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    Knysna by Kevin Brackley

    The town of Knysna in the western Cape of South Africa lies a scenic 500km east of Cape Town along the Garden Route. There is the option to drive all the way into town, but a far more interesting way is to take the Outeniqua choo-Tjoe train that departs from George. If you are lucky…

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    Where is the US’ 2nd Oldest Tourist Attraction?

    If you had to guess: where and what do you think is the US’ second oldest tourist attraction after the Niagara Falls? Answer, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It is not only a world heritage site, but the longest cave in the world with more than 360 miles (580 kilometres) of connected tunnels. Guided tours have…

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    Travel Stats: Largest No of Airports per Country

    World airpports top 10 Rank Country Name Airports 1 United States 14,720 2 Brazil 3,264 3 Russia 2,743 4 Mexico 1,848 5 Canada 1,417 6 Argentina 1,359 7 Bolivia 1,093 8 Colombia 1,091 9 Paraguay 915 10 South Africa 741 Source: Discus this article and give feedback in our online forum

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    Planet Reunited

    When travelling, it’s hard enough to remember where you were yesterday, let alone the phone number of that fabulous girl you met in Hong Kong, or the postal address of your Uncle Bertie. But now there’s no excuse for losing touch, with Planet Reunited a website with the ambitious aim of keeping travellers connected,. With…

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    An Ascent (Finally) of Stok Kangri by Jules Stewart

    With a shuddering sob Helen collapsed on the ridge and burst into tears.“I cannot take another step,” she sobbed. “Oh, I know it’s all vanity and pride!” She was referring to the summit, looming in full infuriating view an hour’s slog above us. “You go on,” she said with quivering lip, “I’ll wait for you…

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    Talk at the RGS, London

    The Effects of Logging on the ‘Pygmies’ in the Congo Basin Congo Basin, presentations and launch of a major new photographic exhibition on the Ba’Aka ‘Pygmies’ of the Republic of Congo at The Royal Geographical Society. Date: Wednesday 28th April 2004 Time: Doors open and reception 6.00pm Address: The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore,…

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    A Surprising First Night (in the Brazilian rain forest) by Tony Annis

    That night the local tribe was going to perform a ceremony that would involve singing and some sort of dancing, and Adam Baines and I were invited go along. The tribe held hands and formed itself into two circles, one inside the other, both facing inwards. One circle moved to the left and the other…

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    Ghana Airways Overbooks

    Be warned – if you are planning on flying with Ghana Airways, be warned. Ghana Airways allegedly has something of a reputation for overbooking and not refunding money for seats that are not ultimately available. Questions were asked in the Ghanaian Parliament about overbooking of seats on Ghana Airways. It was said that whereas overbooking…

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    The Angel Falls by Iona Hill

    I was rather disappointed by my trip to the Angel Falls – let’s get the bad news out of the way – it was over priced and pretty basic stuff. I was there 2 ½ years ago or so. It was not possible to visit the Angel Falls independently, so we had to join a…

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    Outsouring Travel Jobs

    A growing number of U.S. airlines and online travel companies are outsourcing customer service jobs overseas in a bid to reduce costs. United Airlines is about to source a customer call centre in Nova Scotia. Travelocity will outsource about 300 jobs to India over the next year and expects to save $10 million in 2004…

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