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I might have mentioned once or twice before that I am rather fond of Venice. Lounging (it is possible outside the main tourist season) in a number 1 vaporetto as it meanders down the Grand canal and the over to the Lido and then catching the 52 back up the Guidecca therefore completing a circuit [...]
South Australia is arguably the most eco friendly destination down under says writer and well-known British environmentalist, Tony Juniper
Australia accommodates everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday, from four-year-olds to grannies, reports Pippa Jacks
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It was a two hour flight from Xian to the southern city of Guilin and the contrast between the former and the latter could not be more different. Before getting in to the interesting bits its perhaps worth remembering that the city’s Jiangbei Airport is a bit archaic so despite how desperate you may be to use the washrooms avoid the first few you come to as these are basic Chinese style and clearly have not been cleaned since Allcock & Brown flew the Atlantic!
You might remember that I mentioned some while ago (CD-Traveller, 14 December 2008) that there would be an international competition, the first of its kind, for tourism cartoons. Just under 600 works were submitted from 50 countries. 269 cartoonists took part in the Turkish organised competition.
The winner was Cemalettin Guzeloglu from Turkey with his cartoon of a cruiseship moored in some big city. Exiting the boat is a ramp with rows of unloaded supermarket trolleys on the quayside. The assumption is that all cruiseship passengers do is to shop.
Six of the cartoons can be found at www.tabrizcartoons.com.
What are we to make of the government decision to reduce APD for transatlantic flights out of the province from £60 to £12? The government says it is answer a particular case whereby residents of Northern Ireland can travel to Dublin and only pay €3 instead of £60.
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