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Dressing in Iran Iran observes the Islamic dress code, which calls for women to cover their hair, neck and arms with a chador. But as a visitor, you simply need…
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Movie: The Way Actors: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick Van Wageningen Director: Emilio Estevez This is the story of an American father who travels to France to…
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He’s risen to great heights, this down-to-earth Mountain Trekker. It was a joy to catch up with journalist, news readers, PR professional, mass communication lecturer and now everybody’s favourite Youtuber…
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I was a trainee pilot, done with over 75 hours of flying. It was time to move on to the next and arguably the most exciting stage, the cross country—I…
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The cockpit is the ‘sacred’ space of an airplane. It’s a mystery how pilots operate inside this shell. Pilot Capt Karan Parmar takes us right inside! A decorated ex-Air Force personnel,…
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1.From take-off to a safe height of 10,000 feet, pilots aren’t supposed to be disturbed. After we’ve crossed this climb, the lead cabin attendant calls on the intercom to…
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Editor’s Review As somebody who travels for a living, I’ve flown almost every major airline. But over the past few years, Travel Secrets has developed a special fondness for and…
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Get a travel credit card that has no fees on foreign transactions or ATM, as they add up. You can pre-load your travel card before you leave so you can’t…
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If you want to travel the local way and connect to the natives, don’t stay in chain hotels with tourists. Stay in B&Bs and chat with the owners and staff. …
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Travel Secret #372 We posed this question to an experienced airline pilot. Here’s what he had to say: Not just speed, even the fuel consumption at higher altitude is less….
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