“There’s absolutely no reason to panic”. It was with these words that Kenton Jarvis, the CEO of the budget airline Easyjet, quoted by the Press Association journalists Neil Lancefield and Alexandra Snow on 21st May, attempted to reassure passengers worried about their flights. Easyjet customers, he insisted, should “book with confidence”. There would be no […]
“The busy streets, the shouts and the car horns: The perfect symphonic soundtrack to the city that never sleeps”. It’s with these euphoric words that the north-east England fiction writer, Tillie Cole, has professed her profound affection for New York. The American author, Holden Chase, however, pointed out in his travel blog on September 25th […]
“I hate holidays and never want to go on one again. They are an absolute nightmare”. When the British journalist Ariane Sherine made this declaration in the Metro newspaper on November 6th, she admitted that she was perplexed as to why so many of her compatriots “can’t wait to pay through the nose to get […]
“Brokers are sharks and you have to be always prepared for the worst”. The American entrepreneur, Ryan Serhant, clearly knew exactly what he was talking about when he made this comment: he’s the CEO of his own “vertically integrated mega property company”. Although he may have been referring more to investment intermediaries in global trading […]
“Don’t be surprised if in 2025 a Chinese flag is placed on the moon”.This prediction by the American physicist and futurologist, Michio Kaku, quoted by the Wall Street Journal in March 2012, was incorrect in only one respect: It’s already happened. As Rebecca Morelle, Science Editor for BBC Depth, pointed out on 9th June 2024, […]
“Many of us feel ignored and treated like cattle”. That’s how one London bus driver characterised to the MyLondon contributor Adam Toms on 22nd September what their job ís really like. We’re constantly under pressure, he declared, to keep to unachievable timetabling targets, so anything that might detract from this, such as toilet, rest and […]
“When you get back from a trip, make a note of what you didn’t wear. That way, you won’t pack it unnecessarily next time”. This advice by the British actor Robert Powell has been aimed especially at the countless people who’ve spent a large proportion of their holiday struggling with over-full, heavy suitcases and realise […]
“Go home, tourists”. This was, as the Reuter news agency correspondent, Joan Faus reported on May 25th, just part of the “expletive-laden graffiti” that had been scrawled along the side of Barcelona’s opera house in the renowned La Rambla boulevard. It clearly wasn’t, however, a complete surprise to the city’s mayor, Ada Colau. She emphasised […]
“The days of flying being fun are long over. It’s become a nightmare”. That’s the view of William McGee, a senior fellow for aviation and travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, as quoted by the NBC News reporter Rob Wile on January 21st. For the acclaimed Irish novelist Stewart Stafford,“an airport is a place […]
Which is the best way to get around the UK ‘s capital and really appreciate everything the city has to offer? In the opinion of the Big Bus and Golden Tours companies, their “hop-on-hop-off” services offer visitors, both from abroad and elsewhere in the country, by far the best option, especially from their open top-decks […]