February 2012
11 posts
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Getting Health Care In European Countries
If you are planning a trip to Europe then it is vital that you make sure that you have some kind of medical cover. Even the most basic of emergency and routine medical procedures can cost the uninsured a huge amount.
The good news is that if you are from most European countries then you can get a European Health Insurance Card. This allows you to get emergency care in a number of countries due to...
January 2012
1 post
Health and safety training →
September 2011
7 posts
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Biggest Breakfast Beaten
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you are like me and struggle with anything much more than a cup of coffee and a few cigarettes you will be amazed that anyone could get through a breakfast like the one below. I’m not sure I could eat that in a week, let alone a morning!Amplify’d from www.dailymail.co.ukSteven Magee, 29, has become the first person to conquer...
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Dollars Vandalized in Tax Protest
Americans have apparently taken to defacing dollar bills in protest at what they see as corporate tax avoidance. One can’t help wondering if they are not being a little short sighted in this day and age. Surely it makes sense for the job creators to be given some leeway in order to get the economy back on track?Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.ukLast year, General Electric reported worldwide...
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Renminbi me? China's strealth bid for currency...
This is a short extract from a very interesting piece. It talks about some of the privileges that come from having a country with reserve currency status.Amplify’d from treasureislands.org “Britain and China took fresh steps to improve their economic relationship on Thursday, agreeing to boost Chinese infrastructure investment in the UK and London’s role as an offshore trading centre for the...
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China to be Biggest Air Hub
At a time when most of the world’s economies have been shrinking, China’s has been growing. This has been accompanied by a dramatic rise in air passengers. Nowe it seems as though the Chinese capital Beijing is to become the world capital of air travel.
The rise of Chinese being able to take trips overseas and the greater ease of obtaining Chinese visas has been startling. The...
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Glen, Gary & Ross
Glenngary Glenross is the classic ’90s film about the cut-throat world of real estate - and the moral turpitude of the denizens of that occupation. This parody from Oxfam draws a comparison between that and what is currently going on around the world with regards to land grabs.
Oxfam work internationally to try to improve living standards for human beings, as well as responding to...
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Use Facebook, Go To Jail
The popular social networking site Facebook has been in the news a bit lately for getting some of its users into trouble with the law. There was that chump who got the longest sentence so far handed out in connection to the recent riots for posting on the site. Now there is this guy
The following is taken from a blog run by a firm of personal injury solicitors. Basically this guy got caught out...
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Airport Security
Anyone who had been through an airport recently his thought it. Perhaps as they watch a frail octogenarian getting patted down after their artificial hip sets off the mettle detector or a mother being made to chuck away the baby food she has brought with her. That thought is ” is this strictly necessary?”.
Hopefully security can be dialled back for the majority of passengers - but...
June 2011
6 posts
What to do if you have an accident abroad
It is not a thing you like to think about when you are jetting off on your travels, but accidents can happen on holiday, and problems like this can be seriously bad news.
Simply having travel insurance is no guarantee that everything will be taken care of. A shocking amount of travel insurance is sold as an ‘add-on’ by travel providers or thrown in as an incentive for signing up to...
Surfs Up!
Summer is here at last! Not traditionally considered the best time of year for surfing, compared to Spring, but the reports are thsat levels of surf at British wave sport hotspots such as Newquay have been well above average. nobody is sure why it is, but for whatever reason the Atlantic ocean seems determined to give the surfers of the world a treat at the moment.
As with all things where...
A Bank for Life? Why??
truthlite:
Once upon a time a bank was for life - you would sign up when you were young and run all your affairs through them until you died. You would probably have a personal relationship with your bank manager, who would make the decision about whether you could extend your overdraft or have a mortgage. Those days are over.
Now when you are dealing with your bank you might never see the...
Arabian Travel Market 2011
The ‘Arabian Travel Market’ was held this year during March in Dubai. Amongst the eye catching attractions on offer to delegates was a Formula 1 Grand Prix racecar simulator. This used technology similar to that deployed in the Formula 1 simulators used by actual F1 drivers in training, making this as authentic an F1 experience as it is possible to get. The Formula 1 experience...
April 2011
2 posts
All Change for London's Taxis
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So it seems a though the days of the iconic London black cab are numbered. Much like Routemaster buses and traditional red telephone boxes (or any telephone boxes for that matter) the black cabs that are known as being quintessentially ‘London’ are set to be confined to the dustbin of history.
The reason that this slice of heritage is being thrown away is of course the so-called...
Online Security
onrachelsmind:
I was simply amazed when I read these statistics. Firstly by how many of us are buying things online now (I am old enough to remember when Amazon was a major novelty), but also mainly by how many people had been the victim of fraud because of just trying to buy something online. It does seem that more secure payment methods with online banking at the heart of them will be the way...
March 2011
1 post
Free AK47's With Trucks
miscellaneous-etc:
This sounds like the kind of promotion that you would maybe get in Kabul, but no Nations Trucks in Sanford Florida has been offering AK47 assault rifles with the purchase of every vehicle!
