Category: archive
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Cheap Air Tickets from the UK to France with Buzz
If you already live in the UK, or know that you will be in the UK in April, why not zip over to France? The low cost airline, Buzz is…
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Have you got a tale to tell??
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel…
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London Markets: Borough Market
Borough Market is the Beetle's second favourite London market. It is a farmers market in south east London and opens noon- 6pm on Fridays and 9am-4pm on Saturdays – it…
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All you wanted to know about the United Arab Emirates
Where is it and why go? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a collection of small states about 7 hours away from London. They have gained wealth from their oil…
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Jacqui in South America
La Paz seems like a long time a go but it was only a few short weeks. Three days at high altitude and then we were off to even higher…
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London Travel Shows
The first two months of each year are a busy time for anyone interested in travel shows in London. In early January, we had the Daily Telegraph Travel Show that…
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More Funny Signs
Thanks go to Frank in the US for the following: At a Budapest zoo: PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE…
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Readers comments: best airport nominations – from Padmassana
When he's not tying his body into knots, Padmassana is a bit of a globetrotter on the quiet. Here are his nominations for best and worst airports: Best: 1 Dubai:…
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Chernobyl
The United Nations last week identified Chernobyl as being an eco-tourism venue of the future. Wildlife has started to come back to the area after the terrible radioactive contamination. Moose,…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK is advising against all travel to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Yemen until further notice. Reprisals are also feared against…