British Airways (BA) is to return to Hong Kong and Tokyo. Haneda (HND), Tokyo’s main airport, nine miles across Tokyo Bay and on the metro network, will see BA returning on an initial four days a week basis from Sunday 13 November. The route will be flown by a three-class Boeing 787-9. Flight time outbound…
Largest balloon festival in the Middle East floats through Qatar’s skies
Already home to the world’s tallest indoor roller coaster, Qatar Tourism is celebrating Eid al-Fitr, with another record-breaking attraction – the largest balloon festival in the Middle East. With balloons, ranging from well-known and much-loved characters such as Minion, Angry Birds, Mario & Luigi, to iconic Qatari features including a falcon, whale shark and even…
Touring Estonia – From East to West
Rupert Parker explores Estonia starting at Narva, on the Russian Border, and finishes in Tallinn, the vibrant capital. Estonia is one of the three Baltic countries, including Latvia and Lithuania that lost their independence after WW2 and were forced to join their bigger neighbour, the Soviet Union. Although that time is still a recent memory,…
