By dcouper on Sep 25, 2007 in Hong Kong, airports | 0 Comments
Hong Kong airport - is a unique airport in that it is built on a man made island a little ways out of town from Hong Kong - but there are good rail and bus links, or if you prefer you can always take a taxi!
The last time I went through Hong Kong - I [...]
By dcouper on Sep 20, 2007 in Bargins | 0 Comments
We are looking at going to the US for a couple of weeks holiday, and have been searching through a lot of websites for the cheapest ticket to get there. One of my friends who flies a lot told me of this website called www.kayak.com that is basically a comprehensive flight search engine.
You put in [...]
By dcouper on Sep 16, 2007 in Bargins | 0 Comments
Flying can be an expensive mode of transport - but I have compiled a list of a few things you can do to be sure that you get the best deal on the flights:
Search around - This is the most important one. Unless you are going after air miles from a particular airline I highly [...]
By dcouper on Sep 14, 2007 in United States of America | 0 Comments
After my wife and I got married a couple of years ago, we went back to the US to visit her family. Landing at Dulles airport in Washington DC, we had prebooked a car for 7 days online, that according to the website was going to cost us $280 - which I thought was a [...]
By dcouper on Sep 11, 2007 in airports | 0 Comments
If you are travelling to Asia, Africa or the South Pacific from Europe you could choose to fly with Emirates airlines. They will in nearly all cases fly through Dubai giving you a stop over of a few hours.
Dubai airport, like everything in the city, is elaborate. When you arrive and have cleared security - [...]
By dcouper on Sep 10, 2007 in Australia, England, Tanzania, United States of America | 0 Comments
One great thing about travelling is seeing the different sports that each country plays. I recommend seeing a professional game in each country to get a feel for the place. - here are some examples from my experiences and hopefully you will come round to see why watching sport in different places definately gives you [...]