Coastal wonders from Amalfi to Goldeneye

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This week, though, two novel destinations have popped up. The first is the fine city of Salerno, southeast of Naples. From July, easyJet will fly from London Gatwick on a route that I hereby dub the Amalfi Coast Express. The colourful villages draped so prettily across the corrugated the shoreline west of Salerno will be just hour from the airport (by Lambretta, at least; the summer traffic along the coast road is terrible). And [if you book swiftly](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWFzeWpldC5jb20vZW4vY2hlYXAtZmxpZ2h0cy9hbWFsZmktY29hc3Qtc2FsZXJuby9sb25kb24tZ2F0d2ljaz9saWQ9amozcHE4a2Q1djl2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), you will pick up a bargain: on 13 August the fare is just £49 one-way. The other new touchdown is on the northeast shore of Jamaica: at Ian Fleming International Airport. Yes, that Ian Fleming: the creator of James Bond. The author built a home at Goldeneye, just three miles around Oracabessa Bay from the small airport that is now linked with Miami by American Airlines, making it one stop from London Heathrow. The island's finest stretch of coast is now accessible without taking the long, winding and dangerous roads from Kingston and Montego Bay. Goldeneye was once briefly owned by Bob Marley, Jamaica’s greatest gift to the world. It is now a luxury resort. They've been expecting you, so long as you are happy with nightly rates starting at £600. (I snuck in by buying a day pass.) - How much? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mbGlnaHRzLWNoaWxkcmVuLXNjaG9vbC1ob2xpZGF5cy1maW5lcy1iMjUwNDUwNi5odG1sP2xpZD15Y3FzbGZld2F1OHkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~[School holiday air fares up to 16 times the term-time price](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93aXp6LWFpci1haXItdHJhZmZpYy1jb250cm9sLWV1cm9wZS1zdW1tZXItYjI0OTkwMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9cmhwb3hnMXp5YjJpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93aXp6LWFpci1haXItdHJhZmZpYy1jb250cm9sLWV1cm9wZS1zdW1tZXItYjI0OTkwMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9aHRocWYxb2JwYzloJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj - Air rage: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9jYXJkaWZmLWFpcnBvcnQtbG9zc2VzLWJyaXN0b2wtd2FsZXMtYjI0OTcyNjcuaHRtbD9saWQ9NGg4MTJucTM5NHBxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj[Should alcohol be banned on flights?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9hbGNvaG9sLWJhbi1yeWFuYWlyLWZsaWdodC1iMjUwNDQ4NS5odG1sP2xpZD16MnJ5bm0yazcwMTUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZnJlbmNoLXJhaWwtc3RyaWtlLWV1cm9zdGFyLWJyaXRpc2gtZmFtaWxpZXMtYjI0OTY1NTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9c2d0azh4bnFkaWJhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj - 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But [skiing in Slovakia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3NraWluZz9saWQ9aTJmMzc2dnFtMXcyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is so affordable that the rest of us can feel part of the jet set too. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9tci1tcnMtc21pdGgtYW1hem9uLWZpbG1pbmctbG9jYXRpb25zLW55Yy1pdGFseS1iMjUwMjY3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1jZ29ib2NlOXFmZ2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [The gorgeous locations in Mr & Mrs Smith](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9tci1tcnMtc21pdGgtYW1hem9uLWZpbG1pbmctbG9jYXRpb25zLW55Yy1pdGFseS1iMjUwMjY3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1ubDc1djc4ZjhkYTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The newest adaptation of Mr & Mrs Smith landed on Prime Video last month and viewers were left enthralled by the lavish onscreen locations behind the spy story. 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During that magic Monday, the path of totality makes landfall from the ocean at Mazatlan on Mexico’s Pacific Coast and sweeps northeastwards to reach the US-Mexican border at Piedras Negras. Big Texan cities – San Antonio, Austin and Dallas – are on the extremes of the path of totality, and it is highly likely that many citizens will drive to the middle of the line. Arkansas will be an attractive place to see the eclipse, with both Texarkana (on the border with Texas) and Little Rock within the path of totality. In the Midwest, Indianapolis and Cleveland share the distinction of being fairly central in the path of totality. In upstate New York, Buffalo and Niagara Falls could be extremely attractive – though prone in early April to cloudy skies. In Canada, Montreal is just touched by the path of totality. The line then reverts to the US, passing across northern Maine and back to Canada’s Maritime Provinces, with New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland all within the line of darkness. 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The operation is the extension of an existing Dubai-Miami service, but if you just want to experience intercontinental luxury on what is normally a trans-Caribbean short hop, Emirates will happily sell you a £225 ticket for the US-Colombia segment using its so-called “[fifth freedom](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9maWZ0aC1mcmVlZG9tLWZsaWdodC1zaW5nYXBvcmUtYWlybGluZXMtYjI0NDM0NjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9Mnh6NXoxOTR4bmpuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)” rights. Horizons are expanding eastwards, too: Abu Dhabi will soon get a new link with Jaipur, making India's enticing“Pink City” only one stop from Manchester on Etihad. The most surprising new route announcement of the week is from Caracas to [Madeira](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL21hZGVpcmEtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWhpZ2hsaWdodHMtdHJhdmVsLWIyMzgzMDQ3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXp1eGVnc211ZXl6aCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXXpILhZUrDPsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). (It