Tanzania for Tourists
This is the second part of our two part article on Tanzania – please click here for a general country overview of Tanzania. For sure, most of us would need a fairly compelling reason (or […]
2015
Weekly Roundup, Friday 7 August 2015
Good morning I’ve now upgraded two of my computers to Windows 10 (one previously on Windows 7, the other Win8.1), something that proved to be happily easy and straightforward with only the slightest of minor
US Airlines Refuse to Carry Legal Safe Baggage
The US airlines (and most other airlines elsewhere in the world as well) are generally considered to be ‘common carriers‘. The other two types of carriers are contract carriers and private carriers, in case you
Weekly Roundup, Friday 31 July 2015
Good morning After my extensive travels in May/June, I decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and get a slightly larger backpack. There seems to be some sort of ‘traveler’s rule’ – the larger the bag, the
Upsizing – and Upgrading – My Carry-on Backpack
I wrote, just over two years ago, about my carry-on epiphany, converting from a hand carried ‘tote’ to a backpack. I’ve continued to take the ECBC Hercules backpack with me everywhere for the last two
Weekly Roundup, Friday 17 July 2015
Good morning I included a short piece last week about your rights if/when hotels are overbooked and refuse to accept your confirmed reservation. It attracted quite a lot of interest, comments and questions, and so
Your Rights if a Hotel Refuses Your Confirmed Reservation
I wrote recently about the law relating to airlines bumping passengers and the compensation you are due if that should happen. Hotels sometimes overbook their rooms, the same as airlines oversell their flights, and occasionally
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 10 July 2015
Good morning I’m writing this on Thursday afternoon, in a local park, while dog and daughter frolic around in the summer sun. A nice time of year. My point about this is to mention that
Weekly Roundup, Friday 3 July 2015
Good morning Yes, it’s really me again, back after an extended time gallivanting around the UK and EU, including a delightful three weeks with my 10 yo daughter, who proved herself to be a great
Update – Your Rights if Bumped Off a Flight
The US Department of Transportation has just increased the maximum compensation airlines are required to pay to passengers they bump off flights, but these new limits do not appear in print in many places yet
The Travel Insider Newsletter for June 20, 2015
Dear fellow travelers: Hello and welcome to David Rowell’s Travel Insider newsletter. Once again, this is Joe Brancatelli of JoeSentMe.com pinch-hitting for David while he’s escorting several Travel Insider groups around Europe. This week we
The Travel Insider Newsletter for June 13, 2015
Dear fellow travelers: Hello and welcome to David Rowell’s Travel Insider newsletter. Once again, this is Joe Brancatelli of JoeSentMe.com pinch-hitting for David while he’s escorting several Travel Insider groups around Europe. Let’s talk about
