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September 30, 2004Confused Woman Drives Rental Van Through AirportA Boise Airport visitor returned her rental minivan by driving through the automatic doors and into the terminal. Airport spokeswoman Larissa Stouffer says a confused elderly woman saw a sign that said ``terminal access.'' She drove her rental van through...Read this update NOW IT'S COOL TO CARAVANTHE number of caravans and motor homes on Britain's roads has hit the half-million mark. Celebrities and young sporty types with retro-style VW camper vans are helping boost the image. Touring now accounts for nearly one in five holidays taken...Read this update Nfld. drug abusers becoming cheese thievesST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - A black market for cheese is developing in St. John's, Nfld., as drug abusers find ways to support their addiction, police say. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says people are stealing and reselling food from supermarkets and...Read this update Lines Pose Risk at LAXStepped-up screening procedures at Los Angeles International Airport that were designed to make flying safer have created another potential vulnerability: long lines that are a "tempting target for terrorists," security experts said Friday. Rand Corp. researchers recommended in a 47-page...Read this update European Union to Require Pet PassportsBRUSSELS, Belgium - Residents of the European Union who want to take their cat, dog or ferret to another EU nation will need special pet passports starting Friday. The wallet-sized passports will verify that the pet has been vaccinated against...Read this update September 29, 2004Passenger attacks pilots with axeA man has been arrested after attacking two pilots and a passenger with an axe on an internal flight in Norway. The pilots managed to bring the plane in to land safely, and were then taken to hospital with the...Read this update Jetstar Asia to start ops by year’s endSINGAPORE: Australia's Qantas Airways said its Singapore-based budget carrier Jetstar Asia will start operating from the city-state by the end of the year. Jetstar Asia chief operating officer Con Korfiatis said the carriers's initial fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft would...Read this update 18-hour journey a Tube travel recordTWO British men have set a new record for visiting all 275 stations on the London Underground railway network, shaving 43 minutes off the previous fastest time. It took Geoff Marshall, 32, and Neil Blake, 31, a total of 18...Read this update Tourists freed in Peru coca siegePolice in Peru stormed an ancient Inca temple to release a group of foreign tourists taken hostage by coca growers. The farmers were reportedly protesting against government efforts to eradicate coca, which is used to make cocaine. Tear gas was...Read this update Rare burgers served with legal waiver to diners at five-star London hotelDiners at a five-star hotel who ordered a rare or medium rare burger from the restaurant menu were asked to sign a legal disclaimer waiving the establishment's responsibilities if they suffered food poisoning. The chef on duty at the Curve...Read this update Patagonia: Acting sheepishSheep are the movers and shakers in Patagonia. Indigenous tribes and gauchos have been massacred to make space for them; beautiful wild mammals such as guanacos and pumas have been enclosed to free up the grasses; and you can even...Read this update September 28, 2004All aboard the cattle-truck for a transatlantic flight to forgetDOES anyone remember when air travel was considered glamorous? I do, vaguely. Not exactly the flying boats and BOAC or the heyday of Pan Am, but I do remember my first flight - from Edinburgh (or maybe it was Glasgow)...Read this update Tourists to Ladakh Enjoy Hiking Challenges and Spiritual ExplorationsL E H, India, Sept. 27, 2004 — They are trekkers and seekers, backpackers and Buddhist followers, and they come here for both spiritual sustenance and for rugged hikes amid ancient monasteries and snowcapped mountains. This northern region of India,...Read this update Dry Tourist Town Aims to Undo Booze BanROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze. Except for a brief period after Prohibition,...Read this update September 27, 2004US officials reassure Europe on travel fearsUS officials sought to reassure European travellers today that electronic fingerprint scans and other tighter border controls – meant in part to catch terrorists – will be painless and quick. Starting Friday, EU citizens, who have enjoyed visa-free travel to...Read this update September 26, 2004Grandma's gone to see AfghanistanHERAT, Afghanistan -- Car bombs, chaotic airports, and the prospect of evening tea with a warlord might make most tourists a little queasy. Not Gertrude Lysinger. ''It's been interesting," said the 84-year-old