Category: newsletter
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Qantas Man in Camel Suit
A baggage handler wearing a camel suit taken from a passenger's luggage has lead to Qantas Airways installing cameras in the baggage handling areas. Passenger David Cox complained after he…
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Where and When to see Whale Sharks Picture by Hondonius Aurelius
The Whale shark (Rhincodon Typus) is the largest fish in the world, growing up to 12m (40 feet) in length. Though massive in size, whale sharks are completely harmless and…
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Fave Website
Spotted by webmaster Paul: Google Sightseeing takes you to the best tourist spots in the world via Google Maps' satellite imagery. http://www.shreddies.org/gmaps/ and also this for advice on jetlag: http://www.bodyclock.com
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Armenia – a Cradle of Civilisation by Mushegh Gevorgyan
Where is Armenia? Armenia is the smallest of the former Soviet republics, bounded by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south, and Turkey to the…
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World Airport News March 2005
The 2005 World Airport Awards have voted for the 5th consecutive year Hong Kong International Airport as the world's Best Airport, in the largest customer survey of airport standards. Singapore's…
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Country Statistics: highest population density
Country tatistics: highest population density. Rank Country Population Area (km²) Density World 6,445,398,968 510,072,000 13 1 Macau 449,198 25.40 17,685 2 Monaco 32,409 1.95 16,620 3 Singapore 4,425,720 692.70 6,389…
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter – get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet – create and print a…
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Traveller's Diseases: Bird Flu
What is it: there are believed to be at least 15 different types of avian flu that routinely infect birds around the world. The current outbreak is caused by a…
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Mutual Aid
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the…
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10 Interesting Facts
10 Interesting Facts The United States has the most money, power, airports, cell phones, radios and ISP's. The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America,…