Travel

July 8, 2008

  • First Airbus Crash

    If I needed reminding that I should no longer adhere to the maxim, “If all else fails - read the instruction book,” this is it. Apparently ignored by the main stream media, here are some photos of the first A340-600 Airbus crash in Toulouse, France. Der Spiegel reported it when it happened, but that was [...]

November 3, 2007

  • Best Hotels on the French Riviera - Le Beauvallon

    Le Beauvallon, situated across the bay from St Tropez, between Grimaud and Ste Maxime, touts itself as “The best kept secret of the Cote D’Azur.” This is not entirely true, and they have a strong looking website that disproves it, but compared to many hotels in the south of France, Le Beauvallon is relatively quiet [...]

October 26, 2007

  • The World’s Most Unusual Properties For Sale

    Dracula’s castle, Transylvania is on the market for around $80 million. Seems like a bargain to us, as long as there are no incumbent tenants.

    Vatu Vara island is claimed to be the most expensive freehold island in the world. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. It is often nicknamed Hat [...]

September 29, 2007

  • Monument Valley, Utah

    A few years ago, following a series of personal disasters which I won’t go into, I took a year off, got on a plane to the USA, bought myself a Harley Davidson and hit the road. I started in New York, drove down the coast as far as I could go (Key West) and then [...]

September 26, 2007

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