Tag: December 2002
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Space Tourism Lifts Off
Recent press reports state that a Houston store for space buffs is helping the Russian Space Agency find potential space tourists who have $20 million to spare. This seems to…
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Did You Know&.London England, London Ontario
London, England, United Kingdom and London, Ontario, Canada, as the crow flies: 3662 miles (5893 km) or 3182 nautical miles Expedia.com’s lowest return fare flying from London, England to London…
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Airline News
Brussels-based low fare carrier Virgin Express has over the last six months, carried more passengers than any other airline at Brussels Airport, making it the first main airport in Europe…
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Currency Conversion
A recent UK survey for the Department for Education found that of over 1,000 adults, 30% felt unable to compare rates in exchange bureaux. A similar proportion said they were…
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Racial Profiling at US Airports
Celebrated Canadian author, Rohinton Mistry, has cancelled the second half of his US book tour because of racial profiling at US airports. Mr Mistry – the Indian-born author short-listed for…
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The Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands are 100 tiny formerly uninhabited islets and reefs making up 5 km of actual land spread over 410,000 sq km of sea. They are believed to have…
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San Ramón in Costa Rica by Helene
Costa Rica, a tiny country that forms part of the land bridge between North and South America, is almost too good to believe. It has more species of mammals and…
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E-Bookers
Europe's biggest online travel agency, Ebookers, (which sells package holidays, flights and car rentals over the Internet in 11 European countries) has just announced its financial results. The company said…
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Gap year reflections from university by Matt Maddocks
Writing this sat at my university desk I can’t help frequently glancing up at the picture painted in Mikindani and the various photos of my gap year experience. Having gone…
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Globetrotter Travel Award
Under 30? A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best…
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Some Visa Advice from Mac
When going to places like South Africa, Singapore, etc. you might want to consider getting multi-entry visas if a visa is required. Although they usually cost a little extra, it…
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Did You Know&
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina has a population of around 3 million, (metropolitan area of 13 million) and there is a 12,000 strong Greek community. Emigration from Greece to…
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Novodevichiy Convent, Moscow by Katia
Novodevichiy Convent (Nunnery) is one of the most beautiful Moscow convents. By studying its history we discover many facts about the history of the State, which is extremely interesting. It…
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Fight Against Malaria Being Compromised
An economist has warned that global efforts to combat malaria are on the verge of collapse as scarce international donor funds were being used to fight AIDS instead. Malaria is…
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Layer Marney . a little slice of history by Clare
Whether it’s a Bank holiday or any other weekend, Layer Marney is the perfect place to take the family for a fun-packed day out. Situated down a quiet, single-track lane,…
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Lake Diving, 4 Miles High!
Scientists are set to explore the world’s highest fresh water lake 4 miles up in the Licancabur volcano near Antofogasta in Chile. Their aim is to find out how the…
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Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is making big efforts to entertain shoppers in the weeks before Christmas. It also plans to lay on what it claims to be the world's biggest Hogmanay party to…
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Fave Websites of the Month
The Beetle likes cityguide.travel-guides.com Here you can select from a number of cities around the world and compile your own guide, for free. There is a very diverse set of…
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Fly Me To The Moon!
A space team in Canada is looking for three people to help pilot a rocket into space. This is part of a competition modeled on the 1927 contest to fly…
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Accessing Office Mail When Away
source: Woody’s Travellers Watch Travel@woodyswatch.com It's great to see more and more business travellers using 'Outlook Web Access' (OWA) on the road. This is a webmail way to access corporate…