Posted by Peter Brady on Wed 20th September 2006 at 07:00 AM, Filed in Travel Gadgets
We took a look at a pair of cool, iWood sunglasses yesterday and whilst there maybe some question marks over the durability, I personally love them.
Take a look at this pair which are just really funky.
These are crafted out of Teak.
Greenhop retail them for $350 and say:
“What could be cooler than an pair of hand made, painstakingly crafted, real wood (sustainable harvested wood) sunglasses? Not much that we can find, so we are offering them here.”
Posted by Peter Brady on Tue 19th September 2006 at 07:00 AM, Filed in Travel Gadgets
Check out these really cool, timber framed sunglasses. Got to be a bit more eco friendly than their plastic cousins. Wonder if they deteriorate rapido when exposed to water and copious amounts of sunlight?
Greenloop describe them as:
“A pair of iWood ecodesign wooden sunglasses is designed with the environment in mind, using the highest quality, eco-sustainable, exotic wood veneer. All iWood ecodesign products are individually crafted with the most modern techniques combined with old world craftsmanship to insure all products adhere to the highest standards.”
Retailing for around $350 their kinda funky but pricey.
Posted by Peter Brady on Mon 18th September 2006 at 08:07 AM, Filed in Travel Tips
Trying to secure that cheap flight deal has been made a whole lot easier in recent years with the advent of the internet. But there are other ways to secure a bargain.
Teletext
Week in week out, tour operators distribute details of the their latest special deals, many of which appear on teletext. Some of the deals appear nowhere else so it’s well worth taking a look.
Travel agents
Travel agents have long been the place of choice to book your flights and holidays. That’s not so much the case anymore. However, they do still buy considerable numbers of flights on which they negotiate competitive bulk deals, so there is a possibility that you might still get a cut price bargain. It’s always worth a visit or a phone call at the very least.
Standby
If you’re willing to go for a last minute deal then that can cut costs even further for you. You maybe going at unsocial hours and there’s a slim chance that you could be waiting a while for a flight with a spare seat. Nonetheless, you might be saving as much as 25% on your flight.
Internet
Of course there are the independant, no frills airlines offering online booking, but you may also want to check out other sites that offer flights from all sorts of carriers. For example, ebookers purchase large ticket allocations (at discount) from airlines and then resell them on through their web site. In theory, this gives you the possibility of a heavily discounted offer on a scheduled flight. Don’t forget that charter flights tend to suffer more delays.
Gaining access to the beautiful island of Petit St Vincent is via motor yacht from Union Island. The island incorporates 22 beach and hillside cottages offering some of the most spectacular beach views in the world.
Petit St Vincent is situated within “the Grenadines which are a group of islands sprinkled across what may be the most beautiful stretch of water in the Caribbean. Part of the Windward Island chain, the Grenadines drift southwesterly from St. Vincent, the largest of more than 30 islands that make up the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
“Petit St.Vincent (better known locally as PSV) which lies 40 miles south of St.Vincent, is a paradise of softly rolling hills spread over 113 acres surrounded by two miles of white sand beaches, PSV has been tamed just enough to allow for the presence of 22 discreet and simple, yet luxurious cottages. Lying well off the tourist mainstream, PSV could be best described by what is not there. There is no airport, no formal check in, no keys. There are no televisions nor are there telephones in the cottages.
Above all however, there is privacy. Here, amid untouched nature and surrounded by warm, crystal-clear, turquoise water, one senses that the island is one’s own.
The truly hermitic guest need never meet another visitor. Room service is available for all meals, either in your own cottage or at any other location on the island. Most guests however, choose to make use of the resort’s beautiful bar and dining room for at least some of their meals.”
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Posted by Peter Brady on Thu 14th September 2006 at 07:00 AM, Filed in Travel Gadgets
Many people on holiday tend to use a pedal bike at some point. It can be a wonderfully sedate way of seeing a country at close quarters. There are of course times when you’re confronted with a monster hill and all of a sudden your idyllic mode of transportation doesn’t seem so appealing.
That’s why as a lazy lad I loved this product when I first saw it.
According to Revo Power, “The Wheel is brand new patented technology, incorporating the engine and gear train entirely within the front wheel. It can be installed on most existing bicycles around the world. You simply replace your existing wheel!
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