Category Archives: travel

Bloody Ryanair

Posted on Monday, June 28, 2010 by Howie

Ok, so we were fairly stupid to leave our son’s Thomas and Friends back-pack on our Ryanair flight into Stansted last weekend, but that doesn’t justify the frankly secretive way in which Mister O’Leary’s bunch of cowboys handle lost property. … Continue reading →

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The BMW X6

Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Howie

I couldn’t help but notice when I cycled past one of these monsters the other day, and then after catching sight of two more shortly afterwards I thought it worth sharing my thoughts on BMW’s latest contribution to the world. … Continue reading →

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Useful website for locals

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by Howie

Check this out, it’s the local equivalent of ‘journeyplanner’ …. http://www.vialsace.eu/

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The joy of car sharing

Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 by Howie

They call it ‘car-sharing’ – a title that doesn’t do justice in my view as really the nature of car sharing is precisely the same as that of car-rental but on a shorter lead-time; but calling it ‘short-lead-time-car-rental’ isn’t as … Continue reading →

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The worlds least-favourite airline

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 by Howie

Strasbourg’s airport has yet to welcome in any of the low cost airlines, thanks in no small part to French protectionism. If there had been such a thing as a French low-cost carrier, I’m sure we would have had at … Continue reading →

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