Category: archive
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Sicily: Palermo, Part 1 by David Cross
All long-distance buses seem to have termini fairly near the Central Station [trains]. Outside this there is a massive square where most local buses start and from the other side…
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JFK Baggage Handlers Busted
Police have busted a gang who used their jobs as baggage handlers at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to avoid inspection of mail bags filled with cocaine and transported…
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Top Ten travel Tips by Silja Swaby
Silja was our roving correspondent at the ITW show in London in January. We asked what were the most important travel tips she came away with after having attended some…
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BBC Disease Map
Spotted by our webmaster, this is a really neat idea. The BBC have put together a ‘Disease map’ that lets you click on your intended destination region and then shows…
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Brazil to Fingerprint US Tourists
According to a recent poll, Brazilians appear to approve of measures to photograph and fingerprint US tourists entering the country, a move that sparked a diplomatic tiff between the nations. …
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Cooking for the Prime Minister of Tanzania by Jean Milnes
Although, now perhaps ‘old news’ to those of us living and working in Mikindani we couldn’t let this event pass unreported. Last November The Old Boma’s reputation had had yet…
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Man Lost
Delta Air Lines lost an 80-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who was supposed to have been given an escort between flights in the Atlanta airport, said his relatives. Antonio Ayala…
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Fiji Storms Cause Loss of Life
Seven people have died and hundreds have lost their homes in Fiji after severe storms hit the main island of Viti Levu in the South Pacific. Nine people are still…
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Sicily: Caltabellotta and Selinunte by David Cross
Sciacca is not really on the tourist trail although it is extremely pleasant and some of the upper town is really picturesque. There is no really cheap place to stay,…
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Hydrogen Fuelled London Buses
The UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell buses have gone into service in central London for a two-year trial that also involves nine other European cities, making it the largest project…
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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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Rift Valley Fever
What is it: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, fever-causing viral disease that affects domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels) and humans. RVF is most…
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Frequent Flyers Vetted for Fast Track
The US government wants to begin testing a program this summer that would allow low-risk frequent fliers to avoid extra security inspections at airports. Passengers could volunteer to pay a…
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Mutual Aid
This is my first request to your excellent newsletter. I'd like to know if anyone knows of anywhere in Tibet where a young (23) year old guy could go to…
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Flags Quiz
Which countries are represented by these flags? For the answers, see at the end of the e-news.
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Kenyan Matatus
Travellers to Kenya will know that a ride in a matatu (minibus) can be a hair raising experience. The last time the Beetle was in Kenya, a fellow traveller reported…
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St Moritz and Lucerne by Iona Hill
I went to St Moritz for a week in February – on a course in a place called Randolins in Survetta, a little way outside the town – not skiing. …
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Rotten Squid Gases Crew
Three crewmembers found dead on a South Korean freighter that washed ashore in Shimane Prefecture on Sunday may have died after inhaling toxic gas generated from rotten squid organs, local…
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Spotlight on St Helena
Where? St Helena is situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, 5° 43' west and 15° 56' south, 1,200 miles from the south-west coast of Africa, and 1,800 miles from the…
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Cut Price Transatlantic Fares?
Plans are afoot to cut transatlantic fares to as little as £66 return. Passengers travelling to the U.S. and Canada could enjoy the type of low-cost fares that have revolutionised…