grandmother from Philadelphia as her tour bus whizzed...Read this update Rampaging sheep invited back for a second runHaving trouble fitting in a trip to Pamplona, Spain, for the running of the bulls? Now there's a closer-to-home alternative: the running of the sheep in San Angelo, Texas. Laugh if you must, but this has become a big hit...Read this update September 25, 2004Prostitute soccer girls bannedA GUATEMALA soccer team made up of prostitutes cried foul after being ejected from a tournament because of their profession. "Just for being prostitutes, society marginalises us, and we want to exercise our rights as women and as mothers," said...Read this update Mozzarella's Moment (Move Over, Tomatoes)ROME -- THE restaurant's name is written on glass doors in red brush strokes that evoke Japanese characters. When chefs plunge their hands into water tanks to grab dinner for fashionable people around the bar, you almost expect something live...Read this update September 24, 2004In Belarus, traveler finds tones of homeBy the time the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, opens in the morning, there is often a line of a hundred Belarusian youths, sometimes more. They are willing to sacrifice most of the upcoming day for the complex process of...Read this update New movie to check outThe Motorcycle Diaries Clickity-click up there and watch the trailer....Read this update Ask the pilotHow confirmed airliner geeks express their terminal love of travel in a world of "destinations," but no borders. Sept. 24, 2004 | "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is...Read this update Airport screeners missed weaponsWASHINGTON — Undercover investigators were able to sneak explosives and weapons past security screeners at 15 airports nationwide, according to a government report on aviation security. The government watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security, Clark Kent Ervin, delivered the...Read this update September 23, 2004Dining in the dark in ParisPARIS, France (AP) -- They tasted like tomatoes, but in the pitch black it was hard to tell. A couple at the next table was obviously struggling with eating blind, too. "I don't know what it is," came a man's...Read this update September 22, 2004Gun-toting armadillo detainedAN armadillo kitted out with a toy pistol holster, cowboy hat and sheriff's badge has been detained by Customs officials enroute from Texas to Adelaide. The stuffed animal, which was mounted on its hind legs on a timber board, was...Read this update Cat Stevens causes flight diversionThe singer Cat Stevens has been escorted from a diverted transatlantic flight and refused entry into America flight by FBI agents. The pop star, who converted to Islam, was denied entry because his name was said to be on a...Read this update September 21, 2004Confessions of an Elephant Polo GroupieTailgating in Thailand with the ladyboys. By Cynthia Barnes HUA HIN, THAILAND—"Ping! Ping! Fight! Never give up!" The cheerleader has a light beard and waves pink Mylar pom-pons. He screams at a transsexual who's whacking a black-and-orange polo ball with...Read this update The world's most dangerous roadIn the course of dropping nearly 12,000 feet in less than 40 miles, Bolivia's "Road of Death" poses a number of challenging questions to mountain bikers. Here's a sample: A Nissan pickup unexpectedly rounds a blind curve 20 feet ahead...Read this update Southeast Asia: More bang for your buck than EuropeHANOI, Vietnam — When planning months or even a year ahead for "the next big trip," money is inevitably one of the top deciding factors. For Americans with a taste for overseas destinations, cheapie off-season flights to Europe and bargain...Read this update September 20, 2004Madonna: Israel Is Safe, Ignore US Travel WarningsJerusalem----September 20.....Madonna came, saw and conquered Israel in a five day Rosh Hashana holiday visit. A trek that many Israelis will never forget. The famed singer and actress arrived Wednesday night to celebrate the Jewish New Year and study Kabala...Read this update London launches charm offensiveLONDON, England (CNN) -- The travel industry is hoping a new charm offensive will attract more sophisticated tourists and high-spending business travelers to the British capital. London is looking to import U.S. and European levels of hospitality in a bid...Read this update September 18, 2004Government Warns Americans of Iraq TravelWASHINGTON - The State Department reminded Americans Friday of the dangers of traveling in Iraq (news - web sites), a day after two American construction workers were kidnapped from their home in Baghdad. "The security threat to all American citizens...Read this update One-stop travel shop-without shoppingHoliday-makers these days prefer organizing their own agendas when they go away, rather than wasting time on trips planned by tour operators which often include