$1952 Round Trip Busine...

British Airways is offering a $1952 (tax included) round trip business class (Club World) fare from US gateways to Europe for travel May 26 to June 9. Tickets must be booked by May 18. Fares are good on British Airways flights and American Airlines operated flights that have a BA code...
Question: Is Poverty Tourism OK?

Question: Is Poverty To...

I touched on this issue briefly when I discussed my travel guilt after leaving Laos. Since then I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue and have read a couple of additional blog posts that have influenced my thinking. The first was a blog post I highlighted in my picks of the week by...
Around the World in Business Class

Around the World in Bus...

I like a certain level of comfort when I travel, it’s just who I am. Why be uncomfortable when I can be comfortable after all. This permeates throughout the travel experience, from nice hotels to certain airline choices. Thanks to my busy travel schedule, I’ve had elite status with...
Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees in Paris

Arc de Triomphe and the...

Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees in Paris Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. Here is the original: Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees in...
Cisk Lager: The Worst Best Beer In The World

Cisk Lager: The Worst B...

Filed under: Europe , Malta Is it possible that the world’s best beer is brewed in Malta, a nation of just 400,000 souls? There’s a bus driver named Steve in the Maltese capital of Valletta who is quite certain it is. I was chatting with Steve, a half-Maltese, half-English...
Carlisle Castle Celebrates 1000th Birthday

Carlisle Castle Celebra...

Filed under: History , Learning , Europe , United Kingdom One of England’s most besieged castles has turned the ripe old age of 1000 this year . A new exhibition at Carlisle Castle in Carlisle, England , tells its thousand-year history. Well, approximately a thousand years, since...

Insane New Footage Of B...

In this newly released video from the creators of the web series “The Isle,” local Maui surfers Matt Meola and Albee Layer walk the viewers through what is arguably one of the most insane paddle-in sessions to ever take place in the sport of surfing. Shot on a windy day at...
News and Deals: April 17, 2012 – Mediterranean states mull ways to draw tourists back‎, Algeria to develop tourism to diversify economy-minister, Tourist gets a painful souvenir as angry bird picks fight and Paris: Details about iconic Ritz’s makeover

News and Deals: April 1...

Mediterranean states mull ways to draw tourists back‎ AFP Tourism officials met Monday on the Tunisian island of Djerba — a holidaymaker’s magnet before the Arab Spring uprisings — to revive the Mediterranean basin as the world’s top travel destination....
Top Five Travel Apps For Jet-Setters

Top Five Travel Apps Fo...

Unless you’re a die hard fan of avoiding planes, most of us have to board at least one plane (and usually many more) when we travel. Unfortunately, the modern flying experience isn’t usually convenient or all that fun, but there are several apps out there to help ease our travel woes...
Reflection at the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

Reflection at the Anne ...

Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. Here is the original:  Reflection at the Anne Frank House,...

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