The Great Escape ; Holiday Hotspots Still Looking for a Holiday Destination? Here Are Afew Possibilities in Europe and ... (RedNova)
Mallorca Spain is still a favourite destination for Scots over the summer months. It only takes a couple hours to get there and cheap flights are often available. If it's a package holiday with your mates you're after, try Magaluf or Palma in Mallorca....more...Summer fares fall for flights in USA (USA Today)
Summer airfares for trips within the USA have dropped for the first time since 2004, despite soaring oil prices and airlines' repeated attempts to raise fares....more... Outsourcing to India hip surgery (The Providence Journal)
When Anne Grant needed surgery on a painful arthritic hip, she didn?t go to a hospital in Rhode Island. She didn?t even go to Boston. Instead, she packed her bags for India....more... Pooling Power ; Blackpool Has Endured a Rollercoaster Ride As a Holiday Destinationand, Love It or Loathe It, Still ... (RedNova)
BLACKPOOL has long been a favourite destination for Scots wanting a fun-filled break in the UK. And despite the increase of cheap flights abroad, it seems the lure of Blackpool still holds strong....more... Outsourcing to India hip surgery (The Providence Journal)
When Anne Grant needed surgery on a painful arthritic hip, she didn?t go to a hospital in Rhode Island. She didn?t even go to Boston....more... The medieval lesbians of Tallinn (Times Online)
Estonia?s capital has a compact centre with labyrinthine cobbled streets leading up a hill to medieval fortifications and a splendid Russian orthodox church....more... Stephen Lendman: ?America's War on Terrorism? ? Book Review (The Palestine Chronicle)
Michel Chossudovsky's book is a greatly expanded version of his 2002 book titled, "War and Globalization: The Truth behind September 11."...more... In for the long haul (Herald Sun)
JETSTAR'S man on a mission, Alan Joyce, suggests the time is not too far off when ordinary folk will think nothing of flitting to Paris for an annual holiday....more... #10: Madrid emerges from Barcelona's shadow (International Herald Tribune)
Culturally, Madrid was long regarded as stuffy compared to hip Barcelona. But it has undergone a renaissance. It now attracts more international theatre, dance and music, and will be the seat of the new Royal Spanish Ballet....more... |