When people think of Spain, they typically think of places like Barcelona and Madrid. Of course, those are excellent choices and should be revisited again and again. But one place you may have never heard of is Navarre. Situated not too far from Bilbao, this little-known area of Spain features a huge variety of interesting…
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Even under the best circumstances, insurance and insurance policies can be complex. You almost feel like you need to have a University degree in Insurance just to be able to find the right product for you at the right price for you. And it's safe to say that if you don't get it right, the…
For background, Mark Smith, the man behind seat61.com, was an employee of British Rail. Starting out in rural Kent on what was then BR's Southern Region, he was the Station Manager for London's Charing Cross, London Bridge & Cannon Street stations in the early to mid 1990s. After a spell as the Customer Relations Manager…
This post is really focused on a few simple tricks to enable you to hone in on the travel options that you have that are best for you. And by that, we need an already knew two services and ideas that will make your job easier.
Choosing your travel
Many of us are…
Minimise the frustration of planning flights with this new tool.
FlightsFrom.com has an easy to use web interface and in addition to having all non-stop destinations from every airport on every airline, also has schedule information with about 90% coverage. So not only do they show what airlines fly between sets of airports, for many (most)…
As we get older, we hopefully learn (or have learned by now) how to better spend our money. And, perhaps, if we've done that well, we may take advantage of it - perhaps splurging here or there. But, I would imagine it wasn't always this way for most of us: there was a time when…
The Memon predisposition towards frugality is iconic within Pakistan, but they celebrate their stereotyping as an achievement; a tribute to their enduring prosperity and resilience. The concentration and preservation of wealth, as the last vestiges of power and dominion that the displaced Memons clung to, has been integral to their quest for identity. And while…
Do you ever wonder why, with our human capabilities, we can't sometimes solve the apparently overwhelming problems of waste management, recyclables,litter and the future of our planet? Some organizations and individuals are taking this quite seriously though, and this article describes an airline that actually serves cups that are edible. It makes sense and hats…
The idea of home-sharing / swapping has been around for decades, but has never really gained any traction until recently. Until the Internet came along, you were possibly taking a risk in loaning your home to strangers. But now, we are all so connected that it is becoming more difficult to perpetuate a scam for…
Inspired by its sister index, the European Consumer Airport Index, we looked at Europe’s 50 largest railway stations and ranked them in terms of passengers experience, ranked according to a mix of factors ranging from how crowded platforms are and accessibility to the number of destinations and cleanliness.
Never flown first class? One of the big-three U.S. airlines just upgraded standard service for travelers on international flights 6.5 hours or longer, to feature services usually only seen in business- or first-class cabins. And it’s totally free. Delta Airlines travelers flying internationally in economy will now enjoy a welcome Bellini cocktail, a hot towel, a selection…
Someday we’ll tell our grandchildren about a halcyon time when you didn’t have to pay money to bring luggage with you when you went on an airplane. For now, we’ll just focus on spending as little as possible to bring along our bags. And it’s not looking good, people. Those bag-check prices keep going up.…
Who among us has suffered an airline delay or cancellation, or even been bumped from a flight? Plenty. Who’s been compensated for the inconvenience? Probably not very many. One Berlin-based firm, AirHelp, is trying to rectify that, educating flyers around the world of their rights to compensation — and, for a fee, helping them secure…
The lure of moving to another country permanently is a constant tug on many retirees' heartstrings. Likely, we've all been there, where we found ourselves in a country, city or hamlet that ticked every single box when it comes to being the ideal place to live. Sometimes it's the attractive cost of living. Other times,…
When the holiday travel season approaches, many Americans head to airports to get to their destinations. Whether it's traveling to see family or heading to a tropical location to escape the chilly weather (and maybe family as well), no one wants to deal with problems and delays once they're at the airport. So what are…
For years, there has been a flight search engine that has powered the travel industry called ITA Matrix. Google purchased them in 2010. The software - which Google still uses - is available for consumers. The benefits of using the took are that there are far more search options than on the more simple Google…
The prepaid SIM card Europe 12GB has been made for travellers visiting various countries within Europe. The SIM card offers the convenience of one mobile phone number for the whole of Europe. It is an all-in card for calls and data. The SIM card fits in any smartphone and our staff will be more than glad…
Most people who travel have had annoyingly long layovers. Some have also enjoyed annoyingly long flights. And there is only so long you can spend in a Starbucks before you wish you could turn around and go back home. And some airplanes don't have chargers... So . . . books! Books can transport you across the world, so…
Often times, despite our good planning and best intentions, retirement doesn't often turn out to be the way that we had hoped. It turns out that in many situations, what we had planned is not what actually happens and subsequently we find ourselves with a level of disappointment in our retirement. Sometimes we find ourselves,…
One of the most ubiquitous and frustrating experiences of travel is bad connectivity. In this day and age, it's a crime to not be able to have access to good Wi-Fi or cheap options for cellular service no matter where you go, unless of course it's a destination where that is not a feature. Planning…