Posted in Airlines, Europe, Information, Insurance, Travel, United Kingdom on 13 May 2008 | No Comments »
A question on the WARNING: RyanAir Online Check-in thread had me scoping out the insurance policy on offer from the airline when you purchase your ticket. It was there I made the following discoveries:
+ Despite the fact that travel insurance is offered with every RyanAir ticket, only UK and IE residents are actually [...]
Posted in Airlines, Europe, Information, Luggage, Packing, Travel, Web Tips, tagged correction, musical instruments, reader questions, RyanAir, traveler rights on 5 May 2008 | No Comments »
First up this Monday is musician Marie from Canada, who is trying to fly on RyanAir with two violins and a guitar. She writes,
Hi, I’ve been trying to talk to someone from Ryan Air for the past 3 weeks and it’s impossible! My question is about carrying musical instruments in the cabin. They [...]
Posted in Airports, Europe, Information, Travel, United Kingdom, tagged Cornwall, fees, Ireland, Newquay on 20 April 2008 | 6 Comments »
A short warning from the road for anyone who may be considering booking cheap flights to Cornwall: the Newquay airport charges an extra £5 tax on departures which is 1) neither included in your ticket price 2) nor avoidable, as you must present your paid receipt in order to go through security. The [...]
Posted in Cheap Activities, Information, Reader Tips, Shopping, Travel, tagged LA market on 5 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s post comes courtesy of long time reader, first time guest blogger Julia, currently at an undisclosed location in Bangladesh.
Having spent a total of ten months living and traveling in South Asian countries, I’ve done a fair amount of haggling. Sometimes I worry that I’m embarrassing myself for a little money, but usually [...]
Posted in Cheap Activities, Europe, Free Stuff, Germany, Information, Public Transport, Rail, Travel, Web Tips on 3 March 2008 | No Comments »
If you’ll be in Berlin this week, you might consider checking out the ITB, the world’s largest travel convention. You can find details about times, ticket prices and how to get to the Messe (Convention Center) at the linked page.
Here’s how you can attend for free: all ISIC card holders are granted free [...]
Posted in Free Stuff, Information, Safety, Travel, USA, Web Tips on 29 February 2008 | No Comments »
The U.S. State Department provides a number of free information services for travelers and citizens living abroad.
+ At the Travel Registration page, you can notify the local embassy of your intended whereabouts. This makes it easier to find you in event of an emergency back home or evacuations due to civil or political unrest [...]
Posted in Airlines, Information, Online Media, Travel, Web Tips on 27 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
As of June 2008, the world’s airlines will no longer offer paper tickets to their customers as they move exclusively to e-ticketing. It’s probably been years since most readers have flown with a paper ticket, as e-ticketing is long the norm in the U.S. and Western Europe. However, certain airlines, flights to certain [...]
Posted in Food, Information, Lodging, Travel, Web Tips, tagged etiquette, guests on 26 February 2008 | 20 Comments »
Houseguests over the past couple of weeks have reminded me of a few of the rules — the give and take — of hosting and being hosted. Today’s post is on the role of the gracious guest.
In the power hierarchy of the guest-host relationship, guests are at the bottom. A gracious host will make [...]
Posted in Information, Lodging, Sports, Travel, USA, Web Tips, tagged dog show, dogs, New York City, pets, Westminster Kennel Club on 18 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last week’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York left me with two thoughts burning in my mind:
First, OH MI GAWD SOOOOO CUTE I WANT ONE I WANT ONE MOMMY I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!
I mean, you saw the Best in Show winner Uno, right? WOOK AT HIS WITTLE FACE! I’m not [...]
Posted in Automobiles, Cheap Activities, Free Stuff, Information, Travel, USA, Web Tips on 15 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
U.S. citizens and permanent residents with permanent disabilities are entitled to a lifetime Access Pass to U.S. National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands. The pass grants free admission for the pass holder and passengers at per-vehicle fee areas or the pass holder and 3 other adults at per-person fee areas. When extra amenities [...]
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