© The Boeing Company
Oonagh Shiel, Site Editor
Where will you be? Going West to East - normally the worst way to get jet lag – shortly (I hope) after 2007 on a First Choice, Continental Airlines or Northwest Airlines flight. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was previewed at the recent Farnborough Airshow.
Why? The Dreamliner will make jet lag a thing of the past. Eureka! No more exhausted stumbling into the Arrivals terminal to mumble greetings at family members; no more waking up at 4am and wondering if I can really start my day at that time; no more falling asleep at 3pm; no more trying to keep very grumpy small children awake until their normal bed time.
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© BOB diving
Sabrina Wolfe, Senior Site Editor
Where will you be? Tenerife
Why? Tenerife is a great island to visit for many reasons. It’s got fantastic weather all year round (the tourist website boasts that it has the “lowest temperature difference between summer and winter for anywhere in the world”); the famed black sand beaches; and a stunning landscape which includes volcanoes, mountains, deserts and a “lunar” peaks.
But, more than all this, Tenerife is also the only place in Europe where you can go BOB diving.
What’s on offer? BOB diving is a new type of diving for, well, those who don’t really like the normal sort. Always wanted to see the underwater world, but never fancied all that swimming around and getting your hair wet? Then BOB diving is perfect.
Continue reading: Playa de las Americas, Tenerife »
Hugo Burge, Head of International
Where will you be? Belle Ile, off the coast of Brittany.
Why? I hate myself for mentioning this spot but what can I do. The best thing about it is that no-one goes there! No celebrities (well none stupid enough to say so), just families and folks in the know. It’s hard to get there and ironically (for a posting on Cheapflights) has no major airport! Best way to get there is the train from Paris and then a ferry from Quiberon. There is a restaurant where apparently Mitterrand was a regular but I’m not sure that caused a stampede to this charming island.
What’s on offer? A small and quiet island where many folks bicycle around or drive in mini-mokes. It is desperately unfashionable and low key; a hang out for Parisians unwinding, families wanting beach holidays and artistes.
Continue reading: Belle Ile, Brittany »
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