Jeremy Head - travelblatherer

Trashing the Douro Valley in Portugal

2008-07-19T10:36:00+01:00

I've just returned from a writing trip to the lovely Douro valley in Portugal. It's a totally beautiful landscape - a winding river sparkling in the summer sunlight, flanked by steeply terraced, vine-covered hillsides. I was on the train back...

Ultrasonic devices used to keep teenagers off beaches

2008-06-26T12:04:08+01:00

There's an interesting story in the Guardian. It's a news piece about the annual invasion of several lovely beaches in Cornwall by unruly teenagers who hang out there all night, get steaming drunk and make loads of noise and mess....

Ryanair's new business class model - flatbeds and blowjobs

2008-06-22T12:51:38+01:00

I just came across this brilliant piece of video. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary in typically outspoken fashion describing plans for a transatlantic low-cost airline service...

Cycle of drunkenness

2008-06-18T12:15:47+01:00

You have to hand it to the Dutch. They know how to add value. Here's the latest tour option for visitors to Amsterdam. The Beer Bike. You cycle around with 9 of your mates drinking beer on tap from the...

Why Americans should never be allowed to travel

2008-06-17T11:46:47+01:00

I found this as a top-voted travel story on digg.com It's a list of stories shared by travel agents (though unfortunately none are properly attributed.) My favourite: (or should that be 'favorite' seeing as the stories are all about Americans?):...

Writing a press release? Quote your stats in context... please!

2008-06-16T12:22:05+01:00

Another great example of PR flannel in action. I've started a separate category for these. It's titled: Press info: Strewth! Drivers Down Under risk huge excess charges on car hire damage from kangaroo crash hazard, warns Insurance4carhire.com "Holidaymakers hiring a...

Exxxtrrreeeme err, Eastbourne!

2008-06-13T13:12:00+01:00

You have to hand it to them. The guys in the PR department at Eastbourne Borough Council must be brave optimists or else have a refined sense of the ironic. I just got a press release from them titled Eastbourne...

Typepad's new compose editor is so slloooooowwww

2008-06-13T12:36:26+01:00

This is a grumble... put here due to frustration. I've recently been 'upgraded' to the new compose editor on Typepad which offers lots of extra whistles and bells. All very nice. Except for me anyway the whole thing runs incredibly...

It's time to innovate in economy class

2008-06-10T14:29:36+01:00

Hardly a week goes by without some announcement about extra frills in Business and First class: new ultra comfy flatbeds, awesome cuisine, or for A380 flyers a complete suite. But what about the majority of flyers? Those in the back...

Achtung! Places to avoid Brits on holiday!

2008-06-04T15:07:30+01:00

Amusing report in the Independent today. A British holidaymaker, David Barnish, was recently awarded £750 in compensation after suing his travel company over a holiday at a resort filled with Germans. He complained of sun chairs being claimed at a...