Ucango's Dave Hulsman boards a 36 seat Dash 8 chartered plane from Brisbane Jet Base and sets out to see Lake Eyre and have a beer at the iconic Birsdville hotel while still making it home for dinner that night We’re a few hours into the flight when the terrain of south western Queensland 14,000 feet below dramatically changes. The wide expanse of brown land has made way for an intrinsic web of river systems which dart of into different directions, meeting up with another tributary..more

Ucango Travel's Rosemary McTeigue jumped on a Singapore Airlines flight to Vietnam and took Intrepid Travel's 10 day 'Vietnam Express' (southbound) tour. We've put together the itinerary and asked Rosmeary to add comments and hints about each sector of the tour. The Tour Spiel: Capture the spirit of magical Vietnam on this compact tour from the colonial charm of Hanoi to the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City. Sip coffee with locals in Hanoi and shop up a storm in the Old Quarter, cruis..more

It's not exactly the same as sleeping in a five-star hotel but flying first class on British Airways comes pleasantly close. Every kind of luxury possible in the air is lavished upon First flyers - from fine champagne, Anya Hindmarch washbags with amenities by D.R. Harris & Co, sumptuous meals and, on the ground, luxurious lounges. As a First cabin virgin I was thrilled to step on to the aircraft and turn left instead of right. In the nose of the jet I found my seat - an enormous..more