Year: 2005
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Armed Dolphins Let Loose
Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts who have studied the US navy's cetacean…
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China Tourists
China's mainland will become the world's biggest supplier of tourists by 2020, according to a recently released report by CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. As many as 115 million Chinese mainland citizens…
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The World's Largest Islands
The World’s Largest Islands Rank Island (location) Area in mi² Area in km² 1. Greenland 822,700 2,130,800 2. Papua (New Guinea) (Papua New Guinea-Indonesia) 309,000 800,000 3. Borneo (Indonesia-Malaysia-Brunei) 283,400…
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London Palaces: Hampton Court
The Hampton Court Estate dates back to before the 15th Century. The estate was originally formed by merging of the manors of Hampton Richard and Hampton Mappenor. It was granted…
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Our Friends Ryanair
Ryanair has defended its policy on disabled passengers after it was criticised for ejecting nine blind and partially sighted passengers from one of its flights. The passengers, all from the…
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of travel reminiscences. Scotland. Inch is…
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Greg McKenzie's Motorbike Travels On Ruta 40 in Argentina
Trip duration: 56 days Trip miles to date: 5,632 Miles since last update: 472 Having completed over 5,600 miles in the previous 5 weeks, these past two weeks have been…
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Eleven Reasons to get Married in Scotland by Charlie Taylor
Scotland has been a favourite holiday destination for many years and now it has a growing reputation as a favourite destination for couples from around the world to tie the…
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Destination Guide to Bassano del Grappa by Karen Bryan
Bassano sits in a stunning location by the River Brenta with Monte Grappa in the background. It is about 35 kilometres north east of Vicenza. The town's symbols are said…