Navigating through Airport Security

The concept of this article was born towards the end of my recent marathon journey vacation, which ended as we arrived to London Heathrow to see a rather disturbing sign posted just prior to the Immigration check with these unwelcoming words..."Tougher checks take longer"My...

The next generation of dining on the Oasis of the Seas

Launching in December, the world’s largest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas will set the stage for RCI’s culinary innovations. The world’s most revolutionary cruise ship will offer passengers more variety and flexibility than ever before, thanks to 24 distinct dining...

Top 10 July World Events

Greetings from Cyprus where the summer is in full swing and the weather is Habanero HOT! An Irish friend of mine visiting the area said that going outside here is like walking into a massive Hairdryer!Traditionally July marks the beginning of the PEAK TOURISM SEASON across...

The shame of mass Tourism

Tourism is the greatest industry on the planet and until the 2008 recession kicked in, world Tourism growth was rising at an approximate rate of 8% year on year. In order to achieve such massive Tourism growth...

The Airline Industry is in Survival mode

As recently reported in Perpetual Traveller, all in all it was a depressing affair at the recent IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani of IATA read out the shockingly bad statistics of the Industry and backed...

Why the WHO declared a Swine FLU Global pandemic

Swine Flu is back in the media at least, but in physical reality it never went away! To cut a long story short, the reason why the WHO declared Swine FLU as a global pandemic is due to the spreading of the virus in at least 2 regions of the world, with an elevated number of...

How to travel and lose weight in synergy; now that’s NEAT!

As I passed 40 and the kilo count started to gradually rise, I resorted to all manner of excuses such as “I have heavy bones”, “my metabolic rate is extremely low” or my recent favourite (somewhat justified until now) “I just don’t have time to workout due my...

Worldwide Top June Events

After some careful research, I am pleased to present to you my TOP TEN list of events taking place in our world for June 2009. Enjoy!Genoa Italy 30 May - 1 Jun “A Thousand Sails”La Regatta delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare - (A Thousand Sails) is held every four years...

Flatly Fever grips the UK

Written for Now Public and inspired by Cyprus EventsFollowing the recently reported hilarious performance of the Greek Cypriot's living in London, namely Dimitrios and Lagi (father and son act called "Stavros Flatly - Greek Irish Dancers") on Britains Got Talent, previously...

How to decrease your carbon foot print

Written for Now Public and copied to Hypo GlobalSlowly but surely, the people of Planet Earth are becoming conscious of the concept "Carbon Footprint" and gradually we are collectively waking up to the reality that we can actually manage our individual impact on the earth. It...

More gloom for Antarctic cruises

As reported recently on Off Radar News, the recent decision by those countries signatory to the Antarctic Treaty to ban cruise ships carrying more than 500 passengers entering the waters of Antarctica and limiting the number of passengers ashore at any one time to just 100,...

Top Tips for working on board Cruise Ships

Written for Now Public and published by Off RadarLuxury passenger vessels have always held a kind of fascination in the minds of the young and the old alike. Many people dream of taking a world cruise and others...

How far can Ryanair go?

This article was written for Now Public and published by Perpetual Traveller NewsThe Budget air travel market has grown significantly over the past decade across the globe and one of the leading airlines fuelling this rise in popularity is Ireland’s Ryanair, an airline that...

The facts about Pandemic Flu and how Perpetual Travellers can avo

The facts about Pandemic Flu and how Perpetual Travellers can avoid it As a Perpetual Traveller, I was prompted to write this article as I was soaking up the atmosphere and excellent service during a civilized Darjeeling tea afternoon at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad...

Mini fir tree removed from a patient’s lung

The below bizarre article was written for Now Public and repeated on Hypo GlobalSurgeons in Russia originally understood that they were going to remove a cancerous tumour from a 28 year old patient. Remarkably, they instead discovered a 5-centimeter mini tree growing inside...

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