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Around the world...London: Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 pounds (about $128,600) on the meter. The three friends — Paul Archer, 25, Leigh Purnell, 24, and Johno Ellison, 28 — drove across four continents and 50 different
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Emirates specialsEmirates has the below special offers to the newest destinations on our Global Network. ex CAPE TOWN Fare Q surcharge Tax Total Ho Chi Minh City (04 JUN) 5800 690 667 7157 Barcelona (03 JUL) 5500 460 754 6714 Lisbon (09 JUL) 5500 460 754 6714 Washington D.C. (12 SEP) 7500 690 983 9173
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You be the judge...Every Tuesday night South Africans make themselves comfortable in front of the television to watch Mnet’s MasterChef SA, the themed dishes prepared and the reaction of the judges. Tsogo Sun, proud hospitality host of MasterChef South Africa, put their hearts and souls into mastering the art of fine food and launched a unique initiative, Wednesday
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Jet airways to...Jet Airways announced that as a part of its ongoing network evaluation with a clear focus on profitability, it will be redeploying its assets on its existing route network. This has hence necessitated the temporary suspension of the airline’s A330 Mumbai – Johannesburg flights effective June 12th, 2012. Source
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Ferry disaster...Not a great story to read on this workers day of an over crowded Indian ferry that split into 2 killing over 200 people: Hopes dimmed Tuesday of finding more survivors after an overcrowded ferry split in two and sank in northeast India, leaving more than 100 dead and around 100 missing. Full story /
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Travel chuckle1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman’s (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Cape Town. I started to explain the
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AIR BOTSWANA...Air Botswana will introduce daily flights between Cape Town and Maun effective June 1st 2012. The flights come just ahead of the tourism peak season, giving travelers the opportunity to enjoy a sea and delta holiday experience. “Introduction of the Maun-Cape Town route is a very exciting development for us at Air Botswana. It is
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David on his way...After a long stint in the USA David is on his way back to Italy
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Airliner carrying...A Pakistani airliner with 131 people on board crashed in bad weather near Islamabad’s international airport on Friday, a civil aviation official said. The civilian plane, which was traveling from Pakistan’s biggest city and commercial hub Karachi to the capital Islamabad, crashed about five nautical miles from the airport, said the official, Pervez George, without
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