Category: Sidebar
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Travel Writing Workshop
Saturday 12th November 2005, 10.30am – 4.00pm Location: The Newsroom, The Guardian 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA Cost: £87.50 A day of two intensive workshops: Travel writing and how…
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2006 Total Eclipse
On Wednesday, 29th March 2006, the shadow of the Moon will sweep a band starting from Brazil, through Atlantic Ocean, Gold Coast of Africa, Saharan Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Black…
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Is Flying Safe?
We have seen four fatal plane crashes this month in Europe and South America claim the lives of hundreds of people. On 6 August at least 13 of 39 passengers…
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Good News for Nepali Women
In some parts of Nepal, particularly the western parts of the country, there is a tradition of keeping women in cow sheds during their menstrual cycle. Nepal's Supreme Court has…
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London Palaces: Clarence House
Clarence House stands next to St James's Palace and was built between 1825 and 1827 to the designs of John Nash for Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence. He lived…
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HK Disney Row
The latest in a series of setbacks for the $1.8bn (£1bn) Hong Kong Disneyland occurred after Health Inspectors were called in after three cases of food poisoning. The two health…
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Strange Facts
Strange Facts Swedes and Norweigans rank top 5 for both providing aid and exporting weapons. On the probability of not reaching 40 graph, the top 34 countries are all African.…
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Being Careful: Uganda
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to Uganda. This is what they have to say: We advise against all travel to northern and north eastern Uganda…
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The Great Express: Moscow – St Petersburg
The Great Express, a luxury overnight train for rich Russians and foreign tourists is now running between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The cost ranges from 3,150 roubles, or $110, for…
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Change in US Screening Plans
The US government is dropping plans to collect data from commercial data bases to identify potential terrorists on passenger lists. The main reason cited is concern over privacy.
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Holiday Theft Hot Spots
You don't have to go far to encounter trouble! New research from the UK's Direct Line Travel Insurance indicates that over one in 10 Britons has been robbed while on…
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Yahoo in China
Be careful what you write whilst on-line in China. Yahoo was accused last week of helping Chinese authorities identify and imprison a reporter who described government fears about pro-democracy activists. …
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Swaziland Tassel Burning Ceremony
Since 2001, in Swaziland, teenage girls have had to wear large woollen tassels as a sign of their chastity. Now news comes that Swaziland's King Mswati III has ended a…
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Satellite Photo
Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here’s a satellite photo from Google of Spaghetti Junction. Spaghetti Junction
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Being Careful: Aceh
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to Aceh except for those involved in post-tsunami humanitarian and reconstruction work under the auspices of a recognised aid organisation…
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World Airport News June 2005
Spanish travel group Marsans, which owns Aerolineas Argentinas, plans to create a new unit in Peru and begin flights there within five months. An Aerolineas spokesman said they expected the…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent…
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New Rat Found in Laos
A completely new family of rodents, a kind of rat has been found in Laos. The animal has long whiskers, stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair and…
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Message in a Bottle Saves Lives
86 mainly teenage migrants from Ecuador and Peru, have been found by Costa Rican officials adrift in their packed boat for three days. They sent a message in a bottle…
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Drunk and Disorderly
Two former America West pilots Christopher Hughes and Thomas Cloyd were removed from an Airbus A319 in Miami on July 1, 2002, and charged with operating a plane under the…