So how was your Christmas? How much travelling did you notch up? Whatever the number, we bet you didn’t beat Father Christmas. According to a recent study, he’s estimated to have travelled 41 million miles on Christmas Eve delivering one…
Chillax. You’re On Holiday
Inexperienced drivers can give their passengers quite a ride. Particularly when they change gears. Going up isn’t too bad but changing down can cause quite a jolt. One of our customers wrote to us when he got back from a…
100 Blog Posts And Still Going Strong. Happy Christmas To All Our Readers
This will be our last blog post for 2018. During the year we have written nearly one hundred posts (well, alright, ninety six) on everything from self driving car to self driving suit cases. Admittedly, we have written quite a…
‘On-board Computer. Are We Nearly There Yet?’
Are self driving cars here to stay? If the experience of one US driver is to be believed then perhaps they are. His car recently drove itself from San Francisco on the West Coast of the USA to New York…
Phew. Following Plymouth Argyle Gets Expensive
You’ve always needed to be stoic to support Plymouth Argyle. But now you need deep pockets too. According to a new annual study published by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) Plymouth Argyle fans will face the highest cost of any…
It’s Official. British Steel Redcar Is Britain’s Least Visited Railway Station
Are you looking for less stress in your life? If so, we think we have found the perfect job for you. It involves working at British Steel Redcar which has just been awarded Britain’s least busy railway station. And believe…
The Room Looks Secure, But Is My Personal Data?
Are we at the point where we’ll only buy from a company providing they look after our data properly? We say this because yet another travel company – this time the hospitality giant Marriott which owns several hotel chains including…
Time For a Painmoon?
Oh dear. It looks like painmoon is here to stay. Along with zen-do and mumcation. No, we haven’t got a bug in our keyboard, these are all new words that the travel industry is hoping to impose on us, sorry,…
Move Over Thomas Cook, There’s A New Kid In Town
Macclesfield doesn’t have a very high media profile. So its residents might’ve been pleased to see the town’s name in the national newspapers last week. It was only for a short period of time – one day in fact –…
Hashtag We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday
‘We know what you did last summer’ sounds like big brother is watching. And in some ways, he is. Especially if you’re using social media to talk about your holiday. Because all those online conversations add up to an awful…