‘Awful – shouldn’t be allowed!’: Angry locals of tiny Cornish town that banned second homes blast arrival of huge cruise ship that increases the local population by 50 per cent

by David Hibbins | Sep 3, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Angry locals of a tiny Cornish town have blasted the arrival of a massive cruise ship that increased the local population by 50 per cent on the day.The 58,000 ton Spirit of Adventure cruise ship stopped in Fowey, Cornwall, on Friday. While some admired its size,...

‘Radar contact lost’: Former air traffic controller recounts the time he had a hair-raisingly bad day at work – losing five planes in a giant thunderstorm over Arizona

by David Hibbins | Sep 3, 2023 | Latest Travel News

‘Radar contact lost.’Former air traffic controller Robin A. Smith reveals in his memoir that he once had to utter that dreaded phrase – one that no one in the profession ever wants to say.He recounts in the riveting tome the sequence of events that led up to him...

You’ve been SITTING all wrong! Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals the correct way to position yourself on public transport – and the one thing you should never do…

by David Hibbins | Sep 3, 2023 | Latest Travel News

You’ve been sitting all wrong on public transport.So says etiquette expert William Hanson, who offers advice on the correct way to sit in a now-viral TikTok clip.And how are people skewing their sitting technique? By man-spreading, says William.’Never...

From ‘murder hornets’ to midges: The insects that could ruin your holiday – how to keep them at bay and what to do if they ATTACK

by David Hibbins | Sep 2, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Understandably, holiday brochures tend to gloss over the havoc that insects can wreak on the getaway of your dreams.They tend not to mention that those golden sands you’re looking forward to lolling on are plagued by horseflies, that swarms of midges infest that...

Club Class! Grandfather takes £23 Ryanair flight from Newcastle to Ibiza for a night of partying in Pacha… because there was nothing to watch on TV

by David Hibbins | Sep 2, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A dance music-loving grandfather paid Ryanair £23 to fly 1,500 miles to the party island of Ibiza to go clubbing with friends before returning home in under 24 hours.Andy Armstrong, 63, said there was nothing on the television and he couldn’t think of anything...