Category: newsletter
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Khmer Rouge Tourism
The Cambodian government has has released full scale tourism plans for a small village, Anlong Veng, some 70 miles away from Angkor Watt, Cambodia’s most visited tourist attraction. Anlong Veng,…
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New UN Heritage Sites
This is the third of three descriptions of the 24 sites of “outstanding universal value”, that have been designated world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
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Fave Website: worldpress
A great website, spotted by our webmaster Paul. It contains articles from the press and magazines around the world and also headlines from events around the world. So, if you…
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Dengue Who? By Ingrid Styles
You know when you’ve been Dengued. Or do you’ After spending two weeks in the south of Thailand, I caught an over night bus from Sarat Thani back to Bangkok.…
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Human Shield Woman in Trouble
A retired Florida schoolteacher who went to Iraq to serve as a “human shield” is facing hefty fines, which she is refusing to pay. The US Treasury said that Faith…
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An Insight into the Culture of Mikindani, Tanzania by Len Coleman
Tanzania has a multi-ethnic and multi-racial population that practices a wide variety of traditions and customs. In Mikindani, the influence of Shirazi Arabs from Persia and traders from the Indian…
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TV Appeal: Are You Off On A Trip Overseas?
An UK independent television company is looking for friends, couples and families who are off on an adventurous trip overseas for a new Channel 4 documentary series. Are you currently…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,…
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Place Names
As a result of the item about place names, Tom from N. Carolina wrote in to add: in the US state of Georgia we have Cairo, Athens & Rome. There…
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TV Show: I Want That Holiday!
Are you UK based and planning to go on holiday in October or November, but haven't decided where? Do you fancy letting us plan it for you? If you want…