From the 3rd of June until the 9th of August (2008) the Holland Park Theatre (Holland Park Theatre, W8 6LU) hosts the Opera Holland Park event. This remarkable opera company, that has defied expectation and budgets to produce productions of the very highest standard, proposes Italian operas...
The Kingdom of Bahrain basks in the warm, clear and calm waters of the Persian Gulf and is an incredibly prosperous and multi cultural country becoming increasingly popular with professional expatriates seeking well paying employment in a low taxation country where the standard of living in...
Limousines years ago were just a plain car that had been stretched. Thats it. Plain. Simple. Limousines have changed so much over the past years. They now come in all different shapes and sizes. A limousine can be designed from simple to extravagant on the inside and the outside. Luckily we have...
Light travel? The last time my wife and I went to Ecuador, I had 10 pounds of luggage, all in one carry-on bag. Ana had just 8 pounds in her carry-on bag. We spent six weeks in Ecuador, at times on glacier-covered mountains, and at other times lounging on Pacific coast beaches.
Why travel...
I was a soldier stationed in Bangkok, Thailand back in the early 1970’s. Not always having a bunch of money, I used to eat food from the local street vendors. Most of my meals were served wrapped in either a banana leaf or yesterday’s newspaper. Some meals were even served off of...
Obey Foreign Laws
When you are in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. It helps to learn about local laws and regulations and to obey them. Try to avoid areas of unrest and disturbance. Deal only with authorized outlets when exchanging money or buying airline tickets and...
Leeds, capitol of Yorkshire, is an often times overlooked holiday delight. Easily accessible by air and auto with a wide variety of recreational and sport activities, Leeds offers fun for the entire family. Golf enthusiasts, art lovers and those who study British history will all find ample...
What would you do if city authorities ordered you to evacuate ?
There are only two choices – comply or refuse, and neither is going to be much fun. For many it means loading up the car with their family, pets and anything else that fits, then joining heavy traffic to shuffle towards...
Together with last minute flights, last minute hotels are big business nowadays. The idea is that you take a room that would otherwise be empty (often because of cancellations), and in return you get a steep discount. However, as ever, its a case of buyer beware.
It can be a very common...
The growth of the Internet and budget airlines has turned last-minute flights into a huge industry you can just be surfing around, and then, right there, theres a flight cheap enough for you to buy on impulse and go away this weekend. If youre thinking about booking last minute flights,...
Theres no shortage of websites offering last minute travel deals. The idea behind these deals is that if a hotel is going to have a room empty or a flight is going to have an empty seat, its better for them to offer it to you at the last minute for a steep discount than it is to just let that...
There are many reasons that make booking a last minute flight necessary. Some common reasons include tragedy, a sudden change in plans, adventure, or taking advantage of rock bottom deals that only become available at the last minute. Because the airlines typically reward individuals who plan...