Travel Week in Review – July 21st, 2023

Mobile phones are not allowed to be used while on a plane because they can interfere with the aeroplane’s navigation instruments and cause various safety and social issues. As soon as the plane lands, we’re permitted to turn off flight mode, but at some airports we can’t get much of a signal. That’s because airports are known as mobile signal “dead zones” due to a lack of mobile towers–they can’t be placed at the airport itself. Read More…

It’s no secret that getting a passport has taken longer than usual in the last few months. And while, unfortunately, there’s no immediate fix for that backlog as a whole, U.S. passport applicants who have trouble getting appointments to start the process can apply in person at passport acceptance fairs held monthly across the country — the majority of which are aimed at enrolling first-time passport holders and children under age 17. Special passport acceptance fairs for new applicants locally. Read More…

If you want to find some of the best rollercoasters in Europe, you don’t have to stay in the UK or even go to Disneyland Paris – France, Belgium and The Netherlands have some of the highest, fastest and most exhilarating rollercoasters and attractions you’ll find anywhere in Europe, and the fact that you can drive to them from Calais is all the more reason to hop on a ferry with DFDS and take your thrill-seeking to new heights – literally! Read More…

The lazy, hazy days of summer are over – but September is the new January, and the perfect time for new adventures. So where are the best holiday destinations in September? See how South America is blooming: not only the jacaranda trees and their bursts of blue-violet, but the exciting high cuisine, design and arts scenes exploding everywhere from Argentina’s always chic capital to the Peruvian Andes. Looking for a final boost of D vitamins to carry you into the last quarter? Read More…

The lazy, hazy days of summer are over – but September is the new January, and the perfect time for new adventures. So where are the best holiday destinations in September? See how South America is blooming: not only the jacaranda trees and their bursts of blue-violet, but the exciting high cuisine, design and arts scenes exploding everywhere from Argentina’s always chic capital to the Peruvian Andes. Looking for a final boost of D vitamins to carry you into the last quarter? Read More…