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London bus tours
There are a few to choose from, so we thought we'd tell prospective visitors to London about the top four, plus the Harrods coach. The convenient thing about taking one of these tours is that you can get to see pretty much all of the major sites of historical importance in one day, and this…
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Dubai – building a new island
Dubai has never been known to do things by halves. Tourism is a huge earner for Dubai, the tiny state on the Arabian peninsular. They already have super de-luxe hotel complexes, reputedly the world’s first 6 star hotel, golf courses created from grass imported from the United States, watered each night from a massive desalination…
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UK Air Passenger Complaints
The AUC (Air Transport Users Council– the UK airline watchdog) recently issued a list of the 20 most complained about airlines. They said there was “little evidence” that airlines were showing “any real concern about the impact on passengers of damaged, delayed or lost luggage”. Lost luggage, flight cancellations and problems with tickets – particularly…
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Cyprus – An Island Divided by Andy Brouwer
The majority of tourists visiting Cyprus are blissfully unaware of the pain and division that has haunted the island since 1974. To most, the image and experience of Cyprus is one of sun and sand, the snow-capped Troodos Mountains and exquisite frescoes housed in Byzantine monasteries. For the island's inhabitants its a different story altogether.…
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Letter From Lisbon Part 1 by Sally Pethybridge
Well, where do I start? I left the UK on Wednesday 24 April 2002 to start a new life in Lisbon. My furniture and other worldly possessions left the UK on the previous Friday to sail to Lisbon and were due to arrive in port the day after I did – which meant that for…
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Bond, James Bond
For true 007 fans this exhibition at the Science Museum in London will display a vast collection of objects, costume designs, storyboards and images. See Oddjob's killer bowler hat and Rose Klebb's flick-knife shoe. Visitors will have a real behind the scenes look at the work of the creative and technical teams of these world…
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The Gambia by Rosemary Hamblin
Fate has a strange knack of intervening in your live when you least expect it. 1999 had been the worst year of my life ending with the death of my father after a long drawn out illness. I just wanted to get away from everything. I didn’t care where it was so long as it…
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Try Real Ale!
It’s Real Beer Week in British pubs this autumn. 33 family run breweries that have each been in the business from 100 to 300 years want to encourage more people to try real ale. The 33 brewers, are staging the first ever Real Beer Week in British pubs this autumn (September 30 – October 6).…
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A Pharmacist Writes…..Insect Bites by Jason Gibbs, Pharmacist at Nomad Medical Centres
There are many diseases spread by the bite of infected insects. This article focuses on methods of bite avoidance and therefore ways to reduce not only the inconvenience of insect bites but also ways to reduce the chances of contracting any one of the potentially life threatening diseases including malaria that can be contracted this…
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Thames travel
A number of boat tours and ferries operate on the Thames. Below is a selection of the trips you can take. Catamaran Cruises offer tours with commentary, leaving from Waterloo and the Embankment. Waterloo: from 10.45 until 17.45 every hour (except 14.45) Embankment: from 10.15 until 20.15 Westminster: from 14.30 until 21.30 every hour Circular…
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