Category: Sidebar
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London Palaces: Clarence House
Clarence House stands next to St James's Palace and was built between 1825 and 1827 to the designs of John Nash for Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence. He lived…
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HK Disney Row
The latest in a series of setbacks for the $1.8bn (£1bn) Hong Kong Disneyland occurred after Health Inspectors were called in after three cases of food poisoning. The two health…
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Strange Facts
Strange Facts Swedes and Norweigans rank top 5 for both providing aid and exporting weapons. On the probability of not reaching 40 graph, the top 34 countries are all African.…
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Being Careful: Uganda
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to Uganda. This is what they have to say: We advise against all travel to northern and north eastern Uganda…
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The Great Express: Moscow – St Petersburg
The Great Express, a luxury overnight train for rich Russians and foreign tourists is now running between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The cost ranges from 3,150 roubles, or $110, for…
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Change in US Screening Plans
The US government is dropping plans to collect data from commercial data bases to identify potential terrorists on passenger lists. The main reason cited is concern over privacy.
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Holiday Theft Hot Spots
You don't have to go far to encounter trouble! New research from the UK's Direct Line Travel Insurance indicates that over one in 10 Britons has been robbed while on…
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Yahoo in China
Be careful what you write whilst on-line in China. Yahoo was accused last week of helping Chinese authorities identify and imprison a reporter who described government fears about pro-democracy activists. …
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Globetrotters Travel Award
A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent…
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Siberian Tigers to go to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is said to be about to import four endangered Siberian tigers from China for captive breeding. China had received zebras, elephants and impala as part of an “exchange programme”.…
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Access Cash Overseas
Ever worried about being able to access your cash whilst overseas? These two websites allow you to locate Visa and Mastercard ATMs.
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Shaolin Temple, Wales
A monk has travelled from China to Ruabon, near Wrexham in Wales to help open a special temple to teach the ancient discipline of Shaolin. Shi Xing Du will draft…
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Swaziland Tassel Burning Ceremony
Since 2001, in Swaziland, teenage girls have had to wear large woollen tassels as a sign of their chastity. Now news comes that Swaziland's King Mswati III has ended a…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent…
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New Rat Found in Laos
A completely new family of rodents, a kind of rat has been found in Laos. The animal has long whiskers, stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair and…
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Message in a Bottle Saves Lives
86 mainly teenage migrants from Ecuador and Peru, have been found by Costa Rican officials adrift in their packed boat for three days. They sent a message in a bottle…
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Drunk and Disorderly
Two former America West pilots Christopher Hughes and Thomas Cloyd were removed from an Airbus A319 in Miami on July 1, 2002, and charged with operating a plane under the…
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Stowaway Died
Pieces of a man’s body including the right leg, part of the spine and a hip, struck a garage roof of the home in South Floral Park, New York, before…
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Stowaway Dies
A Chinese boy died after falling from the landing gear of a passenger jet on take-off in north China. The stowaway, believed to be aged around 10, fell from a…
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Getting to Stansted Airport
John from London wrote in to share some information about getting to London Stansted airport. He says: I share your frustrations about the cost and unreliability of the train service…