Michael PALIN “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”
St. AUGUSTINE “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Flight Blamed For Lampard Injury »
Chelsea football club are reportedly suing the Football Association for £900,000 after star midfielder Frank Lampard suffered a muscle strain in training.
The player is currently in Qatar for England’s Friendly match against Brazil, but the aircraft he and his team mates travelled on was reported to be too small and cramped. The superstars usually have [...]
Lightening Strike At Newcastle Airport »
An air traffic controller at Newcastle Airport had a lucky escape recently when she was struck by lightening during a heavy storm.
Vikki Cole, 26, was in the process of giving her radar room a weather update, confirming several storms around the area and a lot of electrical activity, when lightening suddenly struck.
Six bolts of lightening [...]
Deck Chairs Are Back In Fashion »
The classic deck chair is making a comeback as thousands of Brits choose to holiday at home due to the recession.
Leading DIY retailer, B&Q, has reported a 50% increase in sales on 2008 figures for the wooden and canvas seats.
The sales rush is thought to have come about as more and more Britons are spending [...]
We Loved Our Holiday So Much, We Bought The Beach »
A favourite beach with holidaymakers in Cornwall is up for sale and could be yours for a mere £50,000.
The 76 acres of golden sands at Guithian Beach will go to auction on July 13th and has already attracted attention from around the world.
Situated in the north east of St. Ives Bay, part of the ‘Cornish [...]
Branson In Bid To Cut Travel Time »
The founder of Virgin Trains Sir Richard Branson yesterday claimed that he can cut the journey times on Britain’s busiest route.
Branson said he could cut the London to Glasgow travel time by up to 50 minutes to three hours and forty minutes and the London to Birmingham route to under an hour.
Sir Richard [...]
“Let’s Put The Great Back Into Britain” »
VisitBritain is marketing a global campaign to promote tourism to the UK; saying now is a great time to visit with the British pound at an all time low against other currencies.
Chairman of VisitBritain, Christopher Rodrigues believes foreign tourists need to be made aware that a trip to this country now could work out 40 [...]
Tourism Boost For Wales »
The Welsh Assembly is set to invest up to £38m in seven of Wales’ most deprived regions in a bid to boost tourism.
The money, pledged by the Welsh Assembly and European Union, will see coastal resorts such as Rhyl and Colwyn Bay have their sea fronts rejuvenated, and towns like Anglesey, Bangor and Caernarvon benefit [...]
Exciting Liverpool Debut »
Regional carrier Eastern Airways is set to begin flights to Aberdeen and Southampton from Liverpool.
The airline will run three flights a day to each destination from July 6, plus increase their Aberdeen flights to Southampton from two to five.
Eastern Airways chief operating officer Chris Holliday hailed it as a ‘major milestone’ for the company and [...]
Cantona Comes To Butlins »
Former Manchester United and French international footballer, Eric Cantona is to coach the French national team in this summers 2009 pro Beach Soccer tour to be held at Butlins in Minehead.
The Beach Soccer World Wide Euroleague attracts teams from all over Europe including Germany, England, Hungary and Portugal, and is the first time it has [...]
Epic Journey From Kettering To London »
A rail journey that should take just over an hour took passengers on a staggering 18 hour trip one bank holiday weekend.
On Saturday May 23, passengers boarding the 13.35 train from Kettering to London St Pancreas embarked on a journey they surely won’t forget in a hurry.
Passengers had to leave the train at Derby and [...]
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