Tips & Articles

Bangkok airport, the ferret & the coconut

Returning recently from a jaunt in Europe I was faced with a 12-hour stopover...

Ko Samui with kids

8 June 2010

The beach is always great for children but Thailand doubles the fun. Thais love kids ...

Thailand: which beach paradise?

25 June 2010

It isn’t fair really – there are over 200 countries around the globe and Thailand has managed to snag a disproportionate...

Is it safe to go to Bangkok?

25 June 2010

Recent violent confrontations between anti-government ‘Red Shirt’ protesters and the Thai military have led to the...

10 ways to kill time at the airport

Your bags have been checked, your boarding pass issued… and now you’ve got hours to wait before getting on your plane. What can you do with an airport...

6 tips for curbing pre-flight tension

25 June 2010

You’ve booked your ticket, flicked through the guidebook and you’re counting the days to the big holiday. But you can’t help feeling just a little nervous. Pre-flight tension or ‘PFT’, affects...

Arrival rituals - think yours are strange?

What’s the first thing Lybian leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi does when he arrives in a new place? He insists upon erecting his tent in his hosts’ lawns to receive guests...

Conquer your fear: 4 tips for solo women travelers

25 June 2010

I used to be scared to travel alone. Now I jump right in. Before spending a year studying in Turkey, I had never traveled solo. But after...

Travel photography: How to photograph people

25 June 2010

Sick of snapshots that are just a bit, well, ordinary? In this article we share tips for capturing the wow factor when you...

World's friendliest countries

25 June 2010

You’ve travelled for adventure, romance and culture, so why not to make some friends? Taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, here’s a list of places where the...

Extreme cuisine: top 10 'exotic' tastes

Part of travel is coming up against local foods that might raise your eyebrows. Here we take a global trip to those ‘wha?!’ plates, but remember, as...

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