A contributor to today’s New York Times writes that
We can’t endlessly fool ourselves that nothing is wrong and that we can go on cheerfully pursuing our wasteful lifestyles, ignoring the climate threats and postponing a solution. Maybe there will be no major catastrophe in the coming years or decades. Who knows? But that doesn’t relieve […]

As I’ve said before, I’m not fond of lists, but I’m occasionally persuaded by wiser colleagues that they have their place. Last Saturday we (The Daily Telegraph travel section) had “25 Great Autumn Escapes”. The Guardian had “100 brilliant autumn breaks”. Now Rough Guides has sent me a review copy of Make the Most of […]

In The Cult of the Amateur, Andrew Keen’s spirited but one-sided attack on today’s internet (of which more in a later posting), the author jokes about meeting a Web 2.0 evangelist in San Francisco. The latter says he is working on a new program for publishing music, text and video. “’It’s MySpace meets […]

Prince opened his 19th London concert on Sunday night with the song 1999 — which happened to be the year in which I last visited the venue in which he was performing. Then it was the not-quite-finished Millennium Dome, and as my colleagues and I wandered its vast spaces in hard hats, those in charge […]

When The Adventure Guidebook to China is published by Hunter Publishing, I’ll be keen to see just how enthusiastic the blurbs are and who has written them. Why?  Because I’ve just been sent this by the author:
I’ve attached a chapter and a brief synopsis to this mail in the hope that you’ll be kind enough to […]

Airlines may now be quoting taxes, fees and charges as part of the fare, but they’re still being less than frank about other extras.
Today’s Daily Telegraph has a full-page ad in which Flybe, in a huge headline figure, offers fares “from 19.99 one way”. The small print at the foot of the page says the […]