Travellers on Tour

Having spent a bit of time in Australia – I really did enjoy the strength of the pound (sterling) over the aussie dollar – it made everything wonderfully cheap. No where else have I enjoyed it more than going out for a steak. If you have ever been out for a steak in Britain you [...]

Now we all know that a bit of looking around on the internet can mean much cheaper travel. But sometimes it can be that little extra effort can save you some money. At one point I was visiting Australia (Townsville) a couple of times a year, as I looked for flights I was shocked at [...]

Out of all the countries that require you to have an entry visa, Egypt is one of the more unusual ones. When you come off the aeroplane you walk down a concourse and take a right turn, and there you will be faced by the immigration booths. Before you join the line waiting to officially [...]

We went to Hong Kong this year for a work/holiday mixture. For a while we were not sure if we were going to be able to afford it, because some friends of ours had just flown out and it cost them £450 per ticket (about $900) and that was way over our budget. Then I [...]

Having had the opportunity to live in East Africa for a year, I like to think that I had the opportunity to understand a slice of the culture there.  There are 2 types of foreigners in Tanzania – the ex-patriots and the tourists. The difference between the two (in most situations) is very easy to [...]

It has always been difficult to find ‘inside information’ for different aiports online. I thought this better change and so for several years I have been trying out jacuzzi’s, bathing rooms, gyms and more – so I will try to give insight on how to effectively (and inexpensively) kill time at different airports, starting with [...]