forced shopping trips that they have no interest in going on. The only problem is...Read this update September 17, 2004Teacher Arrested After Bookmark Called Concealed WeaponTAMPA, Fla. -- A weight may soon be lifted off a Maryland woman charged with carrying a concealed weapon in an airport. It wasn't a gun or a knife. It was a weighted bookmark. Kathryn Harrington was flying home from...Read this update Transportation Department Fails to Protect Traveler PrivacyIn a blow to the privacy of air travelers, the Department of Transportation has dismissed a complaint against Northwest Airlines. The complaint alleged that Northwest airlines, by giving three months' worth of passenger data to NASA for research into passenger...Read this update BA cuts 1,000 flights to beat delaysBritish Airways has cancelled nearly 1,000 flights at Heathrow over the next three months in an effort to halt a slide in the reliability of its timetable. The airline said it wanted to create "some breathing space" in its schedules...Read this update Kerry supporter arrested in air rage caseA spirited debate on presidential politics aboard an Alaska-bound airplane has turned into an international incident, and left a Huntington Station retiree locked up in a Canadian jail on criminal charges, authorities said yesterday. Michael Husar, 58, was arrested Friday...Read this update Unruly passenger grounds AA flightOther passengers complained of not being allowed to use bathroom Passengers on board an American Airlines flight diverted to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Friday night are questioning the airline's security procedures. The pilot on AA Flight 1773 to Los...Read this update September 16, 2004The struggle to calm Cairo's trafficCAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -- A cigarette dangling from his lips, driving instructor Ahmed Ramadan imparts a valuable lesson to a learner as he twists together the two frayed wires that choke his training car into life. "The first thing to...Read this update Samburu residents attack touristsTen tourists narrowly escaped death when armed Maralal residents accosted them as they were video taping personal businesses, buildings and private places in Samburu district. The residents who were armed with clubs and knives wanted to know why the tourists...Read this update September 15, 2004Bedbugs are back to biteAUSTRALIANS are about to face a bedbug invasion as the small, linen-dwelling creatures begin moving into households on the back of increased tourism. The 5mm brown insects were all but booted from the bedroom in the late 1950s.Inventions like the...Read this update Explosives at airport bring traveler's arrestNEW YORK — A government contractor brought highly explosive Soviet munitions on his trip home from Afghanistan that were not detected until he arrived at John F. Kennedy airport, federal officials said. Shaun Marshall, of Riverside, Calif., a medic for...Read this update US warns Americans to defer nonessential travel to NepalThe United States has urged its citizens to stay away from Nepal following the bombing of a US information centre and fears Americans could be attacked by Maoist rebels. "The Embassy has received information that the Maoists may attempt to...Read this update Tourists give thumbs down to DelhiNEW DELHI: Delhi may be a tourist's delight when it comes to historical significance, but for many who set foot here, they don't really get a good treatment. The harassment is worse for foreign tourists, who are faced with an...Read this update September 14, 2004Etiquette book for foreign tourists?BANGKOK, Thailand (Independent Online) -- Offended by a poster advertising a United States film that featured its director sitting on the head of a Buddha image,Thailand is drafting a Dos-and-Don'ts booklet for foreigners, officials said on Monday. But the government...Read this update Elderly tourists get lost in prisonIT WAS meant to be a pleasant drive in the country with a spot of lunch on the way. Instead, it ended up as a security nightmare for a group of 12 pensioners who mistakenly found their way into the...Read this update September 13, 2004Price wars heat up at budget airlinesWith four new carriers launched or about to launch in Southeast Asia, companies are fighting for customers with new rock-bottom fares A fierce price war has erupted in Southeast Asia's budget airline market, and consumers are enjoying the spoils. One-way...Read this update September 12, 2004Snakes alive an airport surpriseCUSTOMS officers were suspicious when they saw a traveller arriving at Brisbane International Airport at the weekend wearing a bulky, long-sleeved jacket. But they did not suspect that he was concealing 19 pythons in his clothing. There is serpently more...Read this update Cut-price fares herald new era of flying for travel-hungry AsiansSINGAPORE : A fierce price war has erupted in Southeast Asia's budget airline market, and consumers are enjoying the spoils. One-way tickets from Singapore to popular destinations like Bangkok have been offered for less than one US dollar each in...Read this update September 11, 2004Local doctor still wary of air travelDr. Bob Rajcoomar would rather not travel by air anymore, but when he does, he carries as little as possible, along with a passport and a letter of apology from the deputy secretary of Homeland Security. Two years ago, Rajcoomar,...Read this update Posted by Joe E on September 11, 2004 04:28 PM
