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How to board a plane
One of the toughest tasks a human being can ever perform is boarding a plane. It’s up there with Iron Man ultramarathons and giving birth to quintuplets. So, for the hardy few about to
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Degustation menus are grotesquely overrated
The annual San Pellegrino list of the best 50 restaurants in the world has been released again – and it’s no surprise to see some famous and incredibly expensive names at the top of
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The world’s worst tour guides
Six types of people you really don’t want leading your tour. Going on a bus tour somewhere? Well cross your fingers and hope the person leading it isn’t one of these characters… The swordsman
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How to own a wheeled suitcase and not be a dickhead
Maybe it’s an age thing, and maybe it’s grim rationalisation, but I recently joined the legions of wheeled suitcase dickheads. Bear with me. That’s a fair description. The whole backpack versus suitcase thing is
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The worst tourism promotions in history
Visit Denmark, Lake Balaton, Tourism Australia, Southern Railways and the Costa Brava – all guilty of somewhat misjudged PR campaigns… Tourist boards and PR agencies are handed millions of dollars every year to promote
Read More »What the world should know about Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
It is a few days before. I can’t accurately describe what the world will see on Wednesday – but I can guess. There may be visible demonstrations – and I hope there are. There
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The worst travellers in the history of popular music
Because some pop stars shouldn’t be allowed out of the house… The Proclaimers From your home in Edinburgh to Land’s End, it’s 566 miles. There is nowhere in Britain further away. If you walked
Read More »Why Condé Nast Traveller owes Ryanair an apology
In the last few days there has been yet another round of Ryanair-bashing, largely sparked by the editor’s letter in Condé Nast Traveller. In this, the editor, Melinda Stevens, tells of her botched attempts
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Quiz question: Where do towels belong?
I stepped out of the shower – not a particularly memorable one, but solidly decent – and reached for the towel. This was my first mistake. The towel was not on the towel rail.
Read More »Great customer service in an unlikely place
It’s a day where much of Britain seems to be angry, lashing out at either politicians or dastardly scumbag poor people, depending on your political point of view. But I’ve just been struck by
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