Air Peace made an inaugural flight from Lagos to Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom last weekend. The management of Air Peace has announced an increment of capacity on its Lagos to London route to meet surging demands by passengers.
Read More »Rail route of the month: cheese, chocolate and a magical ride to the Swiss town of Gruyères
It was a handpainted sign on a wooden barn that piqued my interest in Gruyères. I was travelling from Emmental to Montreux last year, following the wonderful Golden Pass rail route. Our train paused at Montbovon, the start of a steep climb up to the line’s final dramatic mountain pass. …
Read More »Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 documents prove pilot intended to change route and crash the jet' with 239 people on-board
Shocking new documents have revealed last-minute changes made to the doomed MH370 flight that vanished ten years ago today, with an expert claiming the evidence shows the captain deliberately crashed in a shocking mass murder-suicide. The plane’s flight plan shows an extra 3,000kg of fuel was added to …
Read More »Rail route of the month: Slavic magic on a gentle trip to Zakopane, Poland
Nine trains leave Kraków each weekday to climb up to Poland’s premier mountain retreat, Zakopane. In 1936, the fastest trains to Zakopane took under 2½ hours. Almost a century later, after infrastructure renewal work lasting several years, just one of those nine trainsmatches the 1936 time. Such is the state …
Read More »Rail route of the month: a dramatic ‘back door’ into Switzerland through the Italian Alps
Frequent Eurocity trains dash north from Milan via the Simplon Tunnel to Switzerland. On the way to the tunnel, those express trains speed by Lake Maggiore, affording fine views of the Borromean Islands. For Switzerland-bound trains, the last station stop in Italy is at the small Piedmont town of Domodossola. …
Read More »When Are The NFL Playoffs 2024? Dates, Venues & Route to the Super Bowl
When are the NFL playoffs? We answer that very question and more below to give you a complete picture of the run to the Super Bowl in February. When Are the NFL Playoffs 2024? As Week 18 draws the regular season to a close, fans lucky enough to be supporting …
Read More »Rail route of the month: rewilding, polders and Hanseatic beauty by train in the Netherlands
There are train journeys where one just gazes at hills rolling by beyond the carriage window. I love such routes, be they in the Alps, Iberia or the Balkans. Things are different in the Netherlands, where pancake-flat landscapes dominate. Yet even in the flatlands there is often visual drama. The …
Read More »Rail route of the month: across eastern Germany to the Polish city of Szczecin
The elegant main railway station in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck is well suited to grand departures, but these are few and far between these days. The only international destination served from Lübeck is Szczecin, in Poland. Half a dozen daily trains ply a meandering route through sparsely populated terrain …
Read More »Rail route of the month: along the Franz Josef railway from Prague to Vienna
The classic rail route from Prague to Vienna through southern Bohemia was relegated to secondary status in the 1970s, but today it still offers one of the most engaging railway journeys in central Europe. Never ones to rush, my partner and I decided earlier this month to travel the length …
Read More »Share a scenic bus route in the UK – you could win a holiday voucher
Many rural bus routes have been cut in recent years but those that remain still offer a great window on to the UK’s countryside. And with the bus fare cap – now at £2.50 –on single journeys across England running until 30 November 2024, it’s possible to enjoy views of …
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