Leisure Travel

KEEPING IN TOUCH – E-MAIL

Keeping in touch with the 'wish you were here' brigade via e-mail can be done through business centres at hotels of sufficient standing. ...

KEEPING IN TOUCH – PHONE

Used to be Dick Turpin was the most famous highway robber on the main trunk roads of Britain. Still, that was a long time ago. Now the roads are ...

TIPPING IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND

In both Britain and Ireland, the custom of tipping is well established. At the hotel, if the porter carries your bags, a fifty pence or one pound ...

HIRING THE CAR

It doesn't matter if you drive on the same side of the road and use a gear stick. If you're hiring a car and you haven't lived in the country you're ...

TRAVELING BY TRAIN – IRELAND

There are a great number of similarities between Britain and Ireland. Unfortunately, trains ain't one of them. Britain has them and Ireland doesn't. ...

TRAVELING BY PLANE

Even if you only fly occasionally, it is worth joining the various airline carriers' air-mile clubs. These clubs are free and you don't need to be ...

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Before committing yourself to purchase travel insurance for the forthcoming holiday, stop and consider whether you could be traveling overseas again ...