Author Archive: Olivia Gril
International travel disrupted by Belgian rail strike
18 October 2010 A 24-hour strike started by one of Belgium’s main rail unions has forced the cancellation of nearly all high-speed rail service in and out of the country and severely disrupted ... read moreStorm watching and tornado chasing, the next age of extreme travel
14 October 2010
Eye on the storm
We have all heard of wale watching and bird watching, but has any of you heard of “storm watching”? Apparently, a new form of travel and entertainment ... read more
The Art and Craft of the Voyage of Discovery
21 September 2010
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
Guest post by Joanna Paterson
Travel can be a great way not just to ... read more
Thai Tiger, the new low-cost airline in Asia
4 August 2010
Thai Airways and Tiger Airways (a budget airline from Singapore) are partnering up, preparing to launch a new low-cost airline in Asia. The new venture,Thai Tiger, will be based in ... read more
Ryanair sells seats to musical instruments
3 August 2010
When low cost isn’t that low…
Two music students and their tutor, flying to Stansted to perform a Bach concert, were requested by the Irish airline staff to purchase extra seats ... read more
Business men are flying “lowest fare”
2 August 2010 For the past two years most North American companies have changed the way they see business traveling. A staggering 75% of those companies are discouraging and even forbidding their employees ... read moreYou need a little bit of Jamaica in your life
2 August 2010
Guest post by Mona Gonzales
They say that once you have been to Jamaica you won’t feel like leaving, ever. A Jamaican vacation has something for everyone. For those of us ... read more