most transatlantic airlines now charge extra for anything you want to check into the hold but at the same time offer generous hand luggage allowances and there is less chance that your valuables will go astray. in april, uk air passenger for prices to north america saw increases of up to £191. you can avoid the tax by taking a ship to dublin or a train to paris and booking a flight from there. but allow plenty of time to make the connection if you miss the connection if you miss the onward flight you will not getting a refund. the same idea works in the opposite direction. if you are starting in north america and planning to visit a number of european countries, make britain the first nation you visit, not the last. for all its colour,
in particular, if you don t have to travel in a school holidays, then avoid them. tuesdays and wednesdays tend to be the cheapest days to fly on, and you can also find good deals on a saturday evening and sunday morning. unsurprisingly, fares are often low for flights very early or very late, but apart from the antisocial hours, you might end up spending more on the ground transport or a hotel stay. travel with minimum luggage. this is my cabin bag and it meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon.
unsurprisingly, fares are often low for flights very early or very late, but apart from the antisocial hours, you might end up spending more on the ground transport or a hotel stay. travel with minimum luggage. this is my cabin bag and it meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon.
you might end up spending more on the ground transport or a hotel stay. travel with minimum luggage. this is my cabin bag and it meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon. and, to end this week, we return to sri lanka, where explorer karolis mieliauskas is paddling 50 kilometres down the country s canal network
meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon. and, to end this week, we return to sri lanka, where explorer karolis mieliauskas is paddling 50 kilometres down the country s canal network to the capital, colombo. but he s hit a problem. when we left him last week, his catamaran was letting in water, and night was approaching fast. we join him for the final instalment as he crosses the negombo lagoon to a local church. still a few kilometres to go and sun is down already. now is absolutely the time to get out from here and to reach the shore. i can see already lights. pr