A lady from Alaska has completed the fastest round the world trip by cycle. The report is here.

I would be interested to hear what people thought about the route she chose.

I thought that this article on the BBC website may be of interest to travellers.

The story details the treatment of a British pensioner following an accident in America and how they have tried to treat the accident victim.

Vang Vieng, Laos

Be cautious in Laos.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/...acker-paradise

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...anol-poisoning

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj34v71zlyo

Hoo boy, that has major litigation written all over it.

AXA underwrites the insurance broker I was using for my motorbikes here in Spain, and after a pile of scummy behaviour from both them and the broker I've moved to another company. Based on my experience and this article I feel confident in recommending others to stay away from them, too!

That was very much my thinking - from a PR perspective this has the potential to be an absolute disaster for them and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a lawsuit appear.

The other thing that occurs to me is how often has this happened before where the family have not been as social media savvy?

A little slow off the mark this article is from August 2024 about a couple that have just returned from a four year RTW in their van. Article here