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How to survive an unscheduled airport layover

Published May 29th, 2015

Maybe your flight has been delayed or even (gulp!) cancelled. Or perhaps your plane gets grounded for 48 hours, as mine was recently.

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Suitcase vs backpack - a luggage guide

Published March 27th, 2015

Choosing where you want to go travelling is the easy part. Selecting what luggage to use and packing said baggage is the hard part. Do you buy a hardcase suitcase on wheels? A wheeled suitcase made of material? A backpack with a detachable daypack?

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What travel consultants always take with them

Published December 1st, 2014

Our Student Flights consultants live, dream and breathe travel and have collectively been from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between, so it’s fair to say they know a little something something about

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What to pack for an epic overseas trip of 6 months (or more!)

Published October 8th, 2014

Everyone knows the first rule of packing for a holiday – take half the clothes and double the money – but what about when you need to stuff the entire contents of your life into a bag and carry it ar

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What you need to know about airport security

Published July 30th, 2014

In an ever-changing world, major events impact how we travel around the globe. Even if it’s your first big trip overseas, you know that making jokes about bombs on planes isn’t going to fly with anyone (pardon the pun), let alone at the boarding gate.

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