Travel
Pacific quest: The dive of a lifetime
When a BBC team was despatched to find new marine species in Micronesia, the
trip gave Kate Humble the chance to dive in some of the world's most
spectacular underwater environments
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'Winter in Spain' plans to revive tourism
For holiday makers Spain has long been the land of sun, sea and sangria. Now
that trusty formula is wearing thin, and faced with an unprecedented drop in
foreign visitors, Spanish tourism authorities are taking drastic action. The
land of the Costa del Sol is being rebranded as a destination for those
chillier months, under the counter-intuitive, if slightly uninspired, slogan
"Winter in Spain".
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Inside Travel
Zoom collapse has left us high and dry
Friday, 29 August 2008
Thousands of Northern Ireland customers of low-budget airline Zoom are trying
to recover their money after its collapse.
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Passengers grounded as Zoom halts flights
Friday, 29 August 2008
Northern Ireland travellers booked on flights with Zoom Airlines were last
night dealt a blow as the company announced it has gone into administration.
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Aer Lingus plans sweeping cuts
Friday, 29 August 2008
Aer Lingus is preparing to introduce sweeping cost cutting measures after it
reported soaring losses yesterday.
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Simon Calder: The man who skis all day
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Fear, for the inept skier, is frightfully easy to define: the moment of no
return when physics collides with psychology. You are heading towards a tree
or a precipice with too much speed and too little control.
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Dig deep: Cornwall mines its past for the future
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
South Crofty, an ancient and profitable mine for centuries, notched up an
unwanted distinction in 1998: it became the last tin mine in Cornwall to
close. Its demise wasn't because the underground lodes had been exhausted,
but because the price of tin was massively undercut by overseas competitors.
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Hungary for Change
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Is this the ugliest building in the world? I stand, slack jawed, before the
new Hungarian National Theatre. It squats on the banks of the Danube near
the Pest end of the Lagymanyosi Bridge, a bloated toad of civic ambition
gone horribly wrong.
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48 Hours in: Riga, Latvia
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Late summer is a lovely time to discover Latvia's capital, with space to
appreciate the impressive architecture, as well as the city's cosmopolitan
atmosphere. By Neil Taylor
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Ohio: The highs (and lows) of the world's fastest roller coaster
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
For the past 10 years, Cedar Point in Ohio has been voted best amusement park
in the world. Ben Ross nervously samples the ups – and very fast downs – of
America's 'Roller Coast'
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Airlines to install mobile phone service
Thursday, 21 August 2008
As mobile phones spread rapidly around the globe, there are few places left
where it is possible to enjoy a peaceful moment away from them.
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Simon Calder: Our fears of flying are irrational: it's more dangerous to cycle
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Nothing that took place at Madrid yesterday will make us any less safe, and I
write that as a traveller about to board a flight. Many things are wrong
with flying but safety is not one of them.
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Weston's end of the pier show
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Spare a thought for Weston-super-Mare. Not only has the North Somerset resort
had to contend with losing the greater part of its seafront centrepiece, the
Grand Pier, to fire (for the second time in its 100-year history), but it
has also had to suffer the indignity of its two other main attractions, the
Tropicana open-air swimming pool complex and Birnbeck Pier, being unable to
step into the breach, having been closed for several years.
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Emilia Romagna: they keep a welcome in these hillsides
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
She was born in Britain, but her roots are Italian. That's why top chef Angela
Hartnett likes to regularly visit her grandmother's village in northern
Italy. It's also home to some great food. Interview by Andy Lynes
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48 Hours in: La Rochelle, France
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Soaring stone towers and a historic port define this French Atlantic city. And
now that there are fewer holidaymakers, you can also enjoy the Ile de Ré,
says Mary Novakovich
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A touch of the Riviera in Croatia
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
The Croatian island of Hvar is being touted as a rival to the French Riviera.
But the yachties haven't taken over completely. Author James Hopkin reveals
its charms
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Hotel Of The Week: Ohtel, Wellington, New Zealand
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Although New Zealand is dead cool for the kind of traveller who enjoys
dangling at the end of a bungee cord, nobody ever accused its cities of
being hip. Ohtel, which opened this year in Wellington, the capital, aims to
do something about that: it proclaims it is New Zealand's only designer
boutique hotel.
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Vietnam: A moving story
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
War left it scarred, but now Vietnam is booming. Rory Ross encounters
challenging gastronomy, military relics and chic hotels in a country where
getting around means hopping on a scooter and hoping for the best
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Memphis: It took a town of losers to produce the King
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
By the time we got to the Zippin' Pippin it was midnight. My guide, Mike
McCarthy, had led a ghost tour of Beale Street – a thoroughfare routinely
described as the birthplace of the blues – which ended at the statue of the
young Elvis Presley. Then, the real tour began.
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Snake safari in Kenya
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
'You wouldn't believe how many snakes there are here. This place is absolutely
crawling with them." Not exactly what you want to hear as you're walking
into a pitch-black cave.
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48 Hours in: Florence, Italy
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Europe's capital of Renaissance art is a great weekend break destination in
late summer – and the fine Italian food on offer will fuel your quest for
cultural nourishment
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How Murphy the stolen gnome went around the world in 48 photographs
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
It is a mystery of pint-sized proportions, featuring an altruistic act of
kindness copied straight from the film Amélie, which tells the story of a
Parisian waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for
the better.
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Mobiles on planes
Airlines are to install technology that allows passengers to use mobiles during flights. Do you think this is a good idea?
Airlines are to install technology that allows passengers to use mobiles during flights. Do you think this is a good idea?
| Yes, this is great news. Can't wait! |
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| No, I don't want to be disturbed by people chatting on their phones! |
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