Archive for: January 2008

The U.K. government has announced changes in its cabin bag restrictions at seven U.K. airports.  From 7 January 2008, passengers will no longer be subject to the one cabin bag restriction when checking in for flights.  However, the airport …

River cruises are fast overtaking coach tours as a travel choice for those travellers wishing to go on organized tours.  This part of the …

If anyone needs convincing that the popularity of European river cruises is spreading like wildfire, just see some of the news releases:…

Well what are the pundits recommending as the top 10 destinations for 2008?  I thought I’d take a look at a few recommendations to …

The historic St. Pancras station, on Euston Road is now home to the new and swish Eurostar terminal, just across from King’s Cross.  …

Each year, Skytrax, a travel research and consulting firm, rates the world’s airports and comes up with a list of the top 10, based on travellers’ feedback.  The top 3 airports are in Asia and I guess Singapore …

Transport in Athens has improved amazingly since the 2004 Athens Olympics.  There is a good bus network, metro, suburban railway …

The world over, people are familiar with the Olympic Games and every four years many spend a few weeks glued to television sets, …

As mentioned in our earlier blog on shopping streets, Ermou Street was converted into a pedestrian mall in 2000 and this street is now …

Syntagma Square is the main square in Athens and is a good starting place to do your own walking tour. It is also referred to as …