North East Travel News

Issue 122

I had every intention this month of writing a light, feelgood piece packed with travel news and inspiration. Then, as often happens in travel, life threw a curve ball and the tone had to change. In a way, that’s the perfect metaphor for travel itself. We plan, we book, we get excited, and we give ourselves something to look forward to. Then real life steps in: a change of job, a family wedding no one knew about when you booked, an illness, or, on a bigger scale, world events like those in the Middle East. Some of those curve balls are happy ones, some are worrying, but almost all of them have an impact on your travel plans. Dates need to move, routes need to change, and suddenly that “simple” online booking does not feel quite so simple. So who do you trust, and where do you turn for support?…