Our overcrowded little island
It is not surprising that travel is difficult and expensive in our small and overcrowded little island. We have more than 60 million people moving around and most families have more than one car, public transport is erratic and overcrowded and government taxes on fuel are amoungst the highest anywhere. Here I have included my personal recommendations plus what I consider to be the most useful information and ads.
ABTN - All Channels
Union calls end to Frankfurt Airport strike
by Rob Gill
22 Feb 2012 at 2:55pm
Planned stoppage by air traffic workers finishes two days early
New routes threat from ETS opponents
by Rob Gill
22 Feb 2012 at 2:33pm
Countries may refuse to talk to European airlines on routes unless scheme is scrapped
London rate rises power Millennium & Copthorne profits
by Rob Gill
22 Feb 2012 at 12:52pm
Hotel prices increase in capital but rates down across other parts of UK
FCm restructures network to focus on growth
by Rob Gill
22 Feb 2012 at 11:56am
Flight Centre-owned TMC looks for Middle East expansion
Heathrow breaks annual passenger record
by Rob Gill
22 Feb 2012 at 10:25am
Airport operated close to full capacity in 2011
Other UK Travel Information
Please check our other travel pages for more specific information.
- Roads
- Rail
- Bus
- Air travel
- Accommodation
- ferries
- Maps & aerial photos
Travel News from Times Online
Travel News from Times Online
Six of world's best wild-water swims
12 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Mexico Can’t do cold water? Then the Sea of Cortes should tick your boxes; the average temperature in the briny here is 25C . You will be based on Espiritu Santo island in Baja California, and the swimming during the week-long trip (about 6km each day) is along beaches and through coves and bays where you may be an object of curiosity for inquisitive sea lions.
Wild-water swimming in Turkey
12 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Despite living two centuries apart, I feel that I share a lot with Lord Byron — 18th-century poet, lover, dandy, bon viveur, icon.
Times Walks: Slieve Gullion, Co Armagh
12 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Ever smelt pine needles properly?” inquired my companion, the walker and naturalist Ron Murray, as we strolled the Forest Drive along the southern flank of Slieve Gullion. “Crush ’em like this between your finger and thumb.”
20 best seaside villas in Europe
12 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
1 Eco Fisherman’s Cottage, Lanzarote, Spain This solar-powered fisherman’s cottage on the seafront in the pretty fishing village of Arrieta, northeast Lanzarote, is a stone’s throw from a sandy cove. It sleeps two adults and two children, and has been lovingly converted: wood furniture, cream throws, plants and paintings, a fully fitted kitchen, two bathrooms and lounge opening out on to the promenade. The balcony has superb sea views and the shaded courtyard is perfect for alfresco dining. There are good coastal walking and cycling trails from the doorstep, and the mountain village of Haria is just a short drive away.
If it’s good enough for Keats...
6 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Iquestion if there be a room in England which commands a view of mountains and lakes and woods superior to that in which I am now writing.” If you read that in a holiday-home company’s blurb, you might dismiss it as a touch flowery. But when you learnt that the copywriter was a Mr Coleridge, you’d sit up and take notice. You might even want to stay there. And you can.
20 great chef-owned hotels
5 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
ENGLAND
Where Raymond Blanc eats on holiday
5 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
I have always said that food is the best healer. So when I smashed my leg in five places by falling down my stairs in March, I knew that I needed to find an hotel with a great restaurant where I could convalesce. Naturally, I thought that France would be the best antidote to melancholy and the Provençal spring sun the best provider of vitamin D.
The forgotten islands off Sweden’s coast
5 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Karin Holmstrom lives at the ends of the earth, but it’s easy enough to pay her a visit. Just give some kroner to a boatman in the village of Fjällbacka on the west coast of Sweden and he’ll run you 12 miles (20km) out to sea to a place where water and sky are broken by low, bare rocks that seem to inhabit the middle of nowhere. On one of these stark, treeless outposts, waiting to greet you at a little wooden jetty, is Karin.
20 wild days out in the UK countryside
5 Jun 2010 at 1:01am
Pony express, Dartmoor, Devon Explore 400 sq miles of moorland on horseback — children even get to ride the famous Dartmoor ponies. Trot past rocky outcrops, gorse and heather, and splash through streams. dartmoorstables.com, 01364 621281
The world’s 20 best hotel pools
29 May 2010 at 5:55pm
1 Perivolas, Santorini, Greece
Travel by train though the Lake District
29 May 2010 at 1:01am
The train breezes down the Cumbrian coast, on one of Britain’s most absorbing — and least known — rail journeys. The morning mists are lifting, the couple opposite are sharing their first Polos of the day and I’m studying a chart showing how many passengers use the two dozen stations along the line, which runs from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness.
Kilimanjaro: my nightmare climb
29 May 2010 at 1:01am
I had never thought about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro until I learnt of its statistics. Of the 25,000 climbers who attempt it each year, 40 per cent don’t make it to the top and a handful don’t make it down at all. A ghoulish curiosity set in. Would I be a winner or a loser? What price that one moment of looking down on the world?
The 40 best British beaches
29 May 2010 at 1:01am
Beaches for swimmers
Q&A: your options during BA strikes
26 May 2010 at 4:26pm
When are the strikes?
An insider’s guide to the World Cup cities
22 May 2010 at 1:01am
Cape Town
Local and National Public transport information
This is an excellent service. You can even call from your mobile and they will be able to tell you why a bus is delayed and when it is expected. This is a very efficient service with friendly helpful staff
Online or call 0871 200 22 33
The latest traffic information for England's motorway and trunk routes provided by the Highways Agency.
A628 westbound between A616 and A57 | Westbound | Congestion
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 10:18pm
On the A628 westbound between the junctions with the A616 and the A57, there are currently delays of 15 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 11:30 pm.
roundabout at M1 J42/M62 J29 | OnRoundabout | Accident
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 10:14pm
At the junction of the M62 J29 and the M1 J42 , there are currently delays of 10 mins due to an overturned vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 2:00 am on 23 February 2012.
M6 southbound between J10A and J10 | Southbound | Congestion
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 10:08pm
On the M6 southbound between junctions J11 and J10, there are currently delays of 15 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 11:00 pm.
M60 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8 | AntiClockwise | Accident
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 9:54pm
The M60 anti-clockwise is closed between junctions J9 and J8, due to vehicle recovery. Road expected to re-open from 11:30 pm.
M60 J9 anti-clockwise access | AntiClockwise | Other Unplanned
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 9:26pm
The M60 anti-clockwise entry slip at junction J9 is closed , due to an incident. Road expected to re-open from 11:30 pm.
A1 southbound exit for A47 | Southbound | Accident
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 9:05pm
The A1 southbound exit slip to the A47 is closed , due to an overturned vehicle. Road expected to re-open from 11:30 pm.
A1 southbound access from A47 | Southbound | Other Unplanned
by ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
22 Feb 2012 at 9:05pm
The A1 southbound entry slip from the A47 is closed , due to an incident. Road expected to re-open from 11:30 pm.
