UK and Europe Cheap Tickets

Pop a Cork in Ireland

A city that is named after the Irish word for “marshy place”, Cork, Ireland is much more than a swamp masquerading as a city. It is the second largest city in Ireland behind Dublin with 380,000 hearty souls living in Cork proper and in some people’s minds it is the true capital of Ireland.

For the visitor, Cork is a wonderful city. A stroll down the main street, St. Patrick Street, reveals wonderful architecture, excellent shopping and a nightlife that will leave you ready to pop a bottle cork or two. …

Free Flights to Germany

Nothing in life comes free, but Ryaniar comes close to it. Everyone’s favorite cattle car discount airline is offering free flights to Germany from London Standsted. Those free tickets also come with taxes, fees and charges that do not exceed £25.10 and they exclude travel dates that are holidays, school breaks and major sporting events. Like I said, nothing is entirely free.

The airline does fly to Germany’s major cities including Hamburg, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Bremen, so assuming you can get your hands on a free ticket you could …

Cheap Flights to Chennai, India

The artist formerly known as Madras, Chennai, is the fourth largest city in India. It also is the home of India’s automobile industry and has been dubbed by some as the “Detroit of India.” If you have ever been to Detroit you’ll understand that this isn’t the most flattering of comparisons, but fortunately for Chennai the city resembles Detroit in little more than automobile factories.

In fact, Channai can be quite lovely. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal and it is home to 12-kilometre long …

Don’t be Shanghaied by Airfare to Shanghai

In about the time it will take you to read this post another high-rise building will go up in Shanghai, China. Ok, that might be a case of hyperbole, but there is no denying that Shanghai is one of the fastest growing and fastest changing cities in a country full of fast growing and fast changing cities.

Located on the banks of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is the largest city in China and the eighth largest in the world. What was once a run-down port city with shacks and shanties is today …

Cheap Flights to Tallinn, Estonia

What a difference a decade can make. After the fall of the Soviet Union no one was quite sure what would happen to Tallinn. The capital of the small nation of Estonia could have floundered, but instead it took off and today it is one of the better cities in all of Europe to visit.

Dubbed by the New York Times as the “Silicon Valley of the Baltic Sea,” Tallinn’s economy has been boosted by the development of the information technology sector. In addition, the historic old town’s status as a …

Low Cost Flights from the UK to Canada

Ever wonder how certain countries got their name and why companies don’t try to buy the naming rights to nations? Instead of Portugal it could be called Pepsi. Instead of Kenya there could be Kodac. Instead of Canada there could be Canada Dry.

The name Canada doesn’t come from a soft drink, but rather from the language of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians. It means “village” or “settlement”. A bit uninspired if you ask me, but the name Canada does have a nice ring to it, especially when combined with …

Buenos Aires is like Paris only it isn’t in France

If I had a quid for every city in the world that was described as being the “Paris of XXX”, I would be a rich man. There can only be one Paris, of course, and that is Paris, Texas, a small town in the United States.

Even though the Paris comparisons can be a bit annoying, there is usually something to be said for a city that is compared favorably to the French capital.

Buenos Aires is one of those cities with the Paris nickname. It is either the Paris of the South or the Paris of South …

Flights to Milan are Quite Fashionable

The image that always comes to mind when I think of Milan, Italy is one of beautiful people strolling down the streets like they are still on the fashion runway. They get to a corner, do a brief turn, and then carry on looking amazing while I stand there dressed in ripped denim. Milan is the party that I have never been invited to.

Fortunately the reality in Milan is much different than the one found in my imagination. I spent a couple of days there a few years ago …

Cheap Air Travel within the UK

It is amazing what low fare airlines have done for travel. Back in the day a budget traveler looking to travel in the UK would have had the option of paying a bundle for a flight or spending less on an undesirable coach or train trip. Those days are long gone thanks to the cheapie airlines like Air Southwest.

Air Southwest is a newish regional airline dedicated to providing air services to and from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. With frequent flights to and from London, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds and Dublin, …

The Bridge to Bahrain

The tiny Arab island nation of Bahrain is getting connected to the rest of the world. The nation is collaborating with Qatar to build a Friendship Bridge that will be 45 kilometers (28 mi) long. The link is expected to consist of a number of bridges combined with roads constructed on dams and will be a natural extension of the King Fahd Causeway that connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, thus linking the entire region.

It is no surprise that Bahrain is part of this type of project. The country is one of …