Monthly Archives: July 2004

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Some good ones here, Concorde and toilets…

• BBC NEWS – Ryanair faces £1m court battle Airport operator BAA says it will take discount airline Ryanair to court over £1m in unpaid landing fees, but the airline prepares a suit of its own. http://news.bbc.
• RTE News – Ryanair to axe Derry to London flight Ryanair has confirmed it is to axe its morning flight from City of Derry to London http://www.blogger.com/app/'http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0722/ryanair.html
• Irish Times Article – Ryanair faces inquiry as toilets on aircraft Low-cost airline Ryanair faces an investigation after flying from Girona in Spain to London's Stansted airport earlier this week with people seated in the toilets http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/0723
• RTE Business – Ryanair in $240m Luton expansion http://www.blogger.com/app/'http://www.rte.ie/business/2004/0722/ryanair.html
• The Spoof – Ryanair acquires Concorde Ryanair acquires Concorde. Written by Nelo. Dublin, Ireland. http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s10i5668

From the BBC:

• Local people 'to preserve nature' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3916213.stm
• Sun's rays stronger than thought http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3913085.stm
• Tour firms 'could pay health tax' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3915391.stm
• US travel curbs spark Cuba rush http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3852821.stm

From CNN:

• French flock to Paris Beach http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/paris.beach.ap/index.html
• Southwest Airlines passengers find love in next seat http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/07/15/airlines.love.reut/index.html
• Reverse air rage on Russia flight http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/reverse.air.rage.ap/index.html

Notes on Malaria taken during Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth’s talk at the adventure travel show 2004

Not all mosquitoes carry malaria
SE-Asia day biting mosquitoes are not malarious but carry Deng fever etc
Many mosquitoes carry more illnesses

Prophylactics

Larium has had a bad press
If Larium suits you it is fine but is not suitable for 25% of people.
Chloroquine + Paludrine can cause morning sickness
Larium if you can use it for 3 weeks without symptoms – it should be fine
Best prophylactic cost £25 for 2 weeks
Doxycline can cause indigestion and sun rash
Maladrone only need to take 1 week after return cost £100 for 2 weeks
House mosquitoes don’t spread many diseases except possibly elephantiasis (rare)

Malaria symptoms

High fever + diarrhoea, if you get symptoms visit a clinic for a blood test – the further you are from a malarious area the less likely you are to be diagnosed – remind doctor you have been in a malaria area – symptoms can come up to 3 months after infection

Prevention

Malaria mosquito bites from dusk to dawn
Use a mosquito net – tuck into bed – impregnate with Permethrin – a plain net is no better than sleeping outside.
Cloths wear long loose cloths, long sleeves and trousers
Spray clothes with Permethrin/repellent

Repellents

Deet – best repellent use 30-50% reapply every 2-3 hours – lasts longer on clothes
Merck 3535 best for eczema suffers in jungle gel or jungle jell extra (wasn’t sure which – check label)
Autan not very good — chemical changed – just smells nice – tested on easy species of mosquito.
Ben’s sold by Tesco’s – very good spread on by a pad.
Ticks are also repelled by repellents.

First aid

Savlon iodine spray good for cuts and grazes helps wound dry out.

Miscellaneous

DVT affects 1 in 1000 unlikely on flight less than 51/2 hours – move legs and fidget to prevent – raise feet to stretch calf’s is as good as walking about.
Most drugs are available abroad over the counter at a chemist.

Travel writing with Rolf Potts http://www.rolfpotts.com/index.html

From the BBC:

• Flick mosquitoes away say doctors
• Whaling moratorium under review 
• The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society 
• ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ice Age’ 
• Tanzania probes flamingo deaths 
• Bolivians ‘back gas export plans’ 

From CNN:

• See the world, protect the earth 
• Monorail opens in Las Vegas after months of delays 
• UK changes tack on travel advice 

It seems Mr O can’t make up his mind, one minute he wont then he will… http://www.iht.com/articles/528655.html

From: RICHARD CURTIS

I’ve just read a piece about the Millau viaduct and just got carried away searching for other “grand” projects – the Foster site is fun ! best wishes, Dick

• http://bridgepros.com/projects/Millau_Viaduct/
• http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/html/ take your choice – wembley or millau viaduct etc The Millenium Tower in Japan for example
• http://www.oeresundsbron.com/index.php?obj=1000029 bridge tunnel link between Denmark – Sweden
• http://www.wembleystadium.com/brilliantfuture/take_our_tour.htm irtual tour of Wembley Stadium
• http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=91327 marmaray project tunnel between Europe and Asia
• http://www.alptransit.ch/pages/e/ Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world’s longest
• http://bridgepros.com/projects/Strait_of_Messina_Bridge/
• http://www.strettodimessina.it/Simulazionifoto.html Messina Bridge between Italy – Sicily
• http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2708 rail tunnel Spain – Morocco
• http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2852 267mph train in China

well we went along and saw the crowds, they where in place 3-4 deep from 4:30, no chance to see anything as a car is about 2 feet high at most, we found a great spot on the 3rd floor of liberty’s, looking out of the window, except the start was so late that the shop closed and we where turfed out onto the street.

i did hear a bit of noise and people said they didn’t run the route advertised, all in all it was poorly organised, despite what the paper say, the route needed to be longer for the numbers of people who wanted a view, in the end they cut it short for safety reasons.

here are some pictures i took, most at lunchtime before the crowds, the cars where guarded by fences and security people, who didn’t want you taking pictures. still i got a few over the fence

http://www.roberts.f2g.net/F1-slideshow.html

Concorde aircraft opens to visitors http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/27/concorde.ap/index.html Bulgaria closer to high-speed EU-rail link http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/28/bt.bulgaria.train.reut/index.html World airline traffic soars, says IATA http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/29/bt.iata.traffic.report.reut/index.html Finland, Russia plan fast rail link http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/30/bt.fin.russia.rail.ap/index.html The world’s best airport lounges http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/16/bt.skytrax.survey/index.html Road trips: A parent’s survival guide, “The kids watch more TV in the car than they ever do at home.” http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/06/09/family.road.trips.ap/index.html Best-selling suncreams fail safety test http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/news/article.html?in_article_id=40388