Covid returns to scupper Italian connections

Simon Calder’s Travel Week [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1nNGd1ZnA0M2x6YjAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, September 29, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD0zbzFubjZqa3NkY24mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1ucGx4dndwazR1dHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ “All the admired beauties of Verona,” as Shakespeare put it, are best enjoyed in September. Once the opera festival ends, the crowds melt away from an ancient, still-romantic northern Italian city. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmFpbi1zdHJpa2VzLTIwMjMtc2VwdGVtYmVyLWIyNDE1NjE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXE4enQ4bDR0aTY4ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Fair Verona: Enticing but elusive in September   [Get inspired...](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luc3BpcmF0aW9uP2xpZD0xemRybDFyeGJpZ2YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9iZXN0LXdpbnRlci1oaWtpbmctaG9saWRheXMtZXVyb3BlLWIyNDE1NzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWwxbzRpdHRlaHVxNiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Winter walking](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9iZXN0LXdpbnRlci1oaWtpbmctaG9saWRheXMtZXVyb3BlLWIyNDE1NzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWQ2a2Q3ZXFlYjlyNiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The best hiking holidays in Europe as the temperature drops, from trekking Mont Blanc to strolling in Madeira. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luZGVwZW5kZW50LXRyYXZlbGxlci9jb2xsZWN0aW9uL2hvdGVscy1pbi1uZXctZm9yZXN0P2xpZD11b3VuNnVrOGZua3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [New Forest retreats](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luZGVwZW5kZW50LXRyYXZlbGxlci9jb2xsZWN0aW9uL2hvdGVscy1pbi1uZXctZm9yZXN0P2xpZD0wczRzYnU2c2w0NmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Discover our collection of the best hotels in this idyllic region, from country houses with spas to boutique B&Bs. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb250LWJsYW5jLXJ1bi11bHRyYS1tYXJhdGhvbi1mcmFuY2UtYjI0MTEzNjguaHRtbD9saWQ9anRwNWtmZDg0eW9nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Climb every mountain](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb250LWJsYW5jLXJ1bi11bHRyYS1tYXJhdGhvbi1mcmFuY2UtYjI0MTEzNjguaHRtbD9saWQ9dGY3dnY5bHQxcTJmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What it’s like to run around Mont Blanc non-stop in Europe’s toughest – and most beautiful – ultra-marathon.   Simon’s dispatches Yet this morning, travellers seeking an autumn escape may get no further than Sussex. If today’s walk-out by airport workers in Italy doesn’t scupper your plans, [the wave of Covid cases depleting the ranks of air-traffic controllers at Gatwick airport may do so](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9sb25kb24tZ2F0d2ljay1mbGlnaHRzLWNhbmNlbGxlZC1iMjQyMDAwMy5odG1sP2xpZD0weXh5NDNxbTkzMmcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). It is hard to tell which of these dimensions of disruption grounded this morning’s 6.45am British Airways departure from Gatwick to Verona and easyJet’s flight 15 minutes later on the same route. Italian aviation strikes are nothing new. But the sudden cull of flights due to sickness among 30 per cent of the staff who work in the Gatwick control tower certainly is. In an unprecedented move, [airport bosses ordered airlines to cancel dozens of flights](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mbGlnaHQtY2FuY2VsbGF0aW9ucy1nYXR3aWNrLWVhc3lqZXQtYjI0MTkyMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9bG1xa2tqc256cXIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Staff shortage triggered 65 cancellations for today alone, affecting an estimated 10,000 passengers. The runway at the Sussex airport is the busiest in the world. If anything impedes the steady stream of arrivals and departures, the operation swiftly unravels. The decision to cap aircraft movements came after days of short-notice cancellations, diversions and delays. To get ahead of the problem, Gatwick and its air-traffic control provider, Nats, calculated that no more than 800 flights could be handled each day by the healthy control-tower staff. Better to cancel the excess in advance, allowing passengers to find work-arounds, rather than to leave travellers stranded. Under European [air passengers’ rights rules](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mbGlnaHRzLWdyb3VuZGVkLXVrLWVhc3lqZXQtcnlhbmFpci10dWktYmEtYjI0MDA5MzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3lnZWQwcmpuZXluJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), disrupted travellers are entitled to alternative flights as soon as possible, as well as hotels and meals as necessary until they reach their destination. This obligation falls to the airlines, who are furious. Ryanair managed to avoid cancellations during the cull (it has only a tiny Gatwick operation, to Alicante, Cork, Dublin and Shannon). But Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Europe’s biggest budget airline, is still seething after the [28 August nationwide failure of the air-traffic control system](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYWlyLXRyYWZmaWMtY29udHJvbC1mYWlsdXJlLWZsaWdodHMtY2FuY2VsbGVkLXBhc3NlbmdlcnMtbmF0cy1iMjQwMzg1My5odG1sP2xpZD00ZG1neW0zZDRkN2smdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). “We, like most of our customers, are furious about Nats," he told me. "We are repeatedly the victim of Nats’ short staffing and mismanagement.” Nats rejects the assertion and says it is doing its best: “With 30 per cent of tower staff unavailable for a variety of medical reasons including Covid, we cannot manage the number of flights that were originally planned for this week. Our operational resilience in the tower will improve as our staff return to work and we move out of the summer schedule, which is particularly busy at Gatwick.” More controllers are promised in time for next summer. If you can’t wait that long for Verona, easyJet has a flight next Wednesday for just £42 one-way. 