A culinary adventure on the streets of Singapore
Singapore - Singapore is famous for its skyscrapers and luxury hotels but the south-east Asian city is also a culinary capital with thousands of street food vendors in market halls providing tasty titbits for just a few dollars. Typical dishes on off...
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Travel tips for Tuesday 17th November 2009
France launches tourist guide to south-west. Toulouse, France - France's south-west regional tourism promotion association has drawn up a list of Grand Sites containing the names of about 20 towns, villages, historic buildings and art works. ...
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Rio welcomes gays and lesbians
Rio de Janeiro - The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is known in Portuguese as the Cidade Maravilhosa, or Wonderful City in English. But it is now one title richer after it was awarded the Best Global Destination for gays at a tourism trade fair. Th...
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German duo circling the globe in a four-wheel drive
Brunei - Attempting to challenge their limits, two German adventurers set off last August to circle the globe in their four- wheel drive vehicle. Leaving behind their electrical engineering business and conventional German life for a more rugged path...
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When in Bonn, a visit to Beethoven's birthplace is a must
Bonn, Germany- The prominent statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn shows the composer striking a self-confident pose as he gazes over the Muensterplatz with his impressive head of hair. The monument was erected by citizens in downtown Bonn in 1845 t...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Finnair pilots strike, flights disrupted - Summary
Helsinki - A strike by 800 pilots of Finnish flag carrier Finnair forced the carrier to cancel some 200 flightsMonday, impacting thousands of passengers. With no solution in sight, the carrier later said it would also cancel some 200 flights on Tuesd...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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Finnair pilots strike, flights disrupted
Helsinki - Scores of Finnish flag carrier Finnair flights were disrupted Monday as 800 pilots went on strike, delaying thousands of passengers. On Sunday, some 20 long-distance flights from its hub in Helsinki and European flights departing Sunday an...
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Saudi pilgrims drop by 40 per cent over swine flu fears
Riyadh - The number of pilgrims registering with Hajj pilgrimage companies in Saudi Arabia has dropped by 40 per cent compared to last year due to a fear of H1N1 virus and higher prices, media reports said Monday. Many citizens and expatriates have c...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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Ryanair jet blows roof-tiles off house on landing approach
Luebeck - Turbulence from the wake of a landing Ryanair jet blew roof-tiles off a house near Luebeck airport, an airport spokeswoman said Friday. The tiles were sucked off the roof by a swirling column of air and dashed into the garden beneath, frigh...
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2009-11-13 ] Category : [
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