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Electric Menorca

There are plans to turn the Mediterranean island of Menorca into an eco-electric hub, and they don't just stop at renting electric cars to tourists.

Alastair May 30, 2017 0

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A peak behind the scenes at Gatwick Airport

Last May, London Gatwick Airport opened its new ‘Pier 1’ at the South Terminal, replacing the old Pier 1 originally opened by the Queen in 1958. The new pier, costing £186 million, has 5 efficient dual-boarding gates with state-of-the-art passenger gate rooms and a premium lounge with...

Alastair February 8, 2017 0

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Five Online Games for Travellers

I suspect that for many enthusiastic, nomadic and/or professional travellers, online gaming is something of a guilty secret. For example, it is not a subject that comes up often in travel writing/blogging circles, and if it does, the underlying theme is often “why would I be interested...

Alastair January 19, 2017 0

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Steaming around Switzerland - Ffestiniog Travel have a 15-day escorted rail tour travelling on some of the best railway lines in Switzerland, including two steam rail journeys and a private steam charter on the Rhaetian Railway. This grand tour departs St. Pancras in London Eurostar on 01 Oct 2025, and costs a weighty £4,650pp. (Updated: 16/10/2024)

CERN and Mont Blanc: Dark and Frozen Matter - Kirker Holidays' 5-night tour in Oct 24 visiting the 17-mile circumference Large Hadron Collider at CERN has sold out. However, the tours are run in partnership with New Scientist magazine, who are now taking registrations for the 2025 season. The 2024 tour itinerary also visits the Museum of the History of Science in Geneva, the Patek Phillipe watchmaking workshop, and the Mer de Glace glacier near Mont Blanc. Despite my declaration below, I do know Kirker Holidays and the tour guide. However I have no financial interest. (Updated: 15/05/2024)

Battle of the Bulge 80th Anniversary tour - Leger Holidays have a 4-day battlefield tour in the Ardennes from 13 Dec 2024. The expert-led guided coach tour will visit the Panther Tank at Manhay, the Panther at Houffalize, the woods near Foy where the Band of Brothers were in 1944, and Bastogne. It'll also attend the WW2 Battle Re-enactment at Manhay; this includes re-enactors in period costume, with WW2 tanks, vehicles, and a militaria fair. Prices from £479pp. (Updated: 15/05/2024)

NB. Unless marked otherwise (with a £ icon) I have no relationship financial or otherwise with these tour operators. I'm highlighting the above tours because they look interesting.

This is a niche blog about technically-minded travel. It reflects my own interests in the mechanical, technical, historical, engineering, transport and military world.

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