Tagged With "Sir Freddie Laker"

In all my travels to SE Asia, I haven't made it to Borneo yet. You describe it just as I imagined it to be.

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American Airlines (for the third year in a row) and Marriott (for the seventh) have taken the Freddie Awards for best loyalty programs. Winners in other categories included KLM, Southwest and Virgin Australia. The awards are named for the late Sir...

Vivie takes you to Ministers Island in New Brunswick. See how the estate showcases the hobbies of the late Sir William Van Horne, President of Canadian Pacific Railway.

A wonderful "step into the past". Looks lovely Vivie.

With no more bailouts in view, Norwegian's leaders acknowledge that there may be no future for the discount carrier.

Gumbo was visiting Chipping Campden, one of the best preserved towns in the Cotswold.

The Khumbu is an interesting and mountainous part of Nepal. It is road-less and to go anywhere you need to walk and carry what you need with you.

Travel Rob takes a deeper look into the estate of Sir William Van Horne and his Island getaway

Ian Cook shares beautiful photos and the story of one of the lead mines in Gunnerside Gill, North Yorkshire—the fascinating Sir Francis Lead Mine.

The impetus for my trip to Borneo came, as it often does for me, from a casual reference or suggestion, in this case both.  First was a phrase I’d seen in passing, "White Rajas of Borneo". 

DrFumblefinger shares two new features in one of his favorite hotels, namely its very fine Library and Museum.

  I've previously written about my visits with Sir Arthur C. Clarke  on this blog, a highlight in my travel life.  Arthur had a beach villa in Hikkaduwa  near the southwestern corner of Sri Lanka, just north of Galle.  It was...