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Attacks by Polar Bears are rare, but not unheard of and those living, working and travelling in their habitat know to give them a very wide berth and to put measures in place to protect themselves.
The tragic incident in which Horatio Chapple lost his life and 4 others in the group sustained serious injuries serves as the worst kind of warning to everyone that when you wander...
There is one question I get asked on a daily basis, ‘what can I do to avoid danger on my trip’ or a variant there of. If I could answer this in one or two paragraphs, I would copyright it tomorrow and retire…
The challenges which face travellers to almost any part of the world are so diverse, that even during...
The ‘Snap Year’… doesn’t quite have the same ring to it… the pedantic side of my personality also needs to point out that the headline ‘Snap Year’ is also somewhat missing the point.
A travel insurance company has carried out a survey which suggests that of people planning an extended trip next year, over 90% plan to be away...
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a general travel warning following the death of Bin Laden in Pakistan.
Osama Bin Laden was killed earlier today in an operation by inside Pakistan, the political and global security ramifications of which will be discussed for many months to come and history will...
Halong Bay is one of Vietnams top tourist destinations and countless thousands of tourists enjoy boat trips without incident. Sadly in this case, the speed with which the boat sank gave many of those on board little chance of escaping.
It seems that a simple error made by one crew member has led...
