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  • Ryanair boss offers “Fuel Monty” to Polish airline

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Polish national airline LOT said this month that managers at cut-price competitor Ryanair would ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?drop their trousers???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? for extra publicity. It turns out LOT spokesman Leszek Chorzewski was right.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://go.reuters.com

  • Ryanair advert was ‘misleading’

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair has been rapped by the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) over a ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?free tickets???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? offer. The airline advertised three million free tickets, as long as passengers paid taxes and other charges. The ASA said the advert misled, because the free ticket offer did not apply on Fridays and at some peak travel times.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • Around the World in 90 Days on the Cheap

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Back in 1872, it was easy to go around the world. When Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne’s novel ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Around the World in 80 Days,???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? wanted to do it, he simply left his London club, went home to collect a few shirts and his servant, and caught the 8:45 p.m. express train to Dover.…

  • Malaria Awareness Week — 15 to 21 May 2006

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    This week it’s Malaria Awareness Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of how to prevent malaria. Please seek travel health advice before visiting a malarious country. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk

  • The Sultan???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?€ž?¢s Elephant – Grand Finale

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    On Sunday evening the Sultan riding on the elephant returned to wish the child farewell in a spectacular finale. [kml_flashembed movie=”/wp-content/photos/flashslideshows/sultans-elephant-finale.swf” height=”320″ width=”320″ /] You can find more pictures at the bbc

  • The Sultan’s Elephant

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    This weekend “The Sultan’s Elephant” came to town. Pictures from friday afternoon/evening on the Mall. [kml_flashembed movie=”/wp-content/photos/flashslideshows/sultans-elephant-friday.swf” height=”320″ width=”320″ /]

  • Largest cruise ship set for maiden voyage

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The world’s largest cruise ship docked in England on Saturday ahead of its inaugural trip — a floating behemoth four times the size of the Titanic, with facilities never imagined at the dawn of the liner age.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.cnn.com

  • New Rough Guides Phrasebooks

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Recorded by native speakers, audio files can be downloaded for FREE online, and then transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player. Ideal for practicing your pronunciation and polishing your accent, either before you travel or while on the road.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks/

  • Stunning wildlife adventure in Kenya’s Masai Mara

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape — from elephants and lions, to cheetahs, giraffes and the always cranky wildebeest.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://edition.cnn.com

  • EasyJet takes Italy to court over ‘ludicrous’ ban on flights

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?EasyJet vowed yesterday to press ahead with legal action against the Italian government after it was prevented from launching a new low-cost route between Milan and Sardinia.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.independent.co.uk

  • Ryanair flight ordeal ‘absolutely disgraceful’, says passenger

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    and it’s not Ryanair’s fault this time… “Ryanair passengers were today talking about the fear and anger they experienced after being caught in the midst of a bomb scare.” Link: http://www.breakingnews.ie

  • Ecovia do Litoral (Coastal Eco-Road), Portugal

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    I read about this in Portugal. ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?In approximately March 2007 the 214 km of the Ecovia do Litoral (Coastal Eco-Road) should be finished, announced the President of the Junta Metropolitana do Algarve, Mac??Æ’?‚??rio Correia, yesterday in Sagres, in a ceremony to lay the first stone of the project. Thought of as being essentially for cycle…

  • Scientists Find Cheaper Way to Treat Malaria

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    A follow up on a past enews article. ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?UC Berkeley researchers have engineered yeast to produce a precursor to artemisinin, the most effective antimalarial drug known — an achievement that could drastically lower the cost of the drug.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.latimes.com

  • Crackpot route for confused sat-nav drivers

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Modern technology is providing a route to madness for motorists and driving people to distraction in a tiny Yorkshire Dales hamlet called Crackpot.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk [edit] Well i had to check and there really is a Crackpot in Yorkshire, you can find it here on google maps.

  • Ryanair Flight Lands At Army Base By Mistake

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    This would be better if it was a Ryanair plane and not one operated by Eirjet on its behalf… ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A passenger jet flying for Ryanair mistakenly landed at Ballykelly Army airstrip Wednesday, instead of at its intended destination of City of Derry Airport, six miles away.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.aero-news.net http://www.ananova.com