I recently was chatting to a friend who informed me that he had ticked everything off his bucket list. ‘What?’ I cried aghast. ‘We simply need to find you some new bucket list items‘ was my response. Just to stress, my friend is in the prime of his life. He …
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Is This The Most Dangerous Airport In The World?
Lukla airport In the distance, we spot a flicker of a plane, the loud hum of its engines purring as it approaches. It rises up through the Khumbu Valley and lines up for the painted guidelines on the runway, then descends sharply and a loud roar emerges as it touches …
Read More »20 Amazing Christmas Gifts For People Who Love To Travel
Are you one of those people who frantically start looking for Christmas gifts a few days before the festive break? Or, do you simply never have any idea what to buy the travel-obsessed members of your family? Look no further. We have 20 amazing Christmas Gifts all wrapped up for …
Read More »How To Experience An Amazing 12 Hours In Kathmandu
A crowd gathers around the rear of the car in the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. The door opens and a body swathed in orange is lifted deferentially from the rear and slowly carried to the side of the Bagmati River. Tourists congregate on the opposite bank, trying to keep a …
Read More »How To Quickly Boost Your AVIOS Account With 114,000 Miles
January was a record month for me for air miles. I have yet to do the final recce but the total is in excess of 114,000. I was absolutely astonished when I checked one of my card statements to find 91,000 AVIOS waiting to be transferred to my AVIOS account. …
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