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THERE used to be a time — oh, let’s call it 2007 — when summer was considered a time of almost limitless possibilities, a time of languorous vacations, of trips filled with the promise of discovery.
But the summer of 2008 is starting out like a cruel joke, with air travel increasingly a nightmare and with […]

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The boom in low-cost air travel has turned this corner of southern Spain into a thriving tourist destination, and retired plumbers and schoolteachers into Europe’s new jet set.
But it has done more than democratize air travel and offer new vistas to working-class people. It has also opened a new dimension to the global warming […]

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There’s always some change going on at Disney World, but the main changes at the moment seem focussed at Disney’s competitor to Universal Studios, Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios (DHS) isn’t in Hollywood at all, in fact it is the new name for the well established MGM Studios theme park in Disney World Orlando.
So with […]

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When Andy van Smeerdijk visits his relatives in Amsterdam, they tell him to get lost.  So he does.

“The Netherlands is an extraordinary nation,” my dad constantly reminded his children when we were young.
A tiny, stubborn nation that refused to give in to the sea; a nation that through innovation and willpower built a city in […]

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Go on, admit it. When you visit a joint that touts itself as “the hotel where Roger Moore stays”, there’s little chance you’ll hold back from casually dropping this in conversation once you’ve returned from your holiday.

The Kahala, Oahu, Hawaii
And it doesn’t matter whether you’re a fan of Roger or not, there’s just something about […]

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It’s possible to visit the Bay of Islands in New Zealand any time of year. Long known as the ‘winterless north’, you’ll find a coat is optional no matter which month you head up there.
Featuring dolphin cruises, sailing trips, and general island debauchery, there’s much for everyone of every age. In fact almost everyone who […]

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