Tips & Articles

Meat-free travel: vegetarian hits and misses

25 June 2010

Here’s our pick of the perfect destinations for the best food without a face – and three for vegetarians to avoid...

Let it rain - enjoying Southeast Asias wet season

25 June 2010

It's the rainy season in Southeast Asia. Don't worry, it probably won’t rain all the time – probably just in the afternoon (admittedly, rather a lot). Even though the rainy season...

What are the world’s best airports?

25 June 2010

Skytrax held its annual World Airport Awards ceremony. To determine which airports took out top prizes, millions of air...

Worlds best traditions - SIN FIJI

25 June 2010

Think Christmas traditions are special? What about these?

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...

Embrace embarrassment - learn a second language!

25 June 2010

So you wanna learn a second language during your stay abroad? Sure, classes, textbooks and flashcards work – but we’ve got some tips for...

Reverse-slum tours: the future of travel?

25 June 2010

In 2009, the travel world was rocked by swine flu and ’staycations’, but what about 2010? In an extract we take a look at...

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...

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