Tag Archives: Traveller

Observations of a not so Frequent Traveller…

While I generally avoid travelling during the holiday season, there are times when I just can’t avoid being part of the herd, that winds its way through airport terminals, shopping malls or cafés with staff looking tired and worn out from the onslaught over the Christmas period. My recent experience has me questioning the responsibility […]

Is the Nightmare Coming to an End?

In the past few weeks, we have seen the slow movement of countries opening up for tourism in Asia, whilst Europe has been open since June and the hospitality industry has had some chance to recover from the various lockdowns. Recent announcements that airlines will start increasing flights internationally has also been encouraging and news […]

Hospitality on Tracks…

Living in Australia one is always tempted “to do” the once in a lifetime train trip with the world’s longest train ride from Sydney to Perth or vice versa. 3 nights 4 days (65 hours) on a train crossing the continent and clocking up 4352 km. Well, it might not be everybody’s idea of a […]

Observations of an Independent Holiday Traveller…Part 1

Au contraire to many opinions, the independent traveller still exists! On a recent journey through Europe and further on to the Middle East I had several experiences that I would like to share – experiences that I found worth sharing for a number of reasons. To start, airports & tourist attractions… Airports and tourist attractions […]