Top tips to prepare for a safe car journey: In 2020 there were 131,220 casualties of all severities from road accidents. One way that we can attempt to curb these shockingly high figures is by planning ahead and being prepared. This article acts as a guide to preparing for safe, accident free journeys. Key things to […]
Many countries around the world are now easing travel restrictions. They are looking to restart domestic and international travel. China and US are the world’s two largest air travel markets. They have made a big decision to ease travel restrictions, aiming to revive trade and tourism. There is however still the absence of a coronavirus […]
In China, authorities are using apps to help reduce the need for travel bans. James Liang, an economist and the chairman of Trip.com Group Ltd, one of the world’s largest OTAs which just held the Q4 2019 Earnings Conference Call on March 18, 2020, shared his thoughts on current events, their effects on the travel […]
We are now rowing the first few miles of our 3000 mile voyage across the Indian ocean from the west coast of Australia to Mauritius, and quite a lot of things concern me. Not least of my worries is how we are going to scrape off barnacles off the hull of our boat every week […]
Wheelchair travel by land, sea and sky; easier would it be that a camel pass through a needle’s eye. The holiday companies cheerily name themselves ‘Accessible Travel’ and ‘Can Be Done’ to tempt the disabled traveller, and, to be true, they do provide an exceptional service. Beyond their control, however, are the planes, trains and […]
Seven years ago I made a decision that would change my life. After growing up in the city, completing medical school in the city, and spending most of my student life in urban areas, I signed up for a rural medicine rotation during my internship. After a nineteen-hour drive, I was in the regional hospital […]