Throughout 2017 we’ve been featuring some spectacular images from our good friend and amazing photographer Johannes Brock (to purchase prints, please contact us and we’ll put you in touch). November takes us to the Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany – the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations. Such a stunning shot! Visit our “Downloads” page for a full-size image.
Every now and then we direct our readers to a service or product that we think is valuable, and in most cases we’ve used it ourselves – so therefore recommend it. We don’t receive money or discounts/kickbacks for these articles – we just want to showcase a product/service that we feel is worth drawing attention to. This week we’re looking at Amazon – a webstore that needs no introduction or help in getting their name out there. However it is our favourite store and we’ve spent more and more money there over the past few years, but one question we’ve always had is: How does Amazon do it with all that free shipping (Prime or otherwise)? Well, the answer is quite simple and it’s explained in the following article by John Hawthorne. Enjoy…
Throughout 2017 we’re featuring some spectacular images from our good friend and amazing photographer Johannes Brock (to purchase prints, please contact us and we’ll put you in touch). October takes us to the Grand Canyon and a spectacular shot of the Horseshoe Bend. Visit our “Downloads” page for a full-size image.
Have you been searching the internet, using multiple sites to get the best deal? We do that all the time – that’s what the internet is for – saving money. If you’ve landed on the KAYAK (a fare aggregator and travel metasearch engine) site you’ve probably noticed something called “Hacker Fare” but what is it and how does it work? We did a quick check and it’s quite ingenious – here’s what their web site says…
No one likes getting ill but it’s even worse when you’re on holiday! Travel insurance companies reportedly help over 4,300 people each week to receive medical treatment whilst abroad (that’s 223,600 each year) and many more fall ill without visiting a doctor or hospital.
Getting to one of the Caribbean’s most fascinating destinations is getting easier — and cheaper. Low-cost carrier Norwegian is launching two new routes to the French Caribbean island of Martinique, and they’ll be among the region’s lowest fares.
Non-stop routes being introduced from Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal MONTREAL, June 1, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada got its summer off to an early start with the launch today of two new international routes from Vancouver to Nagoya and Frankfurt, marking the beginning of the airline’s summer season.
Condor celebrated its first flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Diego (SAN) California on May 1. The first flight marks the start of the USA expansion in Summer 2017, with new direct flights to San Diego, New Orleans (MSY) and Pittsburgh (PIT). Condor will serve San Diego with three flights a week in the Summer of 2017 and two to New Orleans and Pittsburgh.
Vancouver to Melbourne and Orlando / Montreal to Lima and Phoenix / Toronto to Belize and St. Vincent MONTREAL, May 3, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season: Vancouver–Melbourne, Vancouver–Orlando, Toronto–Belize*, Toronto-St. Vincent*, Montreal–Lima* and Montreal–Phoenix. Flights are now available for purchase at aircanada.com and through travel agents.
In the United States, a vacation is both a blessing and a curse…Most people want to take time off, but sometimes the stress involved in prepping for a break from work can make beach time seem a little less tantalizing. In fact, some research suggests nearly half of American workers regularly do not use all of their vacation days. That means a whopping 169 million vacation days go unused each year.
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