Travel

Suspended debit/credit card whilst travelling abroad? photo

Suspended debit/credit card whilst travelling abroad?

Well firstly I can’t believe it has so very almost happened to me again. But this time good on Barclays to only suspend my card when I returned to the UK rather than when I would be in Brussels tomorrow!
I received a phone call today from Barclays fraud department explaining that my card had been [...]

16Oct2008 | Alex Asigno | 1 comment | Continued
Have you ever wondered how they demolish airplanes? photo

Have you ever wondered how they demolish airplanes?

If you ever wondered how they demolish airplanes here is a nice short time lapsed video. It’s certainly not quite as eloquent as I thought it would be!

10Oct2008 | Alex Asigno | 0 comments | Continued

Planes grounded at UK airports

Many flights from Airports in the UK have been cancelled and delayed by a computer fault at the UK’s main air traffic control centre in Swanwick, Hampshire.
All flights out of the UK from Luton airport have been suspended due to air traffic control restrictions.
Even arrivals have been subject to delays. Travellers have been advised to [...]

25Sep2008 | Alex Asigno | 2 comments | Continued
Poor at updating my travel blog photo

Poor at updating my travel blog

Well I have disappointed myself recently with my severe lack of blogging this year. However on the other hand I have been travelling quite a lot and just haven’t had time to blog.
In the last 6 months I have travelled rather frequently and have loved every trip I have been on, in one way or [...]

23Sep2008 | Alex Asigno | 1 comment | Continued
Travel photos temporarily moved photo

Travel photos temporarily moved

Hi everyone, my travel photo gallery has temporarily moved whilst I am working on the new blog template. Since upgrading to version 2.5 of Wordpress there are some scripts I was using to intergrate the gallery which are no longer working. I haven’t had the time to get fixed, but they will be back as [...]

6Apr2008 | Alex Asigno | 5 comments | Continued
Mount Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Tanzania photo

Mount Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Tanzania

Well it certainly is a first that I am writing about a place I am travelling to, as opposed to where I have been. On the 1st of September I will be making my first ever visit to Africa! Quite worrying after just seeing Blood Diamond, and what an excellent film.
I am off with a [...]

7Jul2007 | Alex Asigno | 4 comments | Continued

Fake holiday websites

If you havent yet heard the news do not buy a holiday off the following sites;
unbeatableholidays.com
sunmedresorts.com
holidayezs.com
holidaysforunder200pounds.com
These holiday travel websites are a scam which have already caught over 3000 people in the UK. Always remember to check that the site is an ABTA and/or ATOL member and that the booking engine is secure https://
Read the full [...]

18Aug2006 | Alex Asigno | 0 comments | Continued