Weekly Roundup, Friday 8 November, 2019
Good morning It has been a busy week this week, with some of the fruits of my labors appearing in the form of not one or two but three articles appended to this morning’s newsletter. …
Multiple Dash Cameras and Mounting Options
If one camera is good, are two better? How about three? Four! In this article we consider the need/value of having a second or even more cameras – yes, there is a sensible limit on …
Car Dash Cams – The Main Forward Facing Camera
In this article we consider the various things that make a dash cam’s camera better or worse than others. If the camera is no good, nothing else really matters. So we consider this point first …
Car Dash Cams – All You Ever Wanted to Know
This is the first article and an introduction to our series about Dash Cams – links to the other articles are in the box immediately adjacent. With ever-lower prices and better quality, considering adding a …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 1 November, 2019
Good morning I hope your Halloween was happy. As is usually the case, my long dark driveway proved too difficult for the local children, and so yet again, the major beneficiary of the candy purchased …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 25 October, 2019
Good morning It is nearly time to start counting down to Christmas, and certainly time to think about Thanksgiving. I’m already seeing articles about anticipated Black Friday specials, to say nothing of Cyber Monday too, …
Scotland’s Four Corners Tour – June 2020
The favorite tours we offer are probably the ones to Scotland. There’s just so much to explore and enjoy in the empty highlands of Scotland, far from the madding crowds. You can relax in the …
The Real Benefit of Early Airplane Boarding
On the face of it, and especially if you’re flying in coach, you’d be crazy to want to get on an airplane any earlier than you absolutely must. Does anyone like sitting in a coach …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 18 October, 2019
Good morning If you had the Monday off this week, I hope you had a lovely long weekend. It is very different in this country to most others, because there is seldom a national consensus …
Bordeaux and Beyond Land Cruise May 2020
Most of the people who enjoyed this year’s French tour felt the highlight was the optional extension at the end – time in the Bordeaux region. For sure, every time I visit, I find the …
Lessons from a Flight Disruption
I tempted fate. Prior to flying home from France, and for the first time in decades, I did not pack every essential thing in my carry-on. Why should I bother, I reasoned? Worst case scenario, …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 11 October 2019
Good morning It is great to be back, after what has been quite a while since a Travel Insider newsletter appeared in your Friday in-box. I’ve been busy with the two tours that ran back-to-back …