Diary August’s hot events in great bmi destinations including Chicago, Tel Aviv and Brussels Explore A modern home for Tutankhamun’s treasures, new kids’aquarium in Barbados and airport [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to bmi’s 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 [...]

Words | Virginia Blackburn First worn by the very rich while they kept their genuine jewels under lock and key, costume jewellery is now highly collectable WHEN IS A WORK of art more than just a work of art? When it’s a piece of vintage costume jewellery. There has been a phenomenal rise in acquiring old and glamorous [...]

Words: Camilla Chafer, Maisie Lynch Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market 1 Touchscreen PC The HP TouchSmart IQ504 comes with a 22-inch highdefinition scratch-resistant touchscreen that’s thinner in size than its predecessor. You can access panels, play music files and view pictures using your fingertips, while a built-in microphone, speakers and webcam [...]

A slump in the UK property market has been regarded as the first casualty of the global economic slowdown. Yet this isn’t the time to write off its potential entirely, says Property Correspondent Emma Mahony ANYONE WHO REGULARLY dips their toe in the property market – someone looking to buy to let, or put capital into housing – will know that [...]

Interview | Hazel Davis He has more street-cred than you can shake a skateboard at – meet the creative force behind the global clothing company Marc Ecko Enterprises WHEN THE ECKO clothing line was originally launched in America in 1993, it was aimed at cool young skater kids – similar to its founder. But such has been the roaring success of the label that suit-wearing [...]

Words | Sophy Grimshaw It’s one of Ethiopia’s most beautiful assets and a vital part of its ecology and scenery, but the Ethiopian wolf could soon be extinct. As the Born Free Foundation makes its campaign to save these creatures a fundraising priority this summer, voyager discovers why this important animal continues to inspire HIGH IN THE mountains of the [...]

If entertainment is what you’re after this month Edinburgh is the place to be as the world’s top acts take to its streets and stages THE SIXTY-FIRST EDINBURGH International Festival takes place between 8 and 31 August (www.eif.co.uk) and as usual, audiences can expect a showcase of top-flight culture, from classical music and opera to drama and dance, in venues across the [...]

Words | Robina Dam A little black book listing chichi recommendations for shopping, hotels, dining, etc, that you otherwise might never know about can turn a trip into an unforgettable experience. Get started with these insider tips from the style experts Jewellery designer Fiona Knapp specialises in precious metals and semi-precious stones at her Notting Hill atelier. Her trademark [...]

Photography | Sasan T Farsani Iranian photographer Sasan T Farsani explains the story behind his online photo journal Tehran24.com, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year “ DURING THE MID 1990s when digital photography was still in its infancy, one cold and snowy winter day in Tehran I decided to take several photographs and email them to friends and family who lived [...]