Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
How a crackdown on illegal immigrants would affect all foreigners and could hurt the state’s biggest industry. What the hell is Florida thinking? Seriously! Tourism is Florida’s biggest industry, injecting $65 billion into the state’s economy every year. Sixty-five BILLION dollars. And over a MILLION jobs. Yet the state could be about to jeopardise all [...]
If you crossed Willy Wonka, you could end up in a garbage chute or transformed into a giant blueberry. Right now, Nestlé could be wishing it had the same power. In the Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the worst Wonka had to deal with was a handful of rude children and their [...]
Dear Airlines, You are in the business of transporting humans through the air. Humans come in all shapes and sizes. Deal with it. There are tall humans and short humans, fat humans and skinny humans, humans in wheelchairs, humans on crutches, humans who max out their carry-on luggage, humans with small children and solo humans [...]
The latest post in my series on sustainable food in partnership with Chris Perrin of Blog Well Done. It’s time to buy groceries. You are armed with a shopping list, cloth bags and the best of intentions to buy food that is sustainable in every way. But the organic apples in Whole Foods are from [...]
My thoughts on the proposed new security measures in the wake of the attempted Christmas Day terror attack. Christmas Day was peaceful in my home. All I had to worry about was opening presents, taking a walk up to a nearby hill with panoramic views of the city, and cooking and eating a great feast. [...]
Given the turbulent state of the media industry and the rise of blogging, it was probably inevitable that travel bloggers would start getting invited on press trips. For some time now there have been travel bloggers joining the ranks of old-school travel writers on press trips and lately there have been a few press trips [...]
Win a holiday to Tranquility Bay to one of Belize’s Caribbean islands and help build a school in Cambodia. I’m delighted to bring you news of another fantastic raffle prize for the Passports with Purpose fundraiser. This time it’s an accommodation package for beautiful Tranquility Bay in Belize and involves a personal favourite of mine [...]
Enter to win a Caribbean holiday and help build a school in rural Cambodia. I am thrilled to announce my participation in the travel blogging fundraiser Passports with Purpose. The lovely folks at Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean have agreed to sponsor a prize. And what a fantastic [...]
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