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Incredible India

Posted on May 12, 2010 under Blog update, Travel news | 1 Comment

The marketing for tourism in India has really been cranked up several notches over the last couple of years. After a series on Channel 4 (although I’m not sure if that portrayed India in a particularly flattering light), the release of Slumdog and me banging on non-stop about how great it is, it’s had some [...]

A volcanic ash wonder

Posted on Apr 15, 2010 under Blog update, Travel news | 236 Comments

As news lavas up about the volcanic ash sweeping over the UK and disrupting flights, the one thing that has surprised me most is the fact that we have a Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. In London. Crumbs, it must be a very busy day for them.
The site says that “A volcanic eruption on Iceland can [...]

French resort looks for ‘creamers’

Posted on Apr 13, 2010 under Blog update, Travel news | No Comment

That doesn’t sound right. But it’s in France so it must be ok. An Atlantic resort is actually seeking applicants for the position of suntan lotion applier.
Les Sables d’Olonne, is offering €850 (£750) a week to one man and one woman to rub lotion on to tourists from mid-July to late August.
The two “creamers”, as they [...]

Madagascar? That’s just a film innit?

Posted on Apr 13, 2010 under Travel news | 8 Comments

Crikey, it’s no wonder parents are terrified of letting their kids travel the world on gap years. It’s surprising they make it to the right country at all.
A study has revealed that 1 in 10 Brits between the ages of 18 and 30 think Kazakhstan is a fictional place from the film Borat and 8% [...]

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