Flights & Transport

How to Use the Tube in London (Without Pissing off the Locals)

Published on 18 March, 2015

Want to find out how to use the Tube in London (without pissing off the locals)? Read on… I’ve been using the Tube in London a lot recently and as I’m no longer living or working in the Capital, I’m starting to see the underground transport network in a whole new light. Sure, the Tube is awesome – it’s one of… Read more →

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Want to know how to use the Tube in London, without getting killed by a local? Follow these 10 tips from someone who used to be a local herself.... Read more →

101 Tips for Cheap Flights

Published on 16 October, 2014

I’ve flow from the UK to Paris for €5 (total price), I just booked my flight home for Christmas (New York’s JFK to London Heathrow) for £75 and I’ve recently flown half-way across Colombia for under $50. How? A combination of experience, sheer will and a fair number of flight booking tips and tricks that I’ve picked up over years… Read more →

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101 tips for cheap flights from someone who's booked flights as low as $7, leveraged currency for cheaper rates and knows how cookies inflate prices.... Read more →

Dynamic Pricing: Flight Pricing’s Biggest Scam?

Published on 29 August, 2014

Want to know what dynamic pricing is? Want to find out how this discriminatory pricing practice used by airlines, is pushing up the cost of your flights? And, most importantly, want to understand how to beat the system to get cheaper prices? Read on… Once upon a time I was a consumer protection lawyer and although I traded my Blackberry for… Read more →

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Dynamic pricing is used by airlines to raise flight price based on your individual behaviour. Find out how to beat the system and get cheaper flight prices.... Read more →

Travel hacking in the UK 4: Using Air Miles

Published on 20 August, 2014

This is the final article in a four-part series about travel hacking in the UK. Here you will find details about using your air miles but you may also be interested to read: Travel Hacking in the UK 1: Can You Really Fly for Free Travel hacking in the UK 2: Choosing a UK Air Miles Credit Card Travel Hacking… Read more →

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Using air miles can be a complicated process. Find out how to make the most of your air miles for cheap flights from a UK travel hacker.... Read more →

Travel Hacking in the UK 3: How to Earn Flyer Miles

Published on 3 August, 2014

This is the third article in a four-part series about travel hacking in the UK. Here you will find details about how to earn flyer miles but you may also be interested to read: Travel Hacking in the UK 1: Can You Really Fly for Free Travel Hacking in the UK 2: Choosing a UK Air Miles Credit Card; Travel Hacking in… Read more →

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From shopping to drinking wine to hotel stays, holidays, car rental and going to the theatre, find out how to earn flyer miles for discounted flights.... Read more →

Travel Hacking in the UK 2: Choosing a UK Air Miles Credit Card

Published on 23 July, 2014

This is the second article in a four-part series about travel hacking in the UK. Here you will find details about choosing a UK air miles credit card but you may also be interested to read: Travel Hacking in the UK 1: Can You Really Fly for Free Travel Hacking in the UK 3: How to Earn Flyer Miles Travel Hacking in… Read more →

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Everything you need to know about finding a UK air miles credit card written by a UK travel hacker. Complete with free checklist and comparison chart.... Read more →

Travel Hacking in the UK 1: Can You Really Fly for Free?

Published on 15 July, 2014

Ever seen those articles that claim that with a bit of travel hacking you can fly for free around the world? I see them a lot, particular from US residents and the sceptic in me wonders whether it really is true that you can get free flights, and, more importantly for me as a UK passport holder, is travel hacking… Read more →

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Can you really fly for free? For one year I tried travel hacking in the UK (collecting airmile points for free flights). Here's the results...and costs.... Read more →

The Hershey Train in Cuba: The Slow Way To Varadero

Published on 13 June, 2014

The Hershey Train in Cuba is the epitome of how travel should be. Lazy, unpredictable, social and slow. As someone who crammed herself into London’s commuter trains for the best part of a decade, always watching the clock, multi-tasking the entire journey (sipping coffee, sleeping, standing, emailing and reading all in one shot), travel was a chore. Modern public transport… Read more →

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Taking the Hershey Train in Cuba from Havana towards Varadero is the epitome of slow travel in an age where we've forgotten how to get around slowly.... Read more →

To Take Tours or Not to Take Tours – That is the Question

Published on 27 May, 2014

I’m an independent traveller. Have been for close to four years, but that doesn’t mean I’m against organised tours. Although my personal preference is to go it alone, I think tours can offer an invaluable travel experience if done well and taken in the right circumstances. I’ve taken tours that have lasted hours, days and weeks. I’ve toured in big… Read more →

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Whether to take tours or not can make all the difference to a trip. Here are the pros and cons together with advice on what to look for when booking a tour.... Read more →

12 Tips – What To Do If You’ve Missed Your Flight

Published on 24 October, 2013

I knew within seconds of arriving at the airport that I’d missed my flight, which was funny because I turned up two hours before I was due to fly. Nevertheless, as I searched the departure-board looking for my flight from Milan to Manchester it rapidly dawned on me – I may have been ahead of time but that’s little use… Read more →

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That sinking feeling when you know your flight has left without you. From experience here are my 12 tips on what to do when you have a missed flight.... Read more →