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Tiger Meat Restaurant Busted in China
A restaurant in north east China was closed down for listing stir fried tiger meat with peppers for US $98 or a kilo of tiger meat for US $ 863. …
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European Airline Delays
According to a recent study, some 30% of European flights from London Heathrow were delayed in 2004. The average delay per flight was 33 minutes. Zurich and Vienna were the…
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Singapore Giant Ferris
Singapore is following London's lead and plans to build a giant Ferris wheel. Designers estimate that it will be 142 feet taller than the London Eye and say that visitors…
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Satellite Photo
Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here's a satellite photo from Google of the Stonehenge
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Protect against Malaria
Campaigners organising Malaria Awareness Week say that British tourists are too complacent about contracting malaria as they travel to more and more far flung locations. In particular, last minute bargain…
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"Failed States" Warning
Recent research from the United States publication Foreign Policy and the US NGO “Fund for Peace” has identified the twenty most vulnerable countries as: Ivory Coast, Congo, Sudan, Iraq, Somalia,…
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Chinese Bi-Lingual Signs
The Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration has launched a campaign to standardise road signs to make it easier for visitors to navigate the city. Bilingual Chinese-English signs are to be displayed…
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British Health Cover Overseas
British health officials are concerned that UK citizens are not taking E111 forms with them when they jump on a plane to EU countries. Form E111 covers medical treatment at…
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Hotel Armed Robberies in Zanzibar
In the past two weeks, there have been two major armed robberies at separate hotels in Zanzibar. The first robbery took place at the Coral Reef Hotel about 28 miles…
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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…