Posts Tagged ‘Travel’

Travel quiz: journey to the extremes of the earth

Filed under: World travel Rex Where is the earth’s closest point to the moon (clue: it’s not Everest)? Where will you find the coldest village? And would you know where to go to find the greatest vertical drop on earth? Here’s your chance to take a journey to some of the planet’s most extreme spots [...]

Svalbard travel news with photos from Svalbard after fine weather forecast

Sailing on the Icefjord in Svalbard in beautiful weather, towards the glacier giving fine Svalbard photos. Photo Copyright To travel to Svalbard has been a big wish for me and my wife for several years. To refresh your memory of Svalbard it is the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago lying up in the Arctic far north of [...]

Travel chaos in Dublin after severe flooding

Filed under: Travel News Getty Dublin put emergency plans into place last night after severe flooding suspended rail services, closed roads, caused flight delays and left businesses and homes deluged with water. The torrential rain equated to a month’s rainfall in just one day. An off-duty policeman is missing and feared dead after a river [...]