Travellers on Tour

With some domestic tickets that we just purchased we had the choice between flying through Melbourne, Australia and Sydney, Australia. I had always heard that Sydney, Australia has some of the highest airport taxes in Australia, so I wanted to check that out.
With our tickets we had to transit through either Sydney or Melbourne. We [...]

I had a conversation with a friend last night, who when coming to the UK said he had to leave one bag at home in order to bring his guitar. Although they do not advertise it - most airlines will allow you to take you full baggage allowance and then give you one instrument or [...]

When travelling on an aeroplane there are several different schools of thought when it comes to carry on (cabin) baggage. I used to be with the school of thought that I should pack as much as possible, to give me the possibility of taking more stuff with me. The reality is that I really [...]

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 [...]

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 - [...]

If you travel long distances with any regularity chances are you have had a long stop-over in one airport or another. If you are not at one of the airports with cheap-ish pay per hour hotels in the transit lounges then you have to try and find somewhere - that does not have hard seats [...]