Category: Bad moos for outdoor sexThere's nothing quite like the presence of a hairy horned heifer to cool the ardour of the alfresco sex enthusiast. At least, that is the thinking of officials in the small Dutch town of Spaarnwoude who have drafted in a...Read this update New U.S. entry rules start soonWith only weeks to go before sweeping policy shifts begin affecting foreign visitors at American airports, Bush administration officials are intensifying their efforts to inform travelers from more than 20 industrialized nations to prepare for tough new entry requirements. At...Read this update September 10, 2004Who said you could get off?NEW YORK The weather is bad at your intended destination and your plane is diverted. Soon you find yourself on the ground closer to home than to the plane's original destination. Can you get off and make your way from...Read this update Airline pilot faces drink chargeA British pilot has been charged with preparing to fly an aircraft at Heathrow while under the influence of alcohol, Scotland Yard said yesterday. Airline captain Charles Eric Nicholls is accused of being over the alcohol limit as he prepared...Read this update September 09, 2004Malaria drug blamed for US soldier suicidesA startling pattern of suicides by the most elite American soldiers has followed their use of a controversial anti-malaria drug, an investigation by UPI and CNN has found. This is despite previous government warnings that the drug, called Lariam, might...Read this update 'The Da Vinci Code' sparks a mini-industry in travelDan Brown's mystical thriller has spawned a mini-industry in European travel, with readers touring the locations that figure in the plot to unravel its enigmas. By Angela Doland The Associated Press Originally published September 9, 2004, 4:35 PM EDT PARIS...Read this update September 08, 2004Ridge sees biometric ID for all air travelWashington, DC, Sep. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Homeland Security Tom Ridge said Tuesday that the administration had taken the first steps towards a biometric identity system for all air travelers. "We think the registered traveler program with frequent flyers is...Read this update Airline repercussions from 9/11 still spreadingPARIS The tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, have forever changed air travel. Even as passengers return to the skies after a period that was devastating for the travel industry, they do so in smaller numbers, and with different demands...Read this update How Low Can They Go?Air Travelers Benefit From Brisk Competition That brother in Baltimore. That friend you haven't seen since college. That last-minute meeting you thought you couldn't make. If you've been putting it off, now's the time to travel. Americans who said airfares...Read this update Security lapses exposed at Britain's third largest airportLONDON (AFP) — Security at Britain's third largest airport in the northern city of Manchester has been highlighted as woefully inadequate by a BBC documentary to be screened on Tuesday. An undercover reporter posing as a security officer at Manchester...Read this update Passengers Push Limit of Tasteful AttireBy Keith L. Alexander Tuesday, September 7, 2004; Page E01 Stephen H. Halloway remembers flying more than 40 years ago when airline travel was a social event and he and his family climbed aboard in their Sunday best. But those...Read this update September 07, 2004Yahoo to Begin Testing FareChase Travel SearchSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet media company Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said it would soon begin testing a travel price comparison search engine called FareChase as it further integrates Web search services into its offerings. Available as a test to...Read this update September 06, 2004All aboard the weirdest world tourGhostly pubs, ice hotels, naked bathing, dead buffaloes and a sex museum await the alternative world traveller, as Jason Volker has discovered. So what are you waiting for? WE'VE all heard of the Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge and Easter Island. All...Read this update Rescue flights bring Britons homeRescue flights are being run to bring home thousands of tourists left stranded by Hurricane Frances. Virgin Atlantic Airways expects to