Weekly Roundup Friday 27 September 2013
Good morning I’ve been unable to think about much other than New Zealand this week. For me as a Kiwi, the drama being played out on San Francisco Bay this week was reaching unbearable levels …
Good morning I’ve been unable to think about much other than New Zealand this week. For me as a Kiwi, the drama being played out on San Francisco Bay this week was reaching unbearable levels …
Last week we provided you with the first sneak preview of our most ambitious tour ever – a visit to New Zealand in October/November 2014, and themed around their Food and Wine Classic Festival in …
New Zealand Epicurean Extravaganza, October 2014 Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have always been problematic devices. In the early years (ie about ten years ago) they were ridiculously expensive, plagued with compatibility issues, and worked very poorly. The whole concept of Bluetooth was supposed …
Good morning Wow. The sudden appearance of a cancelled cabin on this year’s Christmas Cruise had a rush of people expressing interest, and when all the confusion had cleared, it turned out that I had …
There’s a battle being waged beneath the surface of our electronic devices. On the one side, faster devices and larger screens consume more power; while on the other side, improved circuit design uses power more …
We’re doing something different – and distinctive – for our New Zealand tour next October. Rather than a generic tour that you’ve either done before, or could do anytime on your own, it will be …
Preview : New Zealand Wine and Food Tour October 2014 Read More »
Good morning Ugh – a ‘Black Friday’ today; not a good day to be traveling. But hopefully it is a truly propitious day for the launch of our latest Travel Insider service to you – …
On Tuesday Apple held a product launch. In years past, these have been eagerly awaited events shrouded in secrecy and filled with excitement and surprises on the day; this year most people knew that Apple …
Apple Launches ‘New’ iPhone, Imperceptibly Different to Old iPhone Read More »
To mark the start of our thirteenth year, I am very excited to take the wraps off a new Travel Insider website and newsletter service. All current parts of The Travel Insider remain, and now …
One of the couples on this year’s December Christmas cruise along the Danube have just now advised they sadly have to cancel. That’s a great shame for them (although thank you, trip insurance!), but it …
Good morning Happy 50th birthday this week to the lava lamp. I suspect most of us can remember its first flash of prominence, and, certainly in my case, I still have one gathering dust somewhere. …
I wrote, last week, at my dismay at being refused access to the business class cabin on a 10 hour Fiji Airways flight, even though I was holding a business class ticket. For sure, that’s …
The Airlines’ Dilemma : To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade Read More »