Weekly Roundup, Friday 26 February 2016
Good morning The special deal we have on our French river cruise through the Bordeaux region in July expires this Monday, 29 February. It may be extended into March, but I’ve not yet heard from …
Month: February 2016
Solar Powered Outside Light for Security and General Convenience
As travelers, we spend appreciable time away from our home, and an unoccupied home is an appealing target for burglars. There’s very little we can do to make our homes impregnable. We can harden them …
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 12 February 2016
Good morning Happy birthdays this week to two different but both revolutionary things – the helicopter, now turning 80, and the 747, which first flew 47 years ago. Some doubt exists as to whether we’ll …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 5 February 2016
Good morning I nearly had to say ‘the dog ate my homework’ – my lovely German Shepherd, Sophie, shifted at my feet under the desk a short while ago and in doing so, caused the …
The Travel Book in the Electronic Age
Do you remember the ‘good old days’ of impenetrably thick and boring travel guide-books? Huge big 1 – 2″ thick books, with almost no pictures anywhere, and of obscured (they would often not show publication …