run relief services daily to and from Florida until its backlog is clear. Around 6,000 Britons were left trapped...Read this update Latvian tourists get taste of Soviet-era slammerLIEPAJA, Latvia -- After the ill-tempered guard clanged the cell door shut, the darkness was enveloping and complete. Then lights flashed and a voice barked: ''Face the wall! Hands behind your back!'' In the room, under pictures of Lenin and...Read this update Comforts of home: rock 'n' roll, ethnic food, plumbingThe music in the taxi was such a delight, such an unmitigated joy for the ears, that I was tempted to pay the cabbie to take another lap around the outskirts of Dubrovnik. After two weeks of TVs, radios, boom...Read this update September 04, 2004US fears prompt renewed Indonesian travel warningAustralia has renewed its travel advisory for Indonesia in light of US warnings that Americans should take precautions against possible terrorist attacks in the South East Asian nation. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has not upgraded its...Read this update Blood clot wasn't airline's fault, S.F. court rulesA federal appeals court dealt a blow Friday to scores of lawsuits by ailing air travelers, ruling that an airline was not responsible for the potentially fatal blood clot that a passenger developed on an overseas flight. The deep-vein thrombosis...Read this update September 03, 2004California Traveler Gets Stuck In Thayer, Missouri in Odd Property DisputeTHAYER, MO - Gary Schroeder was traveling through Thayer, Missouri when he decided to check into the Tally Ho Motel last Thursday. Little did he know he wouldn't be checking out anytime soon. The air conditioner on Schroeder's camper caught...Read this update Posted by Joe E on September 3, 2004 06:22 PM
Category: Travel essay: With a cut finger, traveler takes the pulse of life on a Greek islandWhat it's like to live as a "native" in a foreign country? Sustain an injury that is not life-threatening but requires the services of the local health-care system and you'll get to know the country even better than you would...Read this update It might cost you more to go ashore on Caribbean cruiseMEXICO CITY — A revolt is growing in the Caribbean over increasingly massive cruise ships disgorging thousands of passengers who swamp beach towns, buy perhaps a soda and a few trinkets, and re-embark a few hours later. Mexico's government is...Read this update Posted by Joe E on September 3, 2004 05:50 AM
Category: IKEA Regrets Fatal StampedeJEDDAH, 3 September 2004 — The management of IKEA has expressed its sorrow for the fatal incident that took place during the opening of its new showroom in Jeddah on Wednesday morning. “The management of IKEA Saudi Arabia expresses deep...Read this update September 02, 2004United Airlines plans job cutsCHICAGO -- United Airlines said yesterday further job cuts will be necessary as it continues slashing costs to get out of bankruptcy. The nation's No. 2 airline declined to confirm or deny a published report it is considering eliminating 6,000...Read this update Turkish Man Squirts Milk From Eye 9.2 FeetISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out...Read this update Briton Tells of Croc Attack on Fellow BackpackerAs a massive crocodile dragged a German backpacker away her screams were thought to be a bad joke by her group, an Australian inquest was told today. British tourist Andrew Waters said the group would not have swum in the...Read this update September 01, 2004Police nab tuk tuk conmenBANGKOK, Aug 31 (TNA) - Every tourist has heard of a tuk tuk driver who lures foreigners into expensive shops, but yesterday tourist police held out hope of an end to such unscrupulous practice with the arrest of 35 drivers...Read this update FO launches drug booklet for studentsThe Foreign Office has launched a drug information booklet aimed at gap-year students after research revealed that 16- to 30-year-olds are more experimental on holiday than at home. The passport-sized booklet, Drugs: Information for Travellers, gives advice on drug-related health...Read this update Bullying rampant in Britain airports, union saysLONDON (eTurbo News) – Claiming that horrifying culture of bullying and abuse has emerged at Britain's major airports, Britain's largest private sector union, Amicus, said it will call on the aviation industry to launch an immediate inquiry today. Amicus in...Read this update Grave Concern for United Airlines Prompts Flight Attendants to Call for New ManagementCHICAGO, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Committed to the success of United Airlines but frustrated with United's executives, flight attendants expressed grave concern over the continued reckless and incompetent strategies of United Airlines senior management. Leaders of the Association of Flight...Read this update |
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