This Week's Security Horror Story : Two Canadians were flying back home from Gatwick Airport, only to run into problems at security. They were caught trying to 'smuggle' a tiny toy soldier in their carry-on […]
Maybe you've been to Britain and to Scotland before. But have you been to the islands off Scotland's west coast? Have you ventured up into the wilds of the highlands, way north of Inverness?
Come Join The Travel Insider Scotland’s Islands and Highlands Tour June 2011 Read More »
I checked, and the date on their press release was February 1, not April 1, but that is not to say the following stories should be accepted as the gospel truth…. However, Virgin Atlantic –
Possibly True? Virgin Atlantic reveals unusual passenger requests Read More »
Well, okay, you might think it a bit obsessive to write 4000 words filling three web pages on a seemingly simple topic such as How to Best Rent a Car in New Zealand. But, this
According to this story, Allegiant plans to increase the seats in its MD-83 planes from 150 at present up to 166 seats. Currently the planes have thirty rows, each of five seats. Adding 16 more
Allegiant Air to Set New Record for Tight Seating? Read More »
The lovely old ship, SS United States, has been slowly rusting alongside the pier in Philadelphia since 1996, while a small group of enthusiasts struggled to keep up with the rust and decay, hamstrung all
The SS United States gets yet another temporary life extension Read More »
Android has been the most popular operating system for new smartphones in the US for some time, but until recently, the rest of the world has shown a very different set of results. Nokia has
Good morning Thanks for everyone who participated in this week's survey – more than three times as many people had an opinion about flying in a single engined jet than had an opinion about airports'
What a dismal week it has been. Snow and bad weather galore if you were on the East coast. About the only good news to come from this is further evidence that global warming is
This Week's Security Horror Story : A 37 year old software developer and Seattle resident, Philip Mocek, was arrested and charged with four offenses after refusing to show ID at Albuquerque airport and filming his
As longer time readers will know, I write weekly about the problems with present airport security, and security in general. Goodness only knows there’s always a surfeit of ‘security horror stories’ to parade in front
An Alternative to the Present Ineffectual Security Madness Read More »
Following on from the airport bombing in Moscow earlier this week, and with an obvious inevitability, all the usual talking heads have erupted into a predictable clamor of commentary about ‘the need to make our
Protecting our Airports Will Make Our Lives More Dangerous, Rather than More Safe Read More »
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