Month: July 2004

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Some good ones here, Concorde and toilets… BBC NEWS – Ryanair faces £1m court battle Airport operator BAA says it will take discount airline Ryanair to court over £1m in unpaid landing fees, but the airline prepares a suit of its own. http://news.bbc. RTE News – Ryanair to axe Derry to London flight Ryanair has…

From the BBC: Local people 'to preserve nature' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3916213.stm Sun's rays stronger than thought http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3913085.stm Tour firms 'could pay health tax' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3915391.stm US travel curbs spark Cuba rush http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3852821.stm From CNN: French flock to Paris Beach http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/paris.beach.ap/index.html Southwest Airlines passengers find love in next seat http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/07/15/airlines.love.reut/index.html Reverse air rage on Russia flight http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/reverse.air.rage.ap/index.html

Notes on Malaria taken during Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth’s talk at the adventure travel show 2004 Not all mosquitoes carry malaria SE-Asia day biting mosquitoes are not malarious but carry Deng fever etc Many mosquitoes carry more illnesses Prophylactics Larium has had a bad press If Larium suits you it is fine but is not suitable…

Travel writing with Rolf Potts http://www.rolfpotts.com/index.html

From the BBC: Flick mosquitoes away say doctors Whaling moratorium under review???€š?‚?  The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society???€š?‚?  ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ice Age’???€š?‚?  Tanzania probes flamingo deaths???€š?‚?  Bolivians ‘back gas export plans’???€š?‚?  From CNN: See the world, protect the earth???€š?‚?  Monorail opens in Las Vegas after months of delays???€š?‚?  UK changes tack on travel…

It seems Mr O can’t make up his mind, one minute he wont then he will… http://www.iht.com/articles/528655.html

From: RICHARD CURTIS I’ve just read a piece about the Millau viaduct and just got carried away searching for other “grand” projects – the Foster site is fun ! best wishes, Dick http://bridgepros.com/projects/Millau_Viaduct/ http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/html/ take your choice – wembley or millau viaduct etc The Millenium Tower in Japan for example http://www.oeresundsbron.com/index.php?obj=1000029 bridge tunnel link between…

well we went along and saw the crowds, they where in place 3-4 deep from 4:30, no chance to see anything as a car is about 2 feet high at most, we found a great spot on the 3rd floor of liberty’s, looking out of the window, except the start was so late that the…

Concorde aircraft opens to visitors http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/27/concorde.ap/index.html Bulgaria closer to high-speed EU-rail link http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/28/bt.bulgaria.train.reut/index.html World airline traffic soars, says IATA http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/29/bt.iata.traffic.report.reut/index.html Finland, Russia plan fast rail link http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/30/bt.fin.russia.rail.ap/index.html The world’s best airport lounges http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/16/bt.skytrax.survey/index.html Road trips: A parent’s survival guide, “The kids watch more TV in the car than they ever do at home.” http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/06/09/family.road.trips.ap/index.html Best-selling…