Archive for March 14th, 2010

Site of Nelson Mandela’s historic law office faces redevelopment

March 14, 2010
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Council could raze site of Mandela and Tambo's first black South African law firm to create a park Chancellor House is a fire-blackened three-storey building in central Johannesburg, inhabited by hundreds of squatters. The only clue to its place in history is a collection of faded newspaper cuttings on the wall of a...
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Tropic of Cancer and Requiem for Detroit? | TV review

March 14, 2010
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Tropic of Cancer was ordinary travel fare – until we met the drug traffickers of Culiacán, writes John Crace After making a couple of series circling the globe along the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, it was no surprise to find Simon Reeve back to complete the Ronseal hat-trick on Sunday night...
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The Cyprus You Never Knew

March 14, 2010
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The Cyprus You Never Knew

It wasn't until I told a few colleagues that I was headed to Cyprus that I realized even savvy travelers don't know much about this Mediterranean island. After all, their response upon hearing about my upcoming trip was uniformly "I've always wanted to travel to Greece." Curious, considering that, though the Greek culture certainly...
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Sanibel treasures

March 14, 2010
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Sanibel treasures, originally uploaded by Tink*~*~*. Lots of scallop shells on the beach today. Sent from my Nokia E71 mobile Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Low tide treasures from Sanibel Beach treasures Kibbles and bits shelling on Sanibel Island Gulfside City Park’ Sanibel Island Sanibel causeway sad lane
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Trains and Ferries across The English Channel

March 14, 2010
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There are many ways to cross the English Channel. Eurostar, Eurotunnel or sailing from Dover are the quickest but a longer crossing can cut the driving on the Continent.
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Solo travel: Cruise ships embrace the single traveller

March 14, 2010
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Solo travel: Cruise ships embrace the single traveller

The dreaded single supplement has inhibited solo travellers for many years. But now a new generation of cruise ships is offering solo studio rooms at no extra cost.
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Gulfside City Park’ Sanibel Island

March 14, 2010
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Gulfside City Park’ Sanibel Island, originally uploaded by Tink*~*~*. Beautiful afternoon! Gonna go look for shells Sent from my Nokia E71 mobile Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Sunset on Sanibel Island Toppled tiki dude outside Biddles Bucket on Sanibel Island Crossing the causeway to Sanibel Island Beautiful afternoon on Sanibel My kind of day on...
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Kibbles and bits shelling on Sanibel Island

March 14, 2010
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Kibbles and bits shelling on Sanibel Island, originally uploaded by Tink*~*~*. We have a long line of broken bits here on the beach but still a few treasures to be had Sent from my Nokia E71 mobile Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Kibbles -n- Bits It’s a good shelling day on Sanibel Island Jan 10-11:...
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Great day to fly a kite!

March 14, 2010
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Great day to fly a kite!, originally uploaded by Tink*~*~*. It’s "Strawbwrry Shortcake" in case anyone was trying to guess Sent from my Nokia E71 mobile Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Motorized kite contraptions with people flying in them! Sanibel Island Causeway Kite Surfers Headed back after a great day N’awlins has a great beer...
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Any day you find a “mac and cheese” shell is a good shelling day :o)

March 14, 2010
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Any day you find a "mac and cheese" shell is a good shelling day ), originally uploaded by Tink*~*~*. Sent from my Nokia E71 mobile Share and Enjoy: Related posts:It’s a good shelling day on Sanibel Island Wine and cheese party Shelling at Disney’s Beach Club Mac and cheese, yay! Love these Sanibel sea...
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