Fun Stuff, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: facebook, stress-free holidays, twitter \
May28 }
Can you do it? A survey done by lastminute.com reveals that 42% of young people in Britain spend their holidays tweeting and updating Facebook profiles. This has invariably caused them not to be able to relax while on holiday. Another survey ...
Quotient TravelPlanner News
{ \ Tags: Quotient TravelPlanner, TQ Mag, TQ magazine \
May26 }
Three articles have recently been added to our TQ (Travel Quotient) magazine section on our website. The three new articles are "It's How Deep, not How Far", a personal commentary on how to get more in-depth experiences while travelling; "Bags, Cars ...
Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: greek archaeology, Stilettos ban \
May22 }
Picture: Reuters / Story: News.com.au.
Heels may soon be disallowed at key archaeological sites in Greece, as authorities campain for a ban on stilletos. The rationale being, stilettos are wearing out the monuments. Sites of concern include the Roman-era Odeon of ...
Fun Stuff
{ \ Tags: driving songs, road trip music, Travel songs \
May20 }
Looking for songs to pack on your iPod for your next driving trip? Here's an excellent list compiled by The Economist's Gulliver: The 139 Greatest Travelling Songs Of All Time
Fun Stuff, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: cross dressing Thailand, Miss Tiffany's Universe, Thailand beauty contest, transsexual beauty contest, Transsexual Miss Universe \
May18 }
Picture: AP.
In a pageant hosted by arguably the world's largest transsexual cabaret - Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Songkhla native, Sorrawee Nattee, beat 29 other transsexuals to take home the much coveted crown.
See the full article here: Miss Tiffany's Universe 2009
Fun Stuff, Holiday Ideas
{ \ Tags: angels and demons tour, Italy, Rome, Vatican City \
May14 }
Picture: Chris Helgren / Reuters.
Following in the footsteps of the Da Vinci Code, flocks of tourists are now heading to Rome to retrace the steps of Professor Robert Langdon. Reuters correspondents have come up with a 48 hour itinerary that ...
Fun Stuff, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: Air New Zealand ad, air new zealand body paint, Air New Zealand cabin crew strip off for ad \
May13 }
In a new ad campaign to showcase their transparent airfares, Air New Zealand staff have resorted to wearing nothing but body paint.
Click here for the full report: Air New Zealand cabin crew strip off for ad
Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: London Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge accident, tower bridge closure \
May12 }
Picture: Channelnewsasia.
London's Tower Bridge has been temporarily closed, due to an incident that happened on Monday. The lift fell some 3 metres, as it was making its way up from the ground floor, injuring six tourists in the process.
Check out ...
Fun Stuff
{ \ Tags: afghanistan travel, Pig, Swine Flu \
May7 }
Finding it hard to imagine there's a pig in Afghanistan, a nation of muslims? Well, apparently there's one in the country, in the Kabul Zoo. It was a gift from China, and now the country's only known pig is under quarantine, ...
Fun Stuff, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: Ben Southall, best job in the world, great barrier reef, hamilton island, queensland \
May7 }
Picture: Reuters.
After a four-month search for a candidate to take on the world's best job, the winner has finally been announced. Ben Southall, hailing from the UK will move into a three-bedroom beach home on Hamilton Island, receiving a pay package of ...