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In the countryside behind the Sardinian seaport of Alghero, October’s annual automotive hill-climb time-trial, the Scala Piccada, blows the leaves from the trees before autumn gets a chance. First held in 1955, its popularity has surged throughout the years alongside the dramatic evolution of the cars that now compete. Around eighty drivers wrestle their macho machines through vertiginous terrain in everything from super tweaked minis to out and out road racers. A great many Alfa Romeos appear, and clearly feel at home. Pristine, elderly hot-hatches show their class, and venerable rally-bred Lancias are driven as they were truly meant to…
Male, female or indeterminate, a third gender option has now been added to Australian passports. Travellers are usually only able to change gender on their passport if they have received surgery. However now transgender people can choose male or female as long as their choice has the support of their doctor. Intersex people, biologically not entirely male or female, can list their gender as ‘X’ In the UK people who have not had gender changing surgery can change their passport details if there is evidence to prove they are permanently living under in a new gender role. …
There are no excuses NOT to take a Grand Canyon raft trip! Everything is taken care of for you – from food to camping gear, all you need to pack is your clothes, toothbrush, sunscreen and camera, your Grand Canyon river guide does the rest! There are a lot of people who would love to take a Grand Canyon raft trip in theory, but just can’t bring themselves to actually book it. Common doubts, like “I’m not a camper” or “I couldn’t do that,” might be what keep some people from taking the plunge. What these people might not…
Ryanair yesterday revealed the ‘secrets’ of how to avoid all the airlines optional fees by publishing a free online guide entitled, ‘How Do I Avoid Paying Optional Fees?’. The guide urges passengers to avoid bringing checked in bags, ensure they check-in online to avoid boarding card reissue penalties, and complete their booking with MasterCard Prepaid to avoid administration fees. Ryanair’s free guide, which is available with a simple click through on the ryanair.com fees page, advises passengers as follows: · Admin Fee– avoidable by paying with Ryanair’s recommended MasterCard Prepaid card. · Priority Boarding Fee – is avoidable by not selecting this service. · …
Terrorism is no longer the most worrying aspect of air travel according to a survey released by Travel Daily Media as part of its ‘2011 Travel Daily Aviation Safety Survey’ While less than 25 per cent of travel professionals cited terrorism as their major fear, the majority 54.2 per cent cited technical safety followed by 42.4 per cent who said they were more concerned by turbulence or adverse weather conditions. A further 33.9 per cent cited pilot/crew proficiency. Polling just 23.7 per cent, terrorism was the fourth largest source of concern. On the subject of current airport security measures, exactly…
Its not a real insider’s tip anymore, yet it still is little known to many travellers and travel agents: serviced apartments. Not only does this unique “home away from home” offer more space than a conventional hotel room, it also guarantees a great potential of saving travel costs. Many business travellers that have to go to another city, temporarily working there as a project manager or a consultant, know about the benefits of serviced apartments. The demand for this type of temporary apartment is growing. All over Europe, new houses are opening. After all, the sector of corporate housing is…
Staff at Newcastle International Airport have outdone objectives that had been put in place to reduce their energy usage, allowing them to minimize their carbon footprint by 5%. Under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, the airport has to report each year on its emissions and airport companies are hoping that the savings they have chose to make this year will place them highly on the league table of energy efficient companies to be released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change towards the end of the year. The airport brought in several actions to reduce its emissions such as…
The famous ‘reviews you can trust’ slogan has been removed from TripAdvisor’s website, and been replaced with ‘reviews from our community’. This follows allegations made by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) over that bogus reviews have been posted on the site. A investigation has been launched concentrating on were the reviews can be trusted – claims that the post were made by ‘real travellers’ could not be substantiated. It is thought that between five and ten million reviews could be fake, KwickChex.com has had up to 2,000 hoteliers approaching them feeling they have been incorrectly reviewed and…
The land where beauty meets wildlife, Asia’s first national park – the Jim Corbett National Park becomes 75 this year. Located in the Shivalik foothills of Uttarakhand, the national park has also become one of the main nurseries for India’s tiger conservation movement. Today it is most demanded wildlife destination in India. People from every corner of the world come to experience the thrill of the park. It is said that one in every eight tigers of India, live in Jim Corbett Park. According to the latest survey more than 200 tigers live in Corbett landscape which is…
Strong winds and huge waves forecast for Britain as hurricane Katia threatens to hit land today. The hurricane looks set to bring winds of 80mph and sea swells reaching 15 metres battering the UK with torrential ran expected to strike many parts of the country. The hurricanes path changed direction, heading away from the USA and towards the UK across the Atlantic. The hurricane is likely to hit the Northern Isles, the north and north-west Scotland – bringing hammering rain and brutal winds. The blustery conditions are likely to be seen by the rest of the…