travel - Procrastinating Ola

Are you protected?

December 17 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #airline, #ATOL, #channel 4, #consumer credit act, #flights, #Flyglobespan, #Insurance, #online travel, #package holiday, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Scotland, #travel, #Travel Insurance

With the collapse of yet another airline, Scotland’s Flyglobespan.com , over 3,000 Flyglobespan customers may have an additional worry – how to get home. This is because they booked their flights direct with the airline, rather than a travel agent, thus...

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Leaving a tip may not be optional

December 10 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Canada, #eating out, #experience, #Italian, #meal, #metro, #Montreal, #Ola Fagbohun, #ondo lady, #pennsylvania, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #restaurant, #service, #service charge, #tips, #travel, #USA

One evening in Montreal, my travel partner Ronke and I, starving, had a dinner to forget at Mike's, an Italian restaurant chain. We were seated immediately only to wait about 30 minutes for a waiter to bring us drinks and take our order. And that's only...

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Diverse Traveller Survey

December 7 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #research, #travel, #Travel News, #Travel Survey, #travellers, #website, #women, #women travellers

Our survey will ask you a few questions about your last trip abroad & in the U.K., your general travel habits, your views on Diverse Traveller, and finally a little about you. This is our second reader / visitor survey; we'll use the information mainly...

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A new fan of The 'Dam

December 3 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Amsterdam, #black woman traveller, #Dutch, #English, #Europeans, #Holland, #La Margarita, #Lonely Planet, #multi-racial, #multicultural, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #restaurant, #south america, #Surinam, #Suriname, #tourist, #travel, #traveller, #visit

I recently got back from a lovely weekend trip to Amsterdam. Although this was not my first visit, I had visited the city once before as a child with my Grandma and cousins, this was my first visit as an adult. On this trip, I saw more of Amsterdam including...

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Goodbye Borders

November 27 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #books, #bookstore, #borders, #brent cross, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #evening standard, #magazines, #Ola Fagbohun, #research, #travel, #waterstones

It is with some guilt I read about the demise of Borders book stores in the Evening Standard last week. Guilt because I have contributed, big time. Yes, I am one of the many who frequently pop into Borders, and rarely buy anything. My strategy went something...

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Trust your intuition when networking online

November 5 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #couchsurfing, #Diverse Traveller, #experience, #facebook, #Online, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #safety, #Skype, #travel, #women travellers

Around Easter I joined couchsurfing.com, a volunteer-based worldwide network connecting travellers with members of local communities, offering free accommodation and/or advice. I was on a mission to travel as many times as possible with my very limited...

Airport Scanner Reveals All

October 31 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Airport, #body, #body search, #Heathrow Terminal 2, #naked, #scanner, #screening, #travel, #Travel News

There has been a fair bit of unfavourable noise about the new airport body scanners, so much so that they will not be used on children. To be honest, I haven't been paying much attention, that is until I saw a video, see below, of the images that are...

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The Best Job In The World (The Remake)

October 29 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Australia, #bahamas, #ben southall, #best job in the world, #Caribbean, #compwetition, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #film challenge, #film-making, #flickr, #Great Barrier Reef, #Hamilton Island, #jobs, #queensland, #the Bahamas, #travel, #Travel and Tourism, #USA

Check this out! The Bahamas Tourist Board is giving all budding filmmakers the chance to win 'the best job in the world'! Hold on, haven't we heard something like this before? If, like me, you're thinking of Australia's Queensland campaign earlier this...

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Introducing Guest Author Nadine Stewart

October 27 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black woman traveller, #blogging, #Bristol, #Diverse Traveller. new York, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Nadine, #travel, #traveler, #travelling, #woman

I'm Nadine and not only am I new to Ola's World and Diverse Traveller, I'm also new to the world of blogging... so please do take it easy on me! A little bit about me? I'm a 32 yr old (but very young at heart) single female originally from Bristol, but...

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Travel jobs

October 25 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #jobs, #magazine, #recruitment, #travel, #travel jobs, #wanderlust, #web editor

Half of all the emaiIs I receive ask me if I know of any travel jobs. As much as I would love to continue to answer these enquiries individually, I simply don't have the time. Instead, since there is a demand, I have decided to respond via Ola's World....