This restaurant, Auberge du Gros Bill on Pointe du Bile (Penestin) in my native Morbihan opens for business from March to November.' Lisa Kelly made my mouth water with Plate With A View: Auberge du Gros Bill, Brittany, France (The Independent, August 16)... What was on her...
Drivers traveling over the world's longest sea bridge in China are getting fined - because they are slowing down to take in the view and disrupting the flow of traffic. The bridge, which is 22.4 miles long, is a...
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The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong offers plenty of opportunities for adventure. Coming here, visitors can choose from a wide variety of tours, from elephant riding, mountain biking, and trekking, to bird...
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“Arriving by Skytrain at Surrey Central station, Bing Thom Architects' (BTA) new development dominates the landscape. With its elliptical glass tower rising 25 stories above an otherwise bleak panorama of asphalt...
I often discover new sites and resources without looking for them. They just pop up on the map while I am doing one thing or another. While checking some details for my recent Clementines in the Park story, I got the location information I needed thanks to A view on...
Planning to escape the daily grind for a week-end in Rome and interested in Pop Art beyond Campbell Soup cans and Norma Jean, the Scuderie del Quirinale museum offers Pop Art! 1956-1968 until January 27, 2008. It is not all about Andy. 100 works by 50 artists are on display,...
British newspaper, The Telegraph came up with an elegant answer to the City Guide question in their Travel section. To illustrate their take on it, I chose Sarah Martyn's Guide to Lisbon, the Portuguese Capital. I just happen to be writing about Portuguese Table Wines...
Filming from bus 72. Scenery of historical