Weekly Roundup, Friday 29 December, 2017
Good morning I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. But if you were disappointed with your Christmas presents, why not now buy a little something for yourself. Well, actually, quite a big something. A …
Good morning I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. But if you were disappointed with your Christmas presents, why not now buy a little something for yourself. Well, actually, quite a big something. A …
Our main tour of Kazakhstan ends on the morning of Friday, 26 October. You can of course return home at that point or do whatever else you wish. We are suggesting an interesting and varied …
Here’s a tour quite unlike any other we’ve offered. It offers you time in three different former Soviet republics and an option to include a fourth country and a fifth “non-country” too (it doesn’t officially …
All firearm owners should consider themselves obliged to be thoroughly conversant with safety issues and the law surrounding when and how their firearms can be used. They also need to be competent and comfortable with …
Good morning I returned back from this year’s Christmas Markets cruise Thursday afternoon, and the attendant jetlag has reduced my creativity close to zero for a day or two (perhaps I should try the Queen’s …
Good morning As is always the case, a typical rush to get ready for the 2017 Travel Insider Christmas Cruise saw some projects failed to complete. But I don’t feel too abjectly guilty at not …
Good morning For the last week I’ve been testing portable battery packs. I’ve got 18 different units (all of which I’ve paid full price for – this is what your annual support of The Travel …
The core premise of Amazon’s Prime program has always been simple – free two-day shipping on items labeled as ‘Prime’ on their site, and discounted one-day shipping. There was no minimum order requirement, and it …
Good morning <Insert traditional comment of your choice about Thanksgiving eating excesses here!> I hope you too enjoyed Thanksgiving, which felt very much like a holiday for me this year. Having Anna at home on …
Whether you’re looking for gifts for others, or wanting ideas to pass on for appropriate items for yourself, here’s a wonderful cornucopia of ideas, at least some of which are sure to delight everyone. We’ve …
How many different USB powered electronic devices do you have? And, more to the point, how many ‘wall wart’ or ‘brick’ type chargers are you also accumulating? Sure, with some planning, much of the time …
Better batteries and better lightbulbs have transformed pocket flashlights (or, as we say in English countries, ‘torches’). What was formerly bulky and heavy, requiring multiple batteries that would be used up way too soon, large …