Category: miscellaneous

  • Travel News – 12 August 2004

    From bbc.co.uk Turkish rail collision kills six Caribbean storms trigger alerts At least two dead in China quake From cnn.com Full planes, not fat profits for EU carriers SkyEurope expands in Poland Air traffic: BAA, Finnair and SAS

  • What a week…

    MailWasher Pro processing summary 4430 Emails Received, 3336 Spam Filtered So 75% of my mail is spam or bounces from spammers using my address. Well I’m glad I use mailwasher

  • Even More Ryanair

    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…

  • Travel News – 22 July 2004

    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

  • Malaria

    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…

  • Interesting

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

  • Travel News – 19 July 2004

    From the BBC: Flick mosquitoes away say doctors Whaling moratorium under review???€š?‚?  The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society???€š?‚?  ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ice Age’???€š?‚?  Tanzania probes flamingo deaths???€š?‚?  Bolivians ‘back gas export plans’???€š?‚?  From CNN: See the world, protect the earth???€š?‚?  Monorail opens in Las Vegas after months of delays???€š?‚?  UK changes tack on travel…

  • Ryanair to add routes to Eastern Europe

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

  • Something to do – if it rains !

    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…

  • Regent Street F1 06-07-2004

    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…

  • Travel News – 01 July 2004

    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…

  • Travel News – Friday, 25 June 2004

    Air travel: The best or worst of times? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/06/18/air.travel/index.html High hopes for fast ferries on the Great Lakes http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/18/lake.express.ap/index.html http://www.milwaukee-muskegon.com/ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/05266F4CQCF_news.shtml http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/03/05/lake.ontario.ferry.ap Eurotunnel slashes prices http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/news/article.html?in_article_id=40310 New rules over travel warnings http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3831595.stm

  • Travel News 16/06/2004

    Passport Delay Call http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13130079,00.html San Diego Hit by Earthquake http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1139565,00.html June is the ‘Sexiest Month’ http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,31500-13119297,00.html Holiday Firms Slammed http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13130205,00.html Spotlight shines on ‘Masters of Florence’ http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/15/medici.exhibit.ap/ Tuvalu: Paradise under threat http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/15/tuvalu.noother.ap/index.html Tokyo is world’s priciest city http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/13/cities.expensive.ap/index.html Concealed fault caused Bam quake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3809375.stm

  • Travel News

    Virgin Express, Alitalia in pricing row http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/11/bt.virgin.alitalia.reut/index.html Iran tourism project to rival Dubai http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/11/bt.uran.tourism.reut/index.html The rise of self-service travel http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/10/bt.self.service/index.html

  • Travel News

    Spotted on the register… Airlines ground online ticket price gouging Price discrimination in the sale of airline tickets online is no longer a problem in Europe, the European Commission confidently asserted today. http://www.theregister.com/2004/06/09/airline_price_discrimination/