Posted on October 19, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

We received the following query from a customer called Michael who was eager to know the best location to rent a car in Florence: Hi there, Where is the best location to hire a car in Florence, Italy? We are staying in the city centre and our accommodation is close to Piazza Bonsi. Which of your Florence [...]

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Such is TripAdvisor’s popularity that for many holidaymakers, it’s their second port of call when booking a trip, (the travel site being the first).  But you’ve got to wonder – who actually reviews TripAdvisor? How accurate are their reviews and how many are in fact written by hotels and travel companies themselves? Feeling compelled to [...]

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

And you thought penalty points for puddles was weird…buoyed on by the UK’s bizarre rainy-day driving law, we thought we’d do some digging to uncover some more of the same. The following are 10 of the world’s strangest driving laws.  Some are a little crazy, some a little unbelievable – all are completely TRUE: Watch for [...]

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia The next time you’re driving in the rain and you spot a big glassy puddle, you might just want to ignore that mischievous little devil on your shoulder that urges you to splash the nearest passers-by…it could cost you in penalty points. A female driver in the UK learned this the hard [...]

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Hi Fiona Two friends and myself are heading to Barcelona for five days at the end of this month.  We’ll be renting a car at Barcelona airport and staying in the Gracia area of the city.  Can you give us any recommendations about what to see in the city and some short [...]

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Ryanair is promising to give away 100,000 free seats with no taxes or charges “for every false claim” made in BBC One’s Panorama investigation “Why Hate Ryanair?” which was broadcast last night. Commenting ahead of the documentary, yesterday  Ryanair spokesman  Stephen McNamara said:  “ We know of one false claim already, they are going to [...]