And now to Tokyo..
Thursday, den 10. April 2008Picture Tokyo and I’d bet any amount of money that you picture busy streets and bright lights. But that’s not all there is to Tokyo. Not far from those skyscrapers are long canals and wooden huts.
Here’s a brief overview of Tokyo:
Currency - the Japanese Yen
Language - officialy Japanese although many speak English
Time Difference/GMT - 9 […]
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Mobile Technology Introduced Onboard Planes
Wednesday, den 9. April 2008The European Commission has laid down the legal and technology requirements for planes to allow mobile calls, texts and internet on their flights. Ofcom has also agreed to allowing mobile calls in British airspace.
Ryanair will be one of the first to allow it. They’re installing the technology on 20 of their planes by June with […]
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Go Fishing For Piranhas!
Tuesday, den 8. April 2008If someone were to suggest going to Peru, you might think of nothing other than Paddington Bear, but it’s actually quite an exciting place to visit.
You can take a boat trip down the world famous river Amazon, spend a night in the tropical rainforest, go fishing for piranhas and swim with dolphins - naturally, not […]
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Zaragoza, Package Holiday Inventor, Dies
Monday, den 7. April 2008When you next book a package holiday, whether it’s a beach or a city break, spare a thought for the inventor of the package holiday. The man credited with the package holiday, Pedro Zaragoza, died a few days ago at the age of 85, from heart failure.
Zaragoza was the Mayor of Benidorm for seventeen years, […]
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Western Mongolia For The Solar Eclipse
Sunday, den 6. April 2008On 1st August 2008 there’s going to be a solar eclipse. The sun will be hidden entirely by the moon for just a few moments.
The best place to see it is going to be Western Mongolia and the north Scandinavian regions. Nasa has given the below times:
Greenland at 09:03 GMT
Iceland (53 % coverage […]
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Don’t Flash Your Cash
Saturday, den 5. April 2008This might sound a fairly obvious tip that everybody should already be aware of, but we all do things on holiday that we wouldn’t do at home or elsewhere.
No matter where you go and no matter how low the crime rate is, the usual pickpockets and thieves prey on unsuspecting tourists, so here are our […]
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New York New York
Friday, den 4. April 2008New York is one of those cities that almost everyone I speak to either has visited or has always wanted to visit. When you see the package deals on offer, you might wonder if the three or four night deals are long enough to fit in everything you want to do. There’s so […]
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City of Egypt - Sharm el Sheikh
Thursday, den 3. April 2008If there is a city that ever impressed me, it’s Sharm el Sheikh. Sometimes affectionately referred to simply as ‘Sharm’, Sharm el Sheikh is situated on the southern coast of Egypt, on the Sinai peninsula, right next to the Red Sea.
You probably know it’s a diver’s paradise, most people know that and that’s how […]
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The New Berlin
Wednesday, den 2. April 2008Amazingly, it’s been almost twenty years since the Berlin Wall was taken down and East and West Germany were reunited once again and it has taken some time for Berlin to regain its economy, its confidence and to start attracting mass tourism again.
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Amsterdam - the laidback city of Europe
Tuesday, den 1. April 2008Of all the cities in Europe, if we had to pick one as the most laidback it would surely have to be Amsterdam. It’s the city of choice, not only appealing to students but to the more cultured visitor too.
Aside from its word renowned Red Light District, awash with sex and drugs, there are […]
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