Thomas Cook in trouble?
Was really surprised to read that the parent company behind Thomas Cook is in trouble:
Thomas Cook owner needs state aid
The German majority owner of travel firm Thomas Cook has warned it could go into administration within weeks until it gets emergency loans from Berlin.
However, there are increasing signs from both the German government and the [...]
Protecting finances when travelling abroad
The Nationwide Building Society no longer offers free rates of overseas use of its credit cards.
However, it still offers some of the best credit card fees for travel - but it would have been nicer if it was still free.
It’s a shame, really - I bought into a Nationwide Flexaccount and Nationwide credit card [...]
Hamish McTurk tours
Now that it’s certain that we’re going to Olu Deniz, I’ve been looking at places we can go and visit.
While we’re almost certainly going to visit Kayakoy, my girlfriend found a local tour operator called HAmish McTurk which looks like it offers some good excusions.
The only problem, really, is that we’ll only be there for [...]
And we’re going to: Lykia World in Olu Deniz
Well, I’ve finally booked this year’s holiday - it’ll only be our second overseas holiday abroad ever, and in as many years, but Olu Deniz won out - mainly because of Lykia World.
The selection process was as follows:
1. We went to Egypt on our first overseas holiday last year, so it had to be another [...]
Puerto Pollensa
I’ve been looking more closely at Majorca, not least because of previously posting about Alcudia, and it appears a place nearby called Puerto Pollensa is just as lovely:
A nice pool for the kids as well as proximity to the beach seems a must, and so far I’ve been looking at the following hotels:
Aparthotel Rio Mar
Grupotel [...]
Lindos
Rhodes is one of the first places that has been on my list for the next holiday, and Lindos looks like a main contender.
While I’ve been looking at Turkey, especially Olu Deniz, the beaches on Rhodes look more child-friendly, ie, less of a drop into the deep.
Additionally, Rhodes could be a great place to practice [...]
Alcudia
While speaking to my dad, he mentioned that Majorca was on his list of places to go.
Got to admit, my initial impression of Majorca would be a place filled with awful concrete hotels and teenagers, and probably not all that family friendly.
However, after looking up his recommendation of Alcudia my view is feeling particularly challenged.
And [...]
Jolie Ville, Luxor
I had planned to get this blog started before our first holiday - which turned out to be in Luxor, Egypt, in October 2008.
I’m planning to provide more information soon - but in the meantime, here’s a couple of photos from the Jolie Ville Maritim that we stayed in:
And, yes, it was as gorgeous as [...]
December 14, 2008Santa Giulia
When I was first researching where to go on holiday, one of the early recommendations I found for beaches was for Santa Giulia in Corsica.
When you look at pictures of the place, it’s not hard to see why:
And here’s another short from across the other side of the bay:
It really does look stunning, and you [...]
December 11, 2008Greek riots
It’s been a close call between Turkey and Greece for our next holiday, and while Turkey has been in the lead running because of sites such as Olu Deniz and the general Turquoise Cost, both the Greek mainland and islands have been on the radar for possibly the next holiday.
But not for much longer unless [...]