Email from… Brussels
News journalist Nina Lamparski moved to Brussels six years ago. Here she tells voyager readers why ‘Capital of
Dull’ headlines about the city are wrong
THERE ARE 1,400 PEOPLE right now I’d like to give my
phone number to. Normally I’m not the sort to just hand out
personal details, but I’d make an exception in this case in [...]
Voyager inflight magazine: July 2008
Explore…. Going on kibbutz, ghost-busting adventures, underwater sculpture and more
Too cool for school Londonbased
arts collective Real Gold
Diary July’s hot events [...]
UK Arrivals
ДЛЯ ПРИБЫВАЮЩИХ В СОЕДИНЕННОЕ КОРОЛЕВСТВО
How to complete UK entry forms:
The UK immigration
card must be completed
by all non-EEA
Nationals arriving in the
UK (including Northern
Ireland), except those
in transit and continuing
their journey to
another country.
Как заполнять формы для прибытия в Соединенное Королевство:
Immigration cards will be handed out by cabin
crew. Please ensure that you complete the form
BEFORE you arrive at Passport [...]
ENTERTAINMENT
Welcome to bmi’s new inflight
entertainment listings guide
You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV and
audio programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours
on many of our flights. Our listings are now categorised by system
a,
b,
c,
d
for flights from the UK and
a,
b,
c,
d for flights
to the UK depending on what aircraft you’re flying on [...]
US ARRIVALS
How to complete US entry forms
Everyone entering the US (or one
member of a family) must complete a
customs declaration form.
Depending on your circumstances,
you’ll also be given either a white or
green immigration form. You DO NOT
need to complete an immigration form
if you are a US or Canadian citizen, a
Green Card holder or a new immigrant.
Who needs to [...]
Frequent Flyer
diamond club gives you more
whether you’re travelling for business or pleasure, you can enjoy the benefits
of diamond club, the UK’s most generous frequent flyer programme
diamond club is our loyalty programme which
rewards customers who fly with bmi and other
Star Alliance member airlines. With diamond club,
you can earn free flights quicker than with other
airlines and get to [...]
Going platinum
Words: Virginia Blackburn
Sometimes misunderstood as the dull relation of gold, platinum is, in fact, the most precious – and most
collectable – of metals and prized pieces range from exquisite Art Deco jewellery to luxury wristwatches
HEARD THE STORY about the businessman
who spent £20,000 on a vintage platinum
Rolex? He sold it to buy a much cheaper gold
version [...]
Gadgets
Words:Camilla Chafer
Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market
Nokia camera phone
With an eye on social
networking, the Nokia N82
has a 5MP camera, a Carl
Zeiss lens, Xenon flash,
autofocus and video capture.
Images can be “geotagged”
so they are recorded by
location and can be directly
uploaded to web services.
External 8GB memory stores
up to 3,600 pictures [...]
All the white moves
Interview | Robina Dam
Watches, chocolates and banking may soon be joined by cosmetic dentistry as the key sectors
associated with Switzerland – at least if the sisters behind Swiss Smile have anything to do
with it. voyager caught up with them as they prepare to expand into the Middle East and USA
WHEN THE SWISS-based sisters Haleh
and Golnar [...]
Look to the skies
Words | Beatrice Galilee
What is most striking about London’s skyline? St Paul’s? ‘The Gherkin’? Or simply the fact
that it’s always changing? This month the London Festival of Architecture invites you to see
blueprints for the future, and to look again at some of the existing buildings you might have
missed, with a special programme of hundreds of [...]
Green light for shopping
Words | Sophy Grimshaw
This month is Fashion Week in Amsterdam and the city has also transformed the
windows of the redlight district into a showcase for world-class design. Forget
packing too much luggage – just bring an empty suitcase for your purchases
THERE’S NEVER BEEN a better time
to go shopping in Amsterdam than
right now. That’s the message the
city [...]
Block Party
It’s been 40 years since the first Legoland opened in Denmark – showing it has strong
foundations for a place that’s made largely of plastic. Writer and childhood Lego fan
David Atkinson flew there to see if the iconic toy building bricks still capture the imagination
IT WAS THE summer of 1968 and
many people around the world
were clambering [...]
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