Flight delay forecasting

With airline schedules became more and more unpredictable with chronic flight delays would it not be nice to have a crystal ball telling which flight will be actually on time?

Believe it or not, there is a website which predicts flight delays. Delaycast was established to provide information about possible difficulties in flight itineraries and to give travelers realistic expectations about their travel plans. Its goal is to help flyers avoid delays, missed connections, and unintended stay overs.

Online multi language keyboard

So you sit in the internet café in Beijing and look with despair at a keyboard… what do you do?

• I carry on without any problems; I am Chinese and speak Mandarin fluently after all…
• I carry on with slight panic in my eyes, hoping someone will understand…
• I give up and go for Chow Mein instead; after all there is no hurry…
• Chinese keyboard? No problems at all… There is multi-language Virtual Keyboard and I am not afraid to use it!

It does not matter what language you speak, there is Online Keyboard that enables you to write in your language wherever you are in the world, with an online on screen keyboard emulator. After you finish writing, just copy and paste it to your email browser. Easy peasy lemon squeeze!

A prayer for love.

It is not easy to find true love and sometimes divine intervention is needed. So if you are for a single female looking for some heavenly help, Kuzuryu Shrine (Nine-headed dragon shrine) in Japan maybe your answer.

On 13th of each month women from all over Japan cruise across Ashi Lake to reach the shrine and pray for soul mate. Yesterday, more than 500 Japanese women sailed and then trekked through a snow-covered forest to plead for love.

Green Map – a way of eco-traveller

‘Think Global, Map Local’ it is a motto of U.S. based non-profit cooperative the Green Map, promoting eco friendly living through mapmaking. The Green Map congregates mapmakers around the world who chart green living, ecological, social and cultural resources and prepare practical guides for residents and tourists.

Whether you are searching for cycling routs in Tokyo, organic produce in Bristol or best walks in Wellington New Zealand, the Green Map will help you. At the moment site boast over 300 maps and although not all of them are published it certainly is a must stop for any eco-traveller.

U.S. substitutes

With increasing number of travel restrictions to United States, The Sunday Times has offered some fantastic alternatives.

Hong Kong instead of New York – both cities are buzzing and unforgettable. Flight to Hong Kong might be longer, however there are no queues or extensive questioning at immigration.

Disneyland Paris in place of Disney World Orlando – closer, cheaper and smaller carbon footprint.

Gauchos versus Cowboys – for true experience of harmony between horse and its rider in the middle of wild pampas try Argentina.

Forget Las Vegas, try Macau – just 55 minutes ferry trip from Hong Kong, Macau offers the largest casino in the world – the Venetian Macao with top class entertainment, just to name The Police concert in February.

St Moritz before Aspen - classier and posher, with over 100 years more tradition, St Moritz in Switzerland offers ample snow with over 300 days of sunshine a year.

Switzerland famous for chocolate, cheese and… spas!

The TripAdvisor’s readers named Top Ten World Spas. Among them there are 5 European spas with 3 of them in Switzerland, the other four are in USA and one in Bali.

"Situated in stunning environments with luxurious accommodations, these top spas offer a truly exceptional experience, enabling travelers to completely unwind and rejuvenate," said Michele Perry, spokeswoman for TripAdvisor.

The full list is as follows:

1. Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai, California
2. Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken, Switzerland
3. The Lodge At Woodloch, Hawley, Pennsylvania
4. Les Sources de Caudalie, Aquitaine, France
5. Como Shambhala, Bali, Indonesia
6. Canyon Ranch Lenox, Lenox, Massachusetts
7. Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, California
8. Lausanne Palace & Spa, Vaud, Switzerland
9. Hotel Le Mirador Kempinski Genfer See, Vaud, Switzerland
10. Schlosshotel Buehlerhoehe, Buhl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany