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

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    ???¢?¢?€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

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    ???¢?¢?€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

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    ???¢?¢?€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…

  • In John They Trust

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?In the morning heat on a tropical island halfway across the world from the United States, several dark-skinned men – clad in what look to be U.S. Army uniforms – appear on a mound overlooking a bamboo-hut village. One reverently carries Old Glory, precisely folded to reveal only the stars. On the command of a…

  • The Flying Luxury Hotel

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?This is not a Blimp. It’s a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel. It’s the Aeroscraft, and when it’s completed, it will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.popsci.com

  • O’Leary holds an ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Oscars???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? to scorn his Channel 4 critics

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?THEY’LL be handing out ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Oscars???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? at Ryanair tomorrow night, but the staff won’t be rushing up to accept them. As Channel 4’s Dispatches broadcasts ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?a major undercover investigation???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? into operating practices at Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary will be responding the way he knows best — by ridiculing the airline’s critics. Ryanair…

  • Ryanair goes on the offensive over UK TV safety allegations

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Irish budget carrier Ryanair today pre-emptively defended itself ahead of an upcoming UK television documentary, in which allegations are made about about the airline’s safety, security and service standards.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.flightinternational..com

  • Holidaymakers suffer as ABTA guarantee goes

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    “Holidaymakers who use High Street travel agents to organise individual packages are facing a sharply increased risk of losing money when firms go bust after a change of rules by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).” Link: http://www.thisistravel.co.uk

  • Fighting germs at 35,000 feet

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?You’re settled into seat 20D when you hear a sniffle, sniffle coming from seat 20B and a rumbling cough erupts from the occupant of 21A.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://edition.cnn.com

  • Central Park The Complete Guide

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?CentralPark.com – Your first stop for information on Central Park and The Central Park Zoo! Including extensive event listings, maps, attractions, sports, activities, history and the CentralPark.com store.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.centralpark.com

  • Picasa Template for Todd Dominey’s Slideshow

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    I’ve just discovered Todd Dominey’s Flash Slideshow and made a Picasa template to generate the images and the xml file for the show. Download: slideshow_picasa_template.zip [note:] I can’t get this to work in wordpress at the moment, possibly due to the paths in the xml file, something I need to look at.

  • Johor to mount hunt for ‘bigfoot’

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    “The government of the Malaysian state of Johor says it is to organise an attempt to track down a legendary ape man reputed to roam its jungles.” Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • Weighty fees for Ryanair passengers

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    Weighty fees for Ryanair passengers – News and Comment – Times Online ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair will soon make passengers pay ???€š?‚?£5 per piece of checked luggage, or ???€š?‚?£2.50 per bag if it has been registered in advance on the airline’s website – an initiative the budget airline claims will mean only 25 per cent of its passengers…

  • Ryanair to let passengers by-pass airport check-in

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair, Europe’s largest no-frills airline, is to allow passengers to by-pass airport check-in if they have previously checked in on the carrier’s website.” Of course it wouldn’t be Ryanair without a catch, ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?passengers checking in baggage on flights booked after March 16 will now pay a fee — ???€š?‚?£2.50 stg (???¢?¢?‚¬Å??‚?¬3.50 eur) per bag, per…

  • The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel & Sports Show

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    Some pictures of the GT travel advisors at the 2006 Adventure Travel & Sports Show [kml_flashembed movie=”wp-content/photos/dt_slideshow.swf” height=”360″ width=”480″ /]