TRAVEL NEWS OCTOBER 2004
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October 14, 2004
Riding the elephants on a trip back through time Hand-feeding a hungry elephant is an unnerving experience. Continue... October 13, 2004 New flights create 200 extra jobs A holiday company, which launched its low-fares airline last year, will offer flights from Bournemouth International Airport from March 2005. Continue... October 12, 2004 Footprints at the end of the world When the second penguin fell into the hole made by my foot in the soft snow, my heart sank. Was this right? Should I - and several dozen others - be pockmarking the penguins' Antarctic hillside colony with our footprints?. www.nzherald.co.nz (page not found) October 12, 2004 £10bn transport plan is unveiled London mayor Ken Livingstone announces a five year investment programme to improve the city's public transport. Continue... October 10, 2004 Autumn in Amalfi: relaxed but still chic It's all about timing. Richard Girling indulges in Italy's sexiest coastline at its most beautiful time of year. travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found) October 10, 2004 Bath, Bath and Beyond in Budapest I wanted to take the waters, as people used to call their visits to thermal baths, and Budapest was the obvious destination. The city sits on 123 hot springs, and people have been bathing in them at least since the fourth century B.C. After the Celts came the Romans, then the Magyars and the Turks. Continue... October 9, 2004 Hands on experience Severe labour shortages on Australian farms mean that gap year travellers on working holidays are in demand like never before. Napperby Station, a vast 1.5 million acre (2,200 sq mile) cattle property in the Northern Territory, once boasted 22 staff running the cattle operation alone. Now there are three, so its owners, Roy and Janet Chisholm, are hungry for backpackers with willing hands. travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found) October 9, 2004 The infernal city Love it or loathe it, you will never forget Calcutta, says Simon Winchester. theaustralian.news.com.au (page not found) October 8, 2004 Aust base jumper brain dead after accident A New South Wales man is reportedly brain dead after he was gravely injured in a base jumping exercise in Shanghai. sbs.com.au (page not found) October 8, 2004 A taste of Umbria Forget the long queues in the Uffizi and the Sistine Chapel. Author Rod Jones prefers to spend his Italian vacation in a kitchen deep in the hills of Umbria. Continue... October 7, 2004 Stay away, says Iraq tourist boss Iraq's tourism chief, Ahmed al-Jobori, has urged visitors to stay at home until the violence there ends. Continue... October 6, 2004 Gatwick baggage handlers strike Hundreds of baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport stopped work at 0800 BST on Wednesday for 12 hours as part of a dispute with employers over workloads. Continue... October 4, 2004 Japan's bullet train marks 40th birthday Japan's super-fast rail service, known worldwide as the bullet train, marked its 40th birthday Friday, amid concerns over an anticipated giant earthquake and growing competition from airlines. Continue... October 2, 2004 Long-haul flights get longer Long-haul flights have just got longer, with a non-stop flight from Singapore to New York now in operation. Continue... October 1, 2004 On the high seas to hull and back The grease, the smell of fuel and paint - there's a tough romance to travelling on cargo ships, writes Thornton McCamish. Continue... October 1, 2004 New EU 'Pet Passports' in Force New "pet passports" for dogs, cats and ferrets travelling between EU countries come into force today. news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3569054 (page not found) This months travel news compiled by Michelle Clark. |
