Weekly Roundup, Friday 28 July, 2017
Good morning The last week has seen an exciting increase of people joining our Grand Expedition of Great Britain next June. Astonishingly, nine of the 11 people who have joined have been on one of …
Month: July 2017
Banning Travel to North Korea is a Big Mistake
The US State Department has decided that it is ‘too risky’ to allow us our freedom to travel to North Korea (DPRK), and accordingly is outright forbidding US citizens from traveling there. Prior to this …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 21 July, 2017
Good morning Although most of us have been focused on getting the most enjoyment out of our wonderful summer at present, I’ve been concentrating simultaneously on two very different things – the upcoming late fall, …
How The Curse of the Internet Unexpectedly Afflicts Hotels
I remember the ill-concealed delight with which hoteliers and other travel suppliers greeted the fledgling internet when it first started appearing in the mid 1990s; indeed, it was my concern at how the internet would …
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Should Passengers be Allowed to Film on Planes?
These days, everyone has a camera, and most people have a video camera. Our phones have high-quality cameras that can take pictures and video footage, and with our phones seldom far from our sides, it …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 14 July, 2017
Good morning I hope you had a nice long break for July 4 last week. I did, although in truth I spent most of it working on what I’m now terming our Grand Expedition of …
How to Manage Your (Suitcase’s) Weight
We all know the sad truth of jokes about gaining weight while on a vacation. That is never a good thing, but there’s one sort of weight gain you want to be particularly careful to …
Beware of LinkedIn Mutual Contacts
One of my LinkedIn contacts approached me recently with an interesting business proposition that he promised would be very positive for me. What’s not to like about that! Eager as I was to accept his …
Great Britain Grand Expedition June 2018
Chances are you’ve been to Britain before. Perhaps several or even many times. But there’s probably plenty you’ve not yet seen, and would enjoy a chance of experiencing. For example, have you spent two days …