Do you know what laws apply to you in the country you’re about to travel to?

Let’s start with a quick exercise. Imagine you going to Singapore next week. What laws will apply to you there? What laws will you follow?

If you answer that you don’t know or the same laws as a...

Sadly, we're headed into the end of this ski season in Europe but there’s still a month to hit the slopes and a couple more months if you live in North America. While most snow fanatics are familiar with the term ‘aprés-ski’, it means ‘after ski’ in French and is a hap...

With Easter next week now is a good time to think about attending religious festivals and events when travelling abroad. Every country will have a number of these. Think about Carnaval in Brazil, or St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. and Ireland, Eid al-Fitr in Muslim count...

On 23 March 2017, four people were killed in the centre of London when an attacker drove his car along a pavement of a bridge and attempted to storm Parliament stabbing and killing a police officer before being shot by police.

This shocking and tragic incident highligh...

Electronics travel ban? What does it mean for you and your travel tomorrow? 

On 20 March 2017, the U.S. President directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to slap a ban on laptops and tablets on all direct flights from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Morocc...

Working or volunteering abroad is one of the most exciting ways to use your gap year. However, far too many young people are taken advantage of because they have not adequately prepared to take care of themselves before they attempt to take care of others. It’s excitin...