Probably could only happen in Florida, seems unlikely we will ever have weapons give aways with van hire. Is that a good or a bad thing? You decide.
December 2010
2 posts
Helpful Apps For Travelers
If you are willing to brave the eye watering roaming charges (or if your work pick them up) there are a lot of benefits to taking your smart phone with you when you are traveling. Obviously there is there is the benefit of being connected – being able to communicate and make plans, check email and so on. Hardly revolutionary, however there is an ever increasing...
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Untitled
Amplify’d from journeyfish.comClassic Car CornerIt used to be that you could get a vehicle certified to be on the road in the UK if it had 3 original features. Unfortunately anti-motorist legislation now means that modified vintage cars need to be put though a time consuming and costly special test. Something like 50 things all have to be within specification – including things like how far out...
November 2010
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Passengers Stage Sit In
I guess this shows that people can only be pushed so far before they get angry. The passengers on this flight had been delayed 3 hours before they left, and then were not told they would be landing in the wrong country and expected to take a 250 mile bus journey. With better customer care the same situation wouldn’t have been an issue.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukMore than 100 angry Ryanair...
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Vase found in attic worth £43m!!
Wow - I can’t believe this! Incredible!Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukA vase found in a house-clearance in London has been sold for £43m, thought to be a record for any Chinese artwork.The vase is yellow and sky blue in colour with a fish motif on the front and a perforated outer wall.The private buyer - who is thought to have come from the Chinese mainland - paid £43m, with an additional...
Eurozone No-Go For British Tourists
Countries in the Eurozone like France and Spain are becoming too expensive for tourists from Britain due to the high cost of the Euro. At the same time countries outside of the Euro, like Croatia are growing in popularity. [read more]
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Burned Soldier To Run 52 Marathons
This is a very inspiring story of someone willing to do something extraordinary to help those that had helped him.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukAfter suffering severe burns in a petrol bomb attack on his tank in Iraq, former soldier Karl Hinett set himself tough rehabilitation goals.Five years ago, images of the ex-gunner and his colleagues on fire desperately climbing out of their Warrior tank...
Bangalore India Guide →
c5tim123:
When was the last time you had an enthralling holiday in India? In Bangalore, you will surely spend your entire time visiting locations that you in no way believed existed. From cosmopolitan buildings to nature’s reserves, you’ll undoubtedly have a excellent time at the Garden Town of India. First stop is at Lal Bagh. This 24-acre botanical garden was founded in the late 17th...
New Route To India Announced
Etihad airways, flag carrier for the United Arab Emirates is already a major provider of flights to India. The airline currently run routes to no less than seven destinations in India, now it has been announced that they are to launch a new one – Bangalore. [read more]
October 2010
13 posts
Which Countries Face Climate Risk?
The thing about global climate change is that by definition it affects the whole world. Not all countries will affected equally though, with the consequences being much worse for some nations than for others. As the world changes some places will be more desirable to live in than others. So where are you going to be wanting to live in thirty years...
The French Are Revolting
Today the notoriously inaccurate Daily Mail bore the frightening headline “Britons warned to stay away as violence spirals”. Zut Alors. It would seem that from the headline and the accompanying story something akin to all out civil war had broken out.[read more]
Why Tumblr is purple today... →
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White Noise Blamed For Plane Food Taste
One of the perennial complaints of air travelers is the food that gets served on planes. This rant from an unhappy customer has to be one of the funniest ever complaint letters. By and large airline food just isn’t very nice, but why is this? Airlines spend large sums researching menus for their flights, often hiring celebrity chefs, but too often...
Blog Action Day 2010
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Blog Action Day is all about raising awareness about important issues through the blogging community. The theme for this year is ‘water’. Today is the day when all bloggers are being encouraged to write a post on environmental matters, with a focus on water. You can read all about it over on their site.
German Christmas Markets
As the wheel of the year turns inexorably towards Yuletide it is once again peak retail season. But while the prospect of Christmas shopping on crowded high streets can be enough to send a chill through the spine, it is possible to make a virtue of festive necessity.[read more]
Airlines Announce Thailand Promotion
The reputation of Thailand as a destination has suffered lately due to the political troubles there. Despite the fact that on the whole holiday makers and the most popular tourist hot-spots were totally unaffected by the unrest, bookings are down. Now players in the travel industry are looking to find ways to get the world to fall in love with Thailand...
White House Solar U-Turn
President of the USA Barack Obama had previously earned the ire of environmental groups because of his seeming refusal to allow solar energy technology to be installed on the roof of the White House. Now it seems as though Washington D.C.’s most famous Pennsylvania Avenue address is to be fitted with solar panels after all. [read more]
Climate Change Impact
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London is protected from effects of climate change like flooding by a barrier. This image is an accurate representation as to what the aftermath of a 6m flood capable of breaching this barrier would look like.
Jules Undersea Lodge
There are plenty of unusual hotels in the world but very few quite as unique as they Jules Undersea Lodge. In Florida’s salubrious Key Largo this hotel is aimed at those who like to dive. In fact being able to dive is a prerequisite for guests – because the rooms are on the ocean floor![read more]