Author: Paul Roberts

  • Ryanair forced to raise ticket prices

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?IRISH low-cost airline Ryanair has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission, after rival airlines forced them to increase ticket prices due to rising fuel surcharges. Last month, German flag carrier Lufthansa, Air France, KLM of the Netherlands and Swiss all said they would add the surcharges to their ticket prices in response to…

  • WordPress 2.3

    I just did the 5 minute upgrade I have a few errors with my template so we are on the default for now. Seems to be google site map generator which is not compatible with 2.3. it’s fixed with Google XML Sitemaps v3.0

  • Ryanair Could Expand to Russia

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest discount airline, may add flights outside the region if countries enter into bilateral agreements with the European Union, the carrier’s head of route development said. Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine will probably sign so-called open-skies agreements liberalizing air travel with the EU, Bernard Berger said Thursday in an…

  • Open House 2007

    This weekend it’s open house weekend, lots of government buildings are open for free. Quote: “Londoners are given direct access to the teams that design, construct, conserve and regenerate their environment. Alongside this are special programmes, activities and publications.” http://www.openhouse.org.uk/london/home.html Here’s London from the top of the Gherkin last year Unfortunately I think I’ve seen…

  • France

    cheap eats http://www.flunch.fr/tourisme/uk/entree.html cheap hotels http://www.etaphotel.com http://www.premiereclasse.com/en/default.aspx http://www.hotelformule1.com http://www.hotel-bb.com/index.phtml?NumLangue=2 http://www.villages-hotel.com/index.php?i_sid=&i_langD a little pricier hotels http://www.campanile.com http://www.ibishotel.com .

  • New Ryanair Army advert ‘crass’

    “Ryanair has been criticised over its latest advertisement Ryanair has been accused of “scraping the bottom of the barrel” with its latest advertisement which features the Army’s withdrawal from Northen Ireland.” Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6946702.stm .

  • New Denmark route to Billund for Ryanair

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Low cost airline Ryanair is to launch a new route from the UK to Denmark this autumn, along with ten other new routes from European airports. The cheap flights will depart from London Stansted airport to Billund in Denmark, best known for its association with Lego, which has its company headquarters there. Other new routes…

  • ‘Dracula’s Castle’ up for sale in Transylvania

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?An heir of Romania’s former royal family put ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Dracula’s Castle???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? in Transylvania up for sale Monday, hoping to secure a buyer who will respect ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?the property and its history,???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? a U.S.-based investment company said. The Bran Castle, perched on a cliff near Brasov in mountainous central Romania, is a top tourist attraction because of its…

  • Websites – that may be of interest

    From: Dick Curtis http://www.around-n-over.org http://www.p4p.org http://goliath.mail2web.com http://www.rowextreme.com http://expedition360.com http://www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk

  • Chancellor may take revenge on anti-tax Ryanair

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A Gordon Brown government looks likely to take early revenge on Ryanair by legislating to force the budget airline to launch an online complaints service.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://politics.guardian.co.uk

  • RSS feed

    Currently I have a problem with my RSS feed. Sorry for any inconvenience.

  • Venice wants St Mark’s tourists dressed and tidy

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Venice will deploy stewards in Saint Mark’s square to prevent tourists from stripping off their T-shirts, taking a nap or dropping fast-food wrappers in the piazza that Napoleon dubbed ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?the drawing room of Europe.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? ???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://today.reuters.com

  • Ryanair’s Obvious Southwest Rip-off

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?I’m sure most of you have heard of Southwest Airlines’s cheap airfare notification system called DING! It’s a little program you download that sits in your taskbar and alerts you with Southwest’s famous in-flight *DING!* when a low fare pops up.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.gadling.com

  • Japan to introduce maglev trains

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Japan has said it aims to launch its first magnetic levitation ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ or maglev ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ rail service by 2025. With a top speed of more than 500km/h (310mph), the trains will run between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • Ryanair forces boy with broken leg to stand on flight from Italy

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A boy of 14 in a plaster cast from his ankle to his thigh was forced to stand for nearly two hours on a Ryanair jet.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk