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  • RUSSIA: Moscow Times says 3 investors "considering launching budget carriers in Russia" after SkyExpress & AviaNova collapsed in Autumn 2011
  • VICTORIA: Fresh fruit salad for breakfast! (A healthy start to the day after travelling overnight from Scotland). ^AL http://t.co/qZGVPcAg
  • LONDON: Just arrived at Victoria Coach Station on the overnight Megabus (http://t.co/ZcZ75xIu) from Scotland! ^AL http://t.co/JSirXWIt
  • I've yet to try the new Megabus Sleeper (http://t.co/k0y0OPUU) introduced in autumn 2011. But I hope to in 2012! ^AL @lovelyclaire
  • RT @lovelyclaire: @attitudeTravel But not the Glasgow to London Megabus sleeper (with on-board bunks)? Maybe next time...
  • GLASGOW: On the Glasgow to London Night Megabus (with on-board free WiFi)! £12.50 o/w at http://t.co/ZcZ75xIu ^AL http://t.co/dVnF73nT
  • GLASGOW: Brilliant Italian restaurant. Delicious pizza & Peroni. Free WiFi. ^AL (@ Di Maggio's) http://t.co/OIjAp2SC
  • GLASGOW: Evenings in early February in Scotland are seriously dark & cold! I'm having a mocha to warm up. ^AL http://t.co/FTPTsxBO
  • I just unlocked the "Fresh Brew" badge on @foursquare! Coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee. http://t.co/rLlKSyb2
  • GLASGOW: The West Highland train from Mallaig made it to Glasgow in 5 hrs. £16.10 o/w at http://t.co/yN4wjXcw ^AL http://t.co/fzZu1urg
  • MALLAIG: Grabbing a full breakfast here to gear up for the long journey south to Glasgow over the West Highlands! ^AL http://t.co/vjrm3ZSJ
  • MALLAIG: Arriving into port now after crossing Loch Nevis on the ferry from Inverie (@KnoydartFerry). £10 o/w. ^AL http://t.co/GBR4KBKw
  • I just became the mayor of Knoydart Ferry on @foursquare! http://t.co/CLZk8s3o
  • Can't deny that it's chilly on Knoydart! According to http://t.co/j07N8qxK it's "Britain's Last Wilderness" ! ^AL @Flightmapping
  • RT @Flightmapping: @attitudeTravel I think at this time of year, Scotland needs some warming up - why a lump of coal and first footing a ...
  • It's 25 mins to cross from Mallaig to Inverie on http://t.co/j07N8qxK but the last 2 days I've been at Sandaig! ^AL @Flightmapping
  • RT @Flightmapping: @attitudeTravel how long has it taken you to get there? Ah, the pleasures is the journey - and the destination?
  • INVERIE: At my favourite UK pub (http://t.co/7pkIf0jH) after sailing here on http://t.co/j07N8qxK ! ^AL http://t.co/085TE7ZX
  • MALLAIG: On the harbourside waiting for the Knoydart Ferry (http://t.co/j07N8qxK ) - not long now! ^AL http://t.co/1OxYh2Rt
  • I just unlocked the "I'm on a boat!" badge on @foursquare! Y'achta be here! http://t.co/wJHSasnn
  • FORT WILLIAM: Just arrived on the Citylink (http://t.co/q60ZQYHh) from Glencoe Village. £7.20 o/w. (How much??!) ^AL
  • GLENCOE: So... it appears I have the Citylink Summer Timetable. And there will be no bus until 11:30. Time for a proper breakfast then! ^AL
  • GLENCOE: Skis & Poles. Check. Boots. Check. Backpack. Check. Coffee in hand. Check. Where's the bus, already? ^AL http://t.co/k4D2WPhc
  • I just became the mayor of Glencoe Crossroads Bus Stop on @foursquare! http://t.co/geOlctUL
  • GLENCOE: Just time to grab a coffee - the bus to the ski station will be here in 2 mins! ^AL (@ The Glencoe Hotel) http://t.co/L4Y8wBxS
  • I just ousted Miranda Y. as the mayor of The Glencoe Hotel on @foursquare! http://t.co/eFawrhMW
  • GLENCOE: Leaving the HI Hostel to haul my loaded rucksack & skis to Glencoe Village. ^AL (@ Glencoe Youth Hostel) http://t.co/mbU59mjn
  • GLENCOE: Back at the HI Hostel & turning in now in preparation for an early start tomorrow morning. Lights out! ^AL http://t.co/mymKWf2U
  • I just unlocked the "Bender" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/8DQd6vMc
  • Claire! We've missed you! How are you guys??! Will you be heading back to the Pirin Mountains this season?! @gobansko
  • RT @gobansko: "@You wouldn't really consider anything other than tasty haggis for dinner on Burns Night, would you? Not ...
  • Indeed @Flightmapping! But Low Cost Intercity operators like NX Funfare (http://t.co/CvTFMCd1) etc. are the LCCs of Britain's motorways!
  • RT @Flightmapping: @attitudeTravel you know about my aversion to long distance buses!
  • Hi @CHaTParks! We've just seen your great tip for a West Yorkshire day out. Ta for the heads up, we'll visit CHaT Parks & give it a review!
  • RT @CHaTParks: @attitudeTravel if you like free things to do in Wakefield, Clarence Holmfield and Thornes (CHaT) Parks is another great ...
  • GLENCOE: The HI Hostel closes 10:30-15:30. So I'm enjoying a cappuccino (+ free wifi) at the nearby Clachaig Inn. ^AL http://t.co/8cy6jLuO
  • I just ousted @gpcarrington as the mayor of Clachaig Inn on @foursquare! http://t.co/Voul6UEK
  • GLENCOE: You wouldn't really consider anything other than tasty haggis for dinner on Burns Night, would you? ^AL http://t.co/qo58ZKFQ
  • GLENCOE: Time to check out the 18km of runs on Scotland's oldest & (it claims) "most exciting" ski resort! ^AL http://t.co/Jg2O6yFU
  • GLENCOE: Now on the Citylink (http://t.co/q60ZQYHh) travelling up the glen from Glencoe Crossroads to the ski centre. £8.70 r/t. ^AL
  • GLENCOE: It's a brisk 25 minute walk from Glencoe HI Hostel to the Citylink Bus Stop in Glencoe Village. ^AL http://t.co/HcAtQryl
  • GLENCOE: Enjoying a tea in the Hostel Kitchen/Dining Room before hiking back to the village to catch the ski-bus! ^AL http://t.co/4FsLxFKL
  • I just ousted @superkaika as the mayor of Glencoe Youth Hostel on @foursquare! http://t.co/pxVW0zmf
  • GLENCOE: N.B. Glencoe HI Hostel (http://t.co/zccsqJGx) lies beyond the similarly named Glencoe Independent Hostel (http://t.co/y8WYQlkF) ^AL
  • GLENCOE: Pitch darkness on the HI Hostel road made for a spectacular starscape. I've never seen Orion so bright. ^AL http://t.co/H6L3vVzo
  • GLENCOE: Arrived here 1 hour ago on the Citylink (http://t.co/q60ZQYHh) from Glasgow. 2hrs 30mins, £19.40 o/w. ^AL http://t.co/bLZLHEIB
  • RT @lovelyclaire: @attitudeTravel It's in the next valley completely! #southernershavenoideaofnortherngeography
  • Yes! Manchester-Glasgow Advance Fares are £16 o/w at http://t.co/VB4KyCRQ! But I booked this trip late, on Jan 17. ^AL @Flightmapping
  • RT @Flightmapping: @attitudeTravel yeah, but there's loads of cheap train fares too. Arrive in style over Clyde into Glasgow Central!
  • Cheeky! Kirkburton is 8.5 miles northeast of Holme, placing it inarguably in the _foothills_ of the northern Peak District! @lovelyclaire
  • RT @lovelyclaire: @attitudeTravel Have the boundaries of the Peak District been redefined?! Or is this a different Kirkburton? :-p
  • GLASGOW: Made it to Buchanan Bus Station on Megabus (http://t.co/ZcZ75xIu) - just £11 o/w from Manchester! ^AL http://t.co/ygFTYnbf
  • MANCHESTER: Just made it across town to Shudehill from Piccadilly through a torrential downpour. Soaked! ^AL http://t.co/wcNuHoQE
  • MANCHESTER: An easy ride across the Pennines from West Yorkshire. £11.30 o/w via http://t.co/VB4KyCRQ ^AL http://t.co/9zuwCEHS
  • KIRKBURTON: This morning the foothills of the northern Peak District; this evening the Highlands of Scotland! ^AL http://t.co/tCage0YU
  • WEST YORKSHIRE: It still pains me that the TransPennine (http://t.co/VB4KyCRQ) Leeds to Huddersfield fare now comes to £4.90 o/w. ^AL
  • LEEDS: The adventure to Scotland starts here! ^AL #Knoydart (@ Leeds Railway Station (LDS) w/ 6 others) http://t.co/CR0Qyk0q
  • RT @Jet2Offers: We agree. It seems excessive. Other low fare airlines (Jetstar in Australia, Jet4you in Morocco) include 'Jet' in their ...
  • RT @Karen__Wilding: @Jet2Offers jetXtra_com is nothing like jet2 its a pathetic attempt to disrupt a new business who could be competition!
  • LEEDS: Pin on Dock Street is one of the many great bars on the River Aire between Clarence Dock & Granary Wharf. ^AL http://t.co/vGb0nnNp
Friday, 3rd October, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Europe

