QE2 settles in Dubai
FANS OF the QE2 luxury passenger liner will be glad to hear that they will still be able to visit after the ship retires from service next September. The QE2,
Travel Briefs
Sponsored by PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalrersident.com Passport price hike THE COST of a British passport will increase for adults from 66 to 72 pounds sterling, this October, the third price rise
Portugal’s island paradise
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200km off the west coast of Gabon, in the Gulf of Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe is a tropical archipelago discovered by Portuguese
Queen Victoria sets sail
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalresident.com We love cruises and are always excited when the big cruise companies launch new ships. Next year, 2008, will mark an especially exciting year on
Flybe eco-grades flights
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalresident.com Budget airline Flybe has launched an eco-labelling scheme to enable holidaymakers to determine how green their flights are. Flybe, which operates from 56 airports in
The real Egypt – wonderful
We decided to go to Egypt. Why Egypt? Because we have talked of going there for years, but this time we thought – let’s just do it! A direct flight
Let the train take the strain
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalresident.com Regular readers will know that we are very enthusiastic about a great scheme from the Portuguese national rail company – CP Comboios de Portugal –
Top travel bargains
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com GOA HAS come out top in a survey of the cheapest long-haul destinations to offer real bargains for eating, drinking and souvenirs, while Bulgaria is
Travel News
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com US airport checks tighten The US is moving ahead with stringent checks on foreign passengers, according to US Secretary of State for Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. Currently, passengers
Romps in Rome
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com Men looking for racy weekends rate Rome as the ripest destination for romantic romps. New research, commissioned by British Airways, shows that one in four