Quotient TravelPlanner's Blog

photo © 2011 Khairil Zhafri , Flickr   You won't be much in a mood to work when you realise that half of the world is probably holidaying on the 1st of August. Let's take a look at some of the countries ...

Looking for a truly exotic experience? How about staying in an igloo, while experiencing the midnight sun? For the first time, travellers will now be able to experience staying in a hotel made out of ice during the summer months.  There ...

If you're looking to go on a holiday from June to September, why not consider the south of India? But that's the monsoon season you say? Well, that's also the best time to catch waterfalls at full flow. Check out ...

Following the footsteps of Virgin's Galactic space tourism program, KLM has now jumped on the bandwagon to offer suborbital flights starting January 2014.  Using the Lynx aircraft, the flight is planned to take off from the island of Curacao, which is ...

Following a lost bet with AirAsia boss, Tony Fernandes, on whose team would finish lower in the 2010 Formula One season, Richard Branson will now have to dress up as an AirAsia 'stewardess' and serve as a flight attendant on a charity ...

Source: Hotels.com Here are 5 of the most unusual hotel jobs around the world, from past to present. #1 - The Bed Warmer At the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London, a unique turn down service is offered to guests - a human bed ...

If Iceland is one of those destinations on your to-travel-to list, why not strike it off with a visit from 26th March 2011 to 2nd April 2011. This is the period when the Icelandic Horse Festival will be held. Even ...

From Slovakia, we make our way to Budapest in Hungary. Our hotel is literally the stuff of legends and lots of celebrity gossip awaits. Famous guests' antics include Eddie Murphy asking for a fountain to be built in his hotel ...

Today we travel from Prague towards Bratislava in Slovakia via the cross-European highway E50. [caption id="attachment_1089" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="0900 - First stop of the day - to the gas station to fill up for our journey on the E50. Check out ...

Today, we get to see Karlovy Vary in daylight, and make our way to Prague passing by castles, quaint houses and historic architecture. [caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="0930 - This is the main shopping street in Karlovy Vary."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1073" align="alignnone" width="200" ...