Christmasy). On a whim, I checked my e-mail. The first subject line read: ‘Santa Doesn’t Exist. Here is my evidence!’ Shocked, I opened the ... read more

Planning a great winter break can take a tremendous amount of effort.  Firstly you have to find a place that everyone in the family wants to visit.  While this can be tedious on its own, the details of the vacation still need to be worked out.  Where will you stay?  What will you eat?  What types of activities does everyone want to participate in? Is this your idea of a perfect winter getaway? Everybody tends to have different tastes.  This makes finding a great winter break location even more difficult.  ... read more

Before we begin dissecting your last holiday let’s talk about what a carbon footprint really is. The concept of a carbon footprint is pretty straight forward. It is simply the impact that you have on the planet in terms of greenhouse gases emitted. Greenhouse gases are commonly carbon dioxide, but can be things like methane and nitrous oxide as well. This is a footprint, but it's not carbon. Okay, now that we understand what it is that we are looking for, we will need to take a close look ... read more

Before we begin dissecting your last holiday let’s talk about what a carbon footprint really is. The concept of a carbon footprint is pretty straight forward. It is simply the impact that you have on the planet in terms of greenhouse gases emitted. Greenhouse gases are commonly carbon dioxide, but can be things like methane and nitrous oxide as well. This is a footprint, but it's not carbon. Okay, now that we understand what it is that we are looking for, we will need to take a close look ... read more

What other blogs and websites are there out in the big wide interweb that we like? The travel industry hosts many, many blogs and websites dedicated to giving you advice, speaking about all things travel so here are a list of blogs and websites that are our favourites: Travel Rants Possibly the most famous of all travel blogs, and first in the list not because he gave us an interview, is Travel Rants. The owner and writer of the blog, Darren, talks about travel the way it ... read more

Are you a nervous flyer? How many times have you been reassured by that smooth talking captain and co-pilot? You're safe in the knowledge that they're really calm and capable and well adjusted. However, sometimes it goes a little wrong. News has been released of an incident last year about a co-pilot who had a nervous breakdown mid-flight. This, in a true-airplane-style event meant an air stewardess had to help the pilot land the Air Canada plane in Ireland.... read more

Those were the days - remember when this was all a woman could aim for?? There was a time, not too long ago, when job occupations like those of a pilot and flight attendant were considered to be the sexiest jobs around. It was a big deal to fly in those days, and passengers dressed up for the special occasion. Likewise flight attendants and pilots donned sexy designer outfits that frequently set trends in the fashion industry. In the 1960s and 1970s flight attendants wore a variety of ... read more

Those were the days - remember when this was all a woman could aim for?? There was a time, not too long ago, when job occupations like those of a pilot and flight attendant were considered to be the sexiest jobs around. It was a big deal to fly in those days, and passengers dressed up for the special occasion. Likewise flight attendants and pilots donned sexy designer outfits that frequently set trends in the fashion industry. In the 1960s and 1970s flight attendants wore a variety of ... read more