Travel

First week in Antarctica

After a day spent just offshore from the Falklands taking on fuel for the whole month’s journey we endured the rite of passage now known as the Drake Shake (the Drake Pasage). It’s notorious as one of the roughest crossings on the planet, and on our crossing, gave us Force 9 gales and 6m waves. Sadly, this blew us [...]

Chiz in South America. Driving Argentinas Ruta 40 and Ruta 150

Now it was time to test my “driving on the right-hand side of the road” skills! Driving in Mendoza itself was quite scary – I knew the local rule that says you have to have your lights on at all times (or you get fined) but there seemed to be no rules for deciding right [...]

Chiz Dakin in South America. Mendoza Gear Shops, Gas Canisters and Aconcagua Permits

Chiz Dakin in South America. Mendoza Gear Shops, Gas Canisters and Aconcagua Permits

Chiz Dakin, the award winning photographer, who is running outdoor photography courses here in Spain’s Sierra Nevada, is on the second leg of a unique journey to Antartica.  Here she reports from Mendoza in Argentina on the gear shops, availability of gas, and the cost of a permit to trek inside the Aconcagua National Park.
“First task [...]

Growing resource of travel information for the UK-resident traveller

Growing resource of travel information for the UK-resident traveller

A recent upgrade to the Country Connect international Tourist Office directory web site has added more bookable hotels and tours to its growing resource of travel information for the UK-resident traveller. A major feature of the upgrade is Country Connect’s syndicated news feed which carries latest news of travel programmes, flight routes, and [...]

Wake up call for Ryanair and Easyjet. Air Berlin show you the future

Just maybe the low cost operators need to change some of their ways? A recent trip to Palma Mallorca revealed a much better way to fly cheaply.