travel news ...

have PSP, will travel ...

noreply@blogger.com (independent traveller) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:35:00 +0000

for owners of the PlayStationPortable ... pocketgamer reports that you can now use it for Lonely Planet travel guides to London, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Rome or Prague ...

or you could buy a guidebook !

Flybe buys BA Connect ...

noreply@blogger.com (independent traveller) — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:35:00 +0000

Interesting that Flybe's purchase of BA Connect does not include the routes from London City airport, and that BA Connect's routes do not include any from London Gatwick or London Heathrow ...

At a recent Royal Aeronautical Society talk, Flybe's Chief Exec said that his company had no intention of getting into the London market ...

credit card use abroad - rip off avoidance ...

noreply@blogger.com (independent traveller) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:15:00 +0000

the independent report that the post office have joined nationwide building society in offering a so called zero Foreign Usage Loading credit card ... the Foreign Usage Loading is where they make a profit on each transaction you make abroad - they charge you a worse exchange rate than they get charged ... never heard what excuse they give for the rip off ...

early ski suggestions ...

noreply@blogger.com (independent traveller) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:36:00 +0000

the guardian newspaper has 5 suggestions for some early season skiing ... must try some glacier skiing ...

red sea threats ...

noreply@blogger.com (independent traveller) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:32:00 +0000

i hadn't heard about attacks in the Red Sea on small boats ... this is on the FCO Egypt advice page:

There have been attacks by armed pirates against ships in the Red Sea. There have also been two incidents in 2006 in which robbers have threatened smaller boats and stolen equipment. Travellers in small boats should move in convoy and obtain detailed advice from Maritime Agencies before travelling through the area.