also wins the “link with the most dramatic airports at either end” award, at least until flights start from [Gibraltar](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvZ2licmFsdGFyLXRyYXZlbC1ndWlkZS1iZXN0LWhvdGVscy1yZXN0YXVyYW50cy10aGluZ3MtdG8tZG8tYjE3NjcyMzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9enRyeHptazFhemhvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) to Barra in the Outer Hebrides.) You take off from Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, one of the world’s most beautifully located airports, and touch down on a runway projecting out from a volcanic island on stilts. In the early 1990s, Venezuela provided a dazzling introduction to South America for many travellers, until the national airline, Viasa, went spectacularly bust. Venezuela is still in a dreadful economic mess, and the Foreign Office is not exactly encouraging to prospective British visitors: “Armed robbery, mugging, carjacking and burglary are all very common and often accompanied by extreme violence.” Yet elsewhere, demand for travel is apparently insatiable. “If I could get another 50 per cent more aircraft in the air, I’d do it,” the Emirates boss, Sir Tim Clark, told me yesterday. “We are pretty much sold out right through the summer.” He was speaking shortly after [British Airways revealed it made a profit of £45 per second last year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvaWFnLWJyaXRpc2gtYWlyd2F5cy1lYXJuaW5ncy1zaGFyZXMtcHJvZml0cy1iMjUwNDU4Ny5odG1sP2xpZD11eTVmc21obXNuaHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Some of those prodigious earnings, I am glad to report, are being reinvested to train a fresh generation of 100 pilots: I met some of the new recruits at Heathrow airport yesterday. The aviation industry has many tough questions to answer about sustainability, but such is the appetite for travel that a young pilot looks to have a bright future. I think there was a significant emotional shift during the pandemic: we now appreciate just what travel means for us. An addiction to mobility? I prefer to view it as a passion for the world, its people and its wonders. 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Subtract for a moment the Leaning Tower, and what remains is a fine, walled city strewn with Renaissance monuments, exquisite churches and impressive museums. As with any Italian city, you are spoilt for choice for delicious places to eat and drink. Yet wherever you choose to travel, in Italy and worldwide, timing is everything. I am happy to visit Pisa at any time between October and May. While I love Pisa, I would go out of my way to avoid the city in the peak summer months – particularly July and August. Lured by a wonky bell tower, the world converges on Pisa. They arrive en masse in cars, on coaches, by rail and cruise ship (via the nearby port of Livorno). All the locals who are able to flee to the coast or the hills in July and August will do so: the average high in both months is 30C, with some days well above this figure. At the same time, the gravitational pull of such a mass of tourists attracts unsavoury characters who prey upon the hot and hapless visitors. If, however, circumstances mean that you have no other option for travelling to Pisa than early August, it is still possible to enjoy the best of the city and region. The attractions open at 9am, and by 10am the crowds are intense and remain so until around 5pm. Then, though, they fade away. Museums are open until 8pm in July and August, and the Tower itself until 10pm. So spend the first part of the day out of town, exploring Tuscany's hills and coast. Timeshift your city sightseeing to begin at around 6pm, and perhaps book a ticket for the Tower at sunset – which, at the start of August, is at 8.40pm. 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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~/RgRnxAekP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPWFjOXIyMWdlOHJkZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXXpILhZUrDPsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9cjB0dzV2bDl2dmpuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPWlxeHM0bWtuOWVoYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXXpILhZUrDPsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPTlsa3FxeGZvajk0cCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXXpILhZUrDPsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). 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~/RgRnxAekP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9cXRrbmFyajEyM2UyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) 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~/RgRnxAekP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9anBicW5ocTRzZTVzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMS0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZdekguFlSsM-wFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) 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. Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD1mODFtdmk1MWppZGsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) 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. Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxAekP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD1mZTdsbDZzbWMxbnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAxLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl16SC4WVKwz7AUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) 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~/RgRnxAekP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9kaXNjb3Zlci9TaW1vbi1DYWxkZXI_bGlkPTNscTA4ZWo0OXY2NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDEtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXXpILhZUrDPsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Or you can find me on TikTok. 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