Category: Sidebar
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Tourists Kidnapped in Colombia
Police in Colombia say that eight foreign tourists have been kidnapped as they hiked near the Caribbean coast where a so-called Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) sits in the jungle built…
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Pilot Shenanigans
Southwest Airlines, the highly successful US low cost airline – the one that Ryanair is modelled on, has fired two pilots (both men) for allegedly taking off their clothes whilst…
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Airline News: August 2003
In a bid to step up flight security, China plans touse policemen disguised as crew members. The undercover police, who maybe armed, are undergoing training and are likely to be…
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The Hospitality Club
Ben Sessions from Houston, Texas wrote in to recommend: “a wonderful travel-accommodations club. My wife and I often travel in the US and Europe researching our ancestors and visiting relatives,…
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Mutual Aid
Can you help David and his wife and two young children who are planning to travel to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the US, Canada and Africa. Can anyone give him…
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BOLOGNA TOURIST DAY – September 27TH
September 27th is World Tourism Day. Tourists lodging in Bologna will receive a passport listing all services and advantages: discounts to museums, restaurants, bars, pubs, local transportation and unusual guided…
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Being Careful: Dengue Fever in Tonga
The Australian High Commission currently advises that there is currently an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever in Tonga on the main island of Tongatapu. Anyone visiting Tonga is…
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Berlin National Holocaust Memorial
Building work on a national Holocaust memorial in the German capital, Berlin, has begun. The memorial is being built in the centre of the city, close to the Brandenburg Gate…
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I Want That Holiday – TV Show
Are you a UK resident, going on holiday in October or November, but haven't decided where? Do you fancy letting us plan it for you? If you want a holiday…
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PALERMO'S TEATRO del SOLE FESTIVAL – until September 14TH
Music, ballet, plays and recitals, comedy and children’s theatre and so much more! If you’re near Palermo the first 2 weeks of September, stop by and get a feel for…