Jet 2 to fly new sunshine routes

North England's own budget airline, Jet 2 plans to expand its route network in 2009, flying to many more sunshine destinations - including Cornwall, Croatia and Cyprus.

In fact, next year, Jet 2 will fly more low cost routes to the Mediterranean, Adriatic & Dalmatia than ever before - not only from the North of England, but also from Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Jet 2 will fly to many more sunshine destinations from Northern Ireland and the North of England in Spring and Summer 2009
Wednesday, 24th September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Europe

Budget Airlines focus on Ukraine

You wait years for an LCC, then 4 come along at once. This autumn, Wizz Air, germanwings, Germania & Air Arabia all start flying to Ukraine.

The former Soviet Republic has long only been accessible via flag carriers such as British Airways and Austrian Airlines. At last, no-frills carriers will make transit to cities such as Kyiv and L'viv affordable.

Wizz Air - one of the European low fare airlines to start operating direct low cost international routes into Ukraine in 2008...
Wednesday, 24th September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in the Middle East

FlyDubai to sheikh up Arabian skies

Air Asia will fly beyond the borders of Southeast Asia with new routes to both India and Bangladesh.

Attempts by other cheap Asian airlines such as Mihin Lanka, Nok Air & Fly Yeti to operate low cost flights across the Bay of Bengal, linking South Asia with Southeast Asia have so far all failed. Only the Indian LCC AI Express currently links Thailand & Singapore to India & Bangladesh.

The Tyn Church on Prague's Old Town Square...
Wednesday, 24th September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Asia

Mihin Lanka will fly again...

Sri Lanka's only low fare airline, grounded for most of 2008, expects to take to the skies again in December.

Mihin Lanka is uniquely placed to offer inter-regional low cost routes linking the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia. But the revived carrier will now face increased competition from aggressively expanding low cost rivals AI Express and Air Asia.

Mihin Lanka plans to take to the skies again in December 2008...
Monday, 22nd September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Asia

New low cost routes to South Asia

Air Asia will fly beyond the borders of Southeast Asia with new routes to both India and Bangladesh.

Attempts by other cheap Asian airlines such as Mihin Lanka, Nok Air & Fly Yeti to operate low cost flights across the Bay of Bengal, linking South Asia with Southeast Asia have so far all failed. Only the Indian LCC AI Express currently links Thailand & Singapore to India & Bangladesh.

Air Asia - due to fly into India in November 2008...
Monday, 22nd September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Europe

Air Arabia expands into Europe

The largest, best established budget carrier in the Middle East, Air Arabia has set its sights on Europe.

The low fare airline will commence flights to Ukraine on October 15th, 2008, and plans to establish a new base in the Moroccan capital Rabat from which it will fly to many Mediterranean destinations in both North Africa and Europe.

Air Arabia is now expanding its route networks into Europe...
Friday, 29th August, 2008
Low cost Airlines in Asia

Air Deccan is now Kingfisher Red

India's pioneering no-frills airline Air Deccan has been swallowed up whole by Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher. The phoenix rising from Deccan's ashes is Kingfisher Red.

Crucially, this means that what was once the cheapest air network in India has now been superceded by leaner, meaner competitors such as spiceJet, IndiGo and also GoAir, based out of Goa. And in India, of course, there's always the train...

Kingfisher Red now operates domestic low fare flights across India out of Delhi and Mumbai
Wednesday, 21st March, 2007
Low Cost Buses & Trains in the UK

No-frills intercity routes in the UK

In March 2007, Stelios Haji-Ionannou's easyBus launched its first new route in three years, from central London to Stansted Airport.

Meanwhile other budget intercity operators such as Terravision, megabus, megatrain and NX Funfare continue to expand their networks. A greener alternative to flying?

megabus operates the largest low cost overland network in Europe
Tuesday, 3rd April, 2007
Low Cost Travel Cafe

Share budget travel tips...!

One of attitude Travel's ongoing objectives is to help backpackers & independent travellers share useful information and advice.

The Low Cost Travel Cafe is a great place to find out about the latest budget air routes and to get quick answers to your own independent travel questions.

The Low Cost Travel Cafe on attitude Travel is an online hang out for backpackers and independent travellers
Thursday, 10th April, 2003
Budget Travel in the Czech Republic

Backpacking in Bohemia & Moravia

The Czech capital, Prague, is an architectural jewel and offers a wealth of sights to explore.

attitude Travel also has travel photos, maps, advice and original articles to help you plan your travels to other towns and castles including Český Krumlov, Kutná Hora, Karlštejn, Telč and Karlovy Vary.

The Tyn Church on Prague's Old Town Square...
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