Posts Tagged ‘ crisis ’

Corkboard: our news round-up

January 2, 2012
By Island Tips

Our weekly look at the new and fun in the world of travel, including a TV show to fill the hole that Frozen Planet has left, and why new Bikini Travel Insurance may not give you the coverage you need Tweet...
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About Barbados

October 10, 2011
By Island Tips
About Barbados

- Area: 430 km ². - Population: about 286,000 inhabitants (estimated in the summer of 2010), called Bajans. - Ethnic groups: the population is black, of African origin, 93%, add to that 3.2% of whites (from England), 2.6% mixed, 1% Indian. - Capital: Bridgetown (about 110 000 inhabitants). - Government: Parliamentary democracy, a...
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Dvina Missile Silo

September 19, 2011
By Island Tips
Dvina Missile Silo

Dvina Missile Silo Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe During the Cold War, the Soviet Union could have hit the United Kingdom with a nuclear warhead with only four minutes warning. There was no time for reaction or defense, placing the entire British island on the edge of destruction at any...
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Carnival Splendor cruise director offers more gripping details of crisis

November 15, 2010
By USA Today

Carnival Splendor cruise director John Heald has posted another lengthy blog item about what happened during the crisis.
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London to Stavanger by road

September 3, 2010
By Island Tips

Ferries have ceased from Britain to Scandinavia, but Debbie Lawson takes an alternative slow route north on a camping road trip along Norway's stunning south coast When the last direct ferry between Britain and Norway set sail in 2008 , severing a historic maritime link between the two countries, it also called time...
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Best Travel Deals and News – May 18, 2010 – Bangkok, Athens, Crazy Vending Machines of the World, Travel Mistakes, Approaching Strangers

May 18, 2010
By Island Tips
Best Travel Deals and News – May 18, 2010 – Bangkok, Athens, Crazy Vending Machines of the World, Travel Mistakes, Approaching Strangers

Travel news and deals of interest to YOU from around the Web compiled and edited by NoDebtWorldTravel.com: If you know any great travel stories or tips we all should read, please send it to me and I will put ...
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Ash fears force emergency landin

May 11, 2010
By Island Tips

Changes will mean planes can fly closer to ash clouds, but transatlantic passengers still face delays The rules governing air safety during the Iceland volcano crisis have today been changed in a move that will allow more flights to take place and planes to fly closer to ash clouds. The switch was announced...
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Air travel: Skies open but confusion reigns as travellers return

April 21, 2010
By Island Tips

Chaos from Iceland volcano begins to recede but government plans to rescue stranded Britons are branded a 'shambles' British skies were criss-crossed with vapour trails for the first time in almost a week today as the travel chaos caused by Iceland's volcanic eruption began to recede and stranded passengers began to return ...
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Europe travel: Trains, boats but no planes – the long struggle home

April 19, 2010
By Island Tips

Stranded British holidaymakers wait for 'Dad's Army' rescue Relaxing in the cafeteria of Calais ferry terminal with a bottle of Château le Bos and a baguette yesterday afternoon, Jonathan Simms was distinctly nonplussed by the news that HMS Ocean might soon be steaming to his rescue on the prime minister's orders. "Sounds a...
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