Whatever you do between August 21-24 , don't take the Channel Tunnel or an airplane between London and Paris or Bruges; take the ferry! You may just see one of the weirdest things ever as Sir Richard Branson will kiteboard across the English Channel to celebrate his 60th ...
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Why the middle-class craze for what was once called 'going for a dip' won't catch on up north In these the earliest days of our summer holidays we have twice been swimming. "We must swim every day," my wife said, and so far the rest of us...
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The island of Newfoundland forms part of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It's capital, St. John's, is considered to be the oldest, continuously settled location in English speaking North America. It is an island full of history, rugged...
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Ahoy! Calling all would-be salty sea dogs and lovers of nautical lore-- Washington, D.C. 's Folger Shakespeare Library has just the exhibit for you. Lost at Sea: The Ocean in the English Imagination, 1550-1750 is a brilliant collection of writings, maps, atlases, globes, and antique navigational paraphernalia, on display...
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Friend of IT Michael Lynch visits a unique site dedicated to veterans who fought in WWII. Located just half an hour drive south of Naha International Airport is a complex covering several hundred acres.? Heiwa Kinen, the English sign reads, "Peace Prayer Park" is dedicated ...
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Situated on France’s northern coast on the English Channel, Calais is often considered simply as the UK’s gateway into France and Europe but not as an obvious tourist destination, except on a booze cruise for Brits to load up with cheap French alcohol. Many speed through the town on their way ...
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Not many cities have a metro system as efficient, reliable, spotless, and user-friendly as Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway. All signs and maps are in Cantonese and English, and the six train lines take you all across Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
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What's he saying? 'All ahead flambe!' or possibly 'Release the gravy boats!' Get down from there, chef Todd English ! While onboard Cunard's Queen Mary 2 yesterday, English took first position on the bridge and determinedly surveyed New York harbor. Luckily, it was only for a...
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Examples: Agios or Ayios, Georgios or Yiorgos. Also, the English version may differ from the local Greek version: Corfu is known as Kerkyra; island capitals are often just called Chora (town); and Athens's boulevard Vasilissis Sofias (Queen Sofia) was renamed
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Although everyone knows that England is an island, it sometimes takes the dissection of a particular subject to fully remember just how separate the country can be. One such point of comparison is the tradition of English beer. Warmer fermentation, as opposed to the lager-based traditions of the Czech Republic or parts of Germany...
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