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Self-swindling: The costly mistakes we make on the road 27 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
When it comes to unnecessary travel costs, the biggest con man is often yourself… Oh this is such a waste, I thought. My usually grotty and utilitarian travel shirts had come back beautifully present...
Kayaking in Ibiza 25 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
One thing I didn’t expect in Ibiza: kayaking around a gorgeous coastline in the south-west of the island. It’s a genuinely beautiful place.
Three things that surprised me about Mexico’s Riviera Maya 20 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
The Mayan ruins at Tulum – right by the sea. David Whitley heads to Mexico’s premier package holiday destination and finds a few things he wasn’t expecting. The two Cancuns Cancun is the Riviera Ma...
Five famous resting places 20 Aug 2013 | 07:16 am
St Peter’s in the Vatican. For when a holiday just isn’t complete without visiting a grave. Mao’s mausoleum, China Right in the heart of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the Mausoleum of Chairman Mao w...
A thing I do on Twitter 15 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
I am, probably by any definition, one of the noisy ones on Twitter. I tweet, depending on your point of view, too often or far too often. It’s part and parcel of working from home and procrastinating....
Lough Erne Resort, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | Review 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
The grounds at the Lough Erne Resort: Purdy. David Whitley went to see what the likes of Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel experienced when the 2013 G8 summit was held in rural Northern ...
Hotel design: When style trumps function and annoys guests 13 Aug 2013 | 07:55 am
It had all gone so well until I turned the lights out. The hotel room had, thus far, pulled off the remarkable feat of not doing anything to particularly annoy me. It’s something that’s surprisingly t...
20 reasons to visit the Caribbean 8 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
A massage hut on the beach at Long Bay, Anguilla. Whether it’s cricket in St Lucia, turtle-watching in Grenada, hiking in Dominica or beaches in Anguilla, the Caribbean is well worth putting on your ...
Driven to despair | My Orlando Airport disaster 6 Aug 2013 | 07:46 am
Renting a car overseas invariably leads to adventures – some of them unwelcome. It was a foolproof plan. I knew it takes about ten minutes to get out of Orlando Airport once cases have been salvaged ...
Malaysia’s multi-billion ringgit ghost town 3 Aug 2013 | 07:05 am
David Whitley finds the showy buildings and monuments of Putrajaya oddly fascinating, but can’t find anyone who wants to go inside them. As acts of grandiose willy-waving go, the creation of Putrajay...
