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Moscow is not a city but a whole world by Katia in Moscow
When I was a little girl and the trees seemed too big for me I was first taken to Red Square by my farther. It is a wonderful feeling to…
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Land Rover Training Course
EXPLORE 2002 For anyone planning an expedition, EXPLORE 2002 – the place to be is the 26th annual Expedition Planning Seminar that will be running on 16-17th November 2002 at…
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Visiting Cape Town for the first time by Geoff
Most visitors to Cape Town arrive by air and land at Cape Town's International Airport. The International terminal has recently been upgraded and facilities are good. The airport is about…
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Tourism Facts
ÂÂ Less than one in 10 people are estimated to have been on an international flight ÂÂ China is expected to unseat France as world’s most visited country by 2020…
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What Counts as Having Visited a Country?
Darrell from Washington, DC, wrote in: “someone who visited both Prague and Bratislava before Czechoslovakia split should get credit for two countries. Likewise, chalk up two countries if someone visited…
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Mexican Airports
Mexican airports are returning to normal operations after Hurricane Isidore battered the country on the weekend. The airport authorities estimated that 89 flights at Cancun, were cancelled because of the…
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Zambia: Where the Heck is It?
Greetings one and all. This message is coming to you from Lusaka, the nerve centre of quiet, peaceful and more or less desolate Zambia, a Southern African country just north…
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Cheap anti-malaria drug 'closer'
Doctors aiming to make a cheap and effective malaria drug available across Africa have been awarded a $1.5m grant by the Gates Malaria Partnership, based at the London School of…
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Spread the word
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Dead Sea Rescue Plan
The Dead Sea is falling by about one metre (3ft) a year due to declining rainfall, and an increase in the amount of irrigation water being taken from the River…