Travel News Archive

New Free Travel App for San Francisco and New York

Posted on July 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. As some of you know, a few months back I took a job at Facebook and since then my focus has shifted from this site. All my time has been spent working and I’ve done very little travel and...
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Top 150 Travel Blogs for Students

Posted on October 8, 2010 | 3 Comments
We’re so honoured to be listed on College Scholarships.org as one of the top 150 travel blogs for students (we’re 118th on the list). The list is a great resource for anyone looking for a range of online travel information and includes heavy hitters from...
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Alone In Berlin…Again

Posted on July 17, 2010 | 3 Comments
Earlier this month, I posted a short review of Hans Fallada’s riveting saga Alone In Berlin (Every Man Dies Alone) which generated some interesting comments and emails. One of these led me back to my travel notes from my last trip to Berlin and my...
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Car Rentals: How to Avoid Being Ripped Off

Posted on July 13, 2010 | 3 Comments
CNN has published a great set of tips outlining the secret tactics car rental companies will use to try to rip you off. Like airlines, car rental companies don’t think twice about changing your rate. Except that they sometimes raise the price after you’ve driven...
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Unique Holiday Bookings with Under the Thatch

Posted on July 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
If you’ve ever wanted to sleep in a lighthouse, a yurt or a restored showman’s wagon, you may find what you’re looking for on the website Under the Thatch. Although they currently only list accommodations in the United Kingdom, they offer a range of genuinely...
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NYTimes.com Wants Your Travel Photography

Posted on July 10, 2010 | No Comments
NYTimes.com has announced a competition, which could see the work of a lucky few travelers appear on their website: Our colleagues at In Transit are inviting Times readers to share their best travel photos and tell the stories behind them. Where did you go and...
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The Guardian Highlights Travel Writing Nominees

Posted on July 10, 2010 | No Comments
The Guardian has posted an excellent podcast called Travel Writing’s New Frontiers, along with a list of must-reads for anyone who loves reading passionate, informed literary travel writing: What does it mean to be a travel writer in the age of the internet? Twenty-first century...
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Travel Tip: How to Avoid Credit Card Fraud

Posted on July 8, 2010 | No Comments
Lifehacker recently posted a shocking statistic about credit card fraud: Hotels security breaches make up a shockingly high percentage of the credit card data heists each year. How high? 38% of cases can be traced back to hotels. Everyone is worried about the waiter stealing...
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Travel Warning Budapest: Violence at Gay Pride Week

Posted on July 7, 2010 | No Comments
The British Government has issued a travel advisory to citizens planning to travel to Budapest to take part in the Gay Pride celebrations coming up this weekend: “Take extra care if you are planning to attend the parade,” the advisory read. It further warns the...
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Cable Cars to Relieve Congestion During London Olympics

Posted on July 7, 2010 | No Comments
To accommodate the huge influx of people invading London during the Olympics trying to get across the Thames, Mayor Boris Johnson is having a temporary cable car system implemented: … cable cars will run from the Greenwich peninsula to the Royal Docks, connecting the O2...
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