Marseille v Chelsea 8 Dec – Advice for Blues Fans

Chelsea FC travels out to France to meet Olympique de Marseille in a UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday 8 December 2010. 

The venue is the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille with kick-off at 8:45 pm local time (7:45 pm…

Greece – New Strike Dates

The Foreign Office (FCP) has published further dates for strikes in Greece. 

• 25 November 2010:  Public and private sector unions plan a three-hour work stoppage from 12 noon until 3pm
• 15 December:  A 24-hour general strike is planned.  Disruption to

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Royal Wedding Date – Don’t Miss Out on a Holiday!

Easter Monday falls on April 25 next year – meaning that a public holiday on the Royal Wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday, 29 April 2011 will make it a three-day work week.  But wait, there’s more…

In…

Why You Need a Will and Travel Insurance

If you go gambling in Vegas you expect to lose money.  However, going off travelling or skiing overseas without making out a will or taking out travel insurance is a gamble you should not take lightly.  

It’s not a pleasant…

Helmet Laws, Ski Resort Rules and Ski Insurance

Ski season is getting underway across Europe and North America.  Here at home some Scottish ski resorts opened last weekend.  In Canada resorts are off to a great start, and Whistler in British Columbia is opening early due to great…

Colorado Skiing – Vail Resorts and EpicMix

If you’re dying to hit the slopes but can’t get away yet, it’ll be tough to know that the season is already underway in many Colorado ski resorts.  Not only that, Vail Resorts has ramped up the excitement of the skiing/riding…

British Passports – Change in Application Process

Over the past 20 years, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Home Office have jointly handled passport processing. 

From April of 2011 the Identity & Passport Service (IPS) will be the sole printer and provider of passports for British…

Australia – Working Holidays & Visa Scams

The Foreign Office (FCO) published a warning regarding Working Holiday Visa scams for Australia.  Apparently victims have fallen prey to adverts offering to sell information to help extend a Working Holiday Visa. 

Visas for a second-year Working Holiday are available for…

Holiday Accidents, FCO, and Travel Insurance

The British Foreign Office (FCO) has an excellent campaign called ‘Know Before You Go‘ which is aimed at providing British travellers and holidaymakers with advice to stay safe (and out of trouble) in their destination country.   If you don’t know…

Brazilian F1 Grand Prix

The Brazilian F1 Grand Prix takes place next weekend, from 5-7 November 2010, at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Sad but true: only one more race to go in the 2010 calendar – which takes the…