Lemur SafeDriver Vehicle Monitor Review
Here's an affordable device that allows you to electronically monitor how your car is being driven – for example, when lending it to your teenager. The Lemur SafeDriver monitor is one of a family of …
Here's an affordable device that allows you to electronically monitor how your car is being driven – for example, when lending it to your teenager. The Lemur SafeDriver monitor is one of a family of …
Good morning I am now back from a delightful 12 days in New Zealand. While I enjoyed the visit, I continue to be dismayed and aghast at the costs of everything in New Zealand, and found it …
'We don't know who anyone is and we don't know what is in any of their bags or packages'. In many places and circumstances, this would be an unremarkable statement to make. But let me …
The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 was hailed as abolishing the previous legislative and regulatory constraints on US airlines, freeing them to operate in the open market, and to survive or fail as the market …
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There are many things everyone takes with them when they travel. Toothbrush. Credit cards. Change of clothing. Cell phone. And so on. But guess which of these items 25% of men travel with : Photo …
This is an Essential Travel Item for 25% of Men? Read More »
Congratulations to China for setting a new world record for the world's longest traffic jam. I think in this case the word 'longest' means not length from start to finish (it is a mere 60 …
Jetblue is holding a one day sale offering some great discounted fares for travel on Tuesday/Wednesday travel only between 31 August and 27 October this year. Coast to coast fares are $139 each way on …
Jetblue ‘Sample Sale’ – Low Fares on Sale Today Only Read More »
Airlines invariably justify codesharing as giving greater convenience to their passengers. I’ve never believed this claim for an instant – there is nothing that uniquely can only be done via a code-share that can’t be …
The Disgraceful Dysfunctionality of Qantas Codeshares Read More »
Good morning I've now spent almost a week in New Zealand (the picture shows me with my daughter – in pink – in the Waitomo Caves). I arrived into Auckland on Saturday morning, traveled on …
Five ships travel the 3 hr 15 minute journey between New Zealand's North and South Islands. But there's a lot more to the subject than the 16 words in this first sentence; indeed, I've managed …
All About the Ferries between New Zealand’s Two Islands Read More »
Many people perceive plane crashes as doomsday events in which everyone surely perishes. But this is far from always the case, indeed, most people in most plane crashes survive. Look at the featured picture alongside …
Plane Crashes Are More Survivable than Conventional Wisdom Suggests Read More »
The growing tendency of airlines to 'give with one hand and take with the other' can be seen most prominently in Britain and Europe, where flights are sometimes given away completely for free. Oh sure, …