Author: Paul Roberts

  • Want to peer into the steaming summit of an erupting volcano without risking death?

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Anyone with an Internet connection and a computer can do just that, thanks to about 30 cameras and other recording devices set up on Alaska’s Augustine Volcano that are streaming information to a Web site hosted by the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a joint federal-state office. The site http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Augustine.php has received over 253 million hits since…

  • Travelers Use Medicines and Rituals to Try to Ward Off Sickness

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Before every business trip, Sandra Fink stocks up on echinacea. Adrienne O’Sullivan takes prescription pills to strengthen her immune system, while Joel Kangisser is so worried about the risk of a blood clot in his legs that he takes frequent walks down the plane aisle on trans-Atlantic flights.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.nytimes.com

  • DoC evacuates as Raoul Island erupts, ‘one missing’

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Department of Conservation officials are mounting an emergency evacuation of Raoul Island, in the Kermadecs, after one of the island’s craters erupted today. One person was missing, the Associated Press news agency reported.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: nzherald.co.nz

  • It’s Official!!! Ryanair is No.1 for customer service.

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The report also confirms what millions of European consumers already know; if you want the lowest fares, the best customer service and best on-times, fly Ryanair.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.ryanair.com/

  • Going to Reykjavik

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?In 2006 the United States population will reach 300 million, and Iceland’s will hit 300,000. In national pride, the two countries will remain about equal, which goes a long way toward explaining why Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital, refuses to feel like a small town. About two-thirds of Icelanders live in the city and its suburbs, and…

  • RyanAir – Papers4you.com

    These people are selling research papers and other essays about ryanair!!! Link: http://www.coursework4you.co.uk/sprtcasec36.htm

  • Rat-squirrel back after 11-million-year absence

    “A squirrel-like rodent discovered in Laos is the sole survivor of a group that otherwise died out 11 million years ago, according to fossil data.The animal made headlines in 2005 when it was hailed as the only new family of living mammals to be found in 30 years.” Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • 4 Ryanair planes hit by lightning

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Lightning struck four planes operated by low-cost Irish airline Ryanair, the company said Monday???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://edition.cnn.com

  • More on the Chanel 4 Dispatches Ryanair Programme

    The Chanel 4 Dispatches programme is still in the news, you can read some discussions at the sites below: ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Oh My God just watched Dispatches on TV which showed an undercover investigation on Ryanair!!!???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? http://www.travellerspoint.com ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Possible Ryanair Scandal???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? http://www.gridskipper.com When was the last time you checked under your seat for a life jacket?

  • Most dangerous destinations 2006

    “The world has always been a dangerous place. From the black plague to avian flu, Attila the Hun to Osama bin-Laden, Mount Vesuvius to the Indian Ocean tsunami–and let’s not even mention biological or nuclear warfare–people and cultures are eternally prone to natural disaster, social upheaval and just plain killing each other. Some places have…

  • ‘Into Africa’ by Sam Manicom

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Riding across fourteen countries from the island of Jersey to Cape Town, this eye opening tale catapults you into Africa. Sam, a novice biker, breaks free from everyday life and proves that dreams of adventure can be made a reality.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.sam-manicom.com

  • Spotlight on Turin

    “Turin has long been overshadowed by Rome, Venice, and Florence as a tourist destination. For the next few weeks, though, all eyes will turn to this Piedmontese gem as the winter Olympics officially get underway there.” Link: http://www.fodors.com

  • U.S. airlines mishandle 9,700 bags a day

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?More bags were lost, damaged, delayed or pilfered by U.S. airlines last year than in at least eight years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.cnn.com

  • Sleepy Arkansas towns charm visitors

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?From the antique shops and museums to the way of life, nothing in the Arkansas Delta towns of Keo and Scott is very new. Living in their turn-of-the-20th-century homes and eating food made from recipes generations old, residents like it that way.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.cnn.com

  • From trash to treasure

    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A secret beach lures visitors in the know to Fort Bragg, an unpretentious town in Northern California. So much sea glass smothers this hidden shoreline that you might think a truck unloaded shimmering shards all over its rocky coves — and that’s not too far from the truth. What is now called Glass Beach began…