Food, Drink & Travel

When Bram Stoker wrote his classic novel, Dracula, he spawned an entire genre of vampire movies, from the pallid horror and busty swoonings of cheesy films like Brides Of Dracula to the angsty teenage smarts of The Lost Boys (‘My own brother, a goddamn, shitsucking vampire. Boy, you wait till mom finds out, buddy’).

For the inveterate traveller, though, the vampire of choice would have to be Polidori’s urbane but undead Lord Ruthven (a thinly-veiled Lord Byron) and the story of his travels across the globe with a mortal companion, Aubrey. From London to Timbuktu the henchman of Satan pouts, broods, complains and sulks, as he simultaneously tries to bring Aubrey over to the Dark Side and blames him for every late train that never arrives. He’s the travel companion from hell. Read the rest of this entry »

Apart from having more royals per square mile than any other country, England also has over 90% of the world’s Crop Circles, although these two facts are not necessarily related.

Most of the earliest crop circles were pretty tame affairs – just round discs of flattened wheat appearing in the middle of fields on Salisbury Plain. Then in the later part of the 1990s, crop phenomena of varying descriptions started popping up and the whole thing began to sound like a figure skating competition. There was the Mandlebrot formation, the Scorpion, the Think Bubble, the 10-petalled Mandela, the Asteroid and the DNA Double Helix formation: crop circle chasers were in their element. Read the rest of this entry »

Tanzania has some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa. The Serengeti with its endless plains and the biggest migration on earth, Tarangire with it’s unique landscape populated with elephants, Lake Manyara with dense forest and tree climbing lions and of course, Ngorongoro, a magnificent extinct volcano teaming with wildlife. Spending time in each park, we have the chance to get off the beaten track, and take advantage of opportunities as they arise – such as a lioness feeding its cubs. Visiting various areas of the Serengeti, we have the flexibility to witness the migration of the wildebeests in the optimal location in the company of our expert safari guide. A visit to a Masai village and a night safari add a unique dimension to this superb itinerary. Stunning sunsets seem to appropriately conclude each day, leaving lasting impressions of the charm and diversity of East Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

A great quantity of people today visit Seattle, because this city is well-known as important fish market and is a frequent place for various cinema, musical and fishing festivals. Car travel will be among the preferred ways to go to Seattle. However no matter how cautious you are during car travel, certain auto repair in Seattle may be required. Definitely, in Seattle you won’t have difficulties in finding qualified automobile services, so your only worries are to ensure that they provide appropriate guarantee terms.

Windshield damages will be in the list of problems, which often happen on the road. Below mentioned advices may be quite helpful if you were unfortunate to damage your car’s windshield on your road to Seattle. Keep in mind that in most cases complete replacement of the glass isn’t needed in case insignificant damages are on the windshield. But it’s far from truth that repair process will remove cracks completely, in fact they only will be lessened to be almost invisible. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Sydney is Australia’s premier city and the oldest settlement in Australia’

Sydney, with a population of almost 4 million is the largest city in Australia and the most popular city with tourists. Remember to get cheap flights to Sydney for your trip. Sydney has an immense number of stunning vistas from both land and water. You can check the availability of cheap flights to Sydney via our flight links. This modern and exciting city is home to some of the world’s most famous sights, with the Sydney Opera House being one of them. We provide information from many budget Sydney Flights. Other top attractions in Sydney include the Sydney Harbour Bridge which towers over one of the most beautiful natural habour’s in the world. You can also find cheap flights from Sydney to Australasia and worldwide destinations. Read the rest of this entry »