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The spectacular new galleries include The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer (above), and the work of the Glasgow Boys and Glasgow Girls. 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Ryanair is launching winter flights from London Stansted to Poprad in Slovakia and the Albanian capital, Tirana. Both are currently served by Wizz Air from nearby Luton. Fares are looking silly, with Stansted-Poprad on 1 November for just £10 one way on Ryanair, and Tirana available on the same date for around £20 on either airline – just choose which London airport is most convenient for you. [All you need to know about travel in Albania](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9hbGJhbmlhL2FsYmFuaWEtY291bnRyeS1ndWlkZS1jaXRpZXMtaG9saWRheXMtYjIyMTk3MDEuaHRtbD9saWQ9cmF5Z3dxemxvMnRzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Question of the week: Across the Netherlands on the cheap? Q A group of nine of us will be travelling from Amsterdam Schiphol airport to Maastricht on 15 December, returning two days later. What are our best options for transport? A How lovely to be travelling to the southernmost city in the Netherlands shortly before Christmas. For the 133-mile road journey from Amsterdam Schiphol via Utrecht and Eindhoven to Maastricht you could rent a couple of cars for around €130 each for 48 hours; add in the cost of fuel and it looks to me like €300 (£261) in total, about £37 per person. I recommend, though, that you go by train. The rail connection from Schiphol airport’s own station (just follow the signs from arrivals) takes 2h 45m, with departures every half-hour and a comfortable 14-minute connection at Eindhoven. By travelling in a group you qualify for the Groepsticket Daluren (Group Off-Peak Ticket). This is an online ticket that offers travel between any two stations in the Netherlands for a flat rate; buy in advance at the Dutch Railways’ website, ns.nl. The time condition: from Monday to Friday, you cannot travel 6.30–9am or 4–6.30pm; there are no restrictions at weekends. The maximum number of people covered by each group ticket is seven, so buy one ticket for four people and another for five travellers. This will cost a total of €160 (£139) return, or just over £15 each. 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Pilot error: [British Airways sacks first officer after cocaine binge](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9icml0aXNoLWFpcndheXMtcGlsb3QtY29jYWluZS1mbGlnaHQtYjI0MTk1MzguaHRtbD9saWQ9M3loa3M2MzdwbWZuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Rail fail: [How the Integrated Rail Plan disintegrated](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9oczItaW50ZWdyYXRlZC1yYWlsLXBsYW4tY2FuY2VsbGF0aW9uLWIyNDE4NzUzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWhlYTF0OXkwYW9rMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Blame game: [Passenger says wife packed gun in bag before air journey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS92aXJnaW5pYS1tYW4td2lmZS1haXJwb3J0LXNlY3VyaXR5LWIyNDE5MjQzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXR0bWE5azI3dnNwdyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) SIMON'S DIARY Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPW44Z3d0ZDR4Y2d3MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9ZjRwM3hlYnEyMHZpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPWZxOTU5dHcwY3NrbyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPXl2dnprdmhubjM2ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPThzZjVrc2lqZ2JwNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9cHF0Y212MDJ4dXdwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPTJzeGI1dnplMGszMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPXU5OW43aHZmOGJydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9ZXF0bDQ1N3ZpbmdtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9bGV4cTUyZmdsN2p4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOS0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRV1aRZllv28-VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Each Saturday and Sunday I take questions live at 5.30pm British time on Instagram Live – from wherever I happen to be in the world – so please do come and say hello. 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Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD13eWR4NjdhNzFlYXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI5LTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFXVpFmWW_bz5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Or you can find me on TikTok. Come and have a look at what I have been up to as I bring you top travel topics and report on the latest changes in a minute or less via [@caldertravel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-O51P0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9kaXNjb3Zlci9TaW1vbi1DYWxkZXI_bGlkPTZvdXpicTdnMjd5dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjktMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVdWkWZZb9vPlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Or you can find me on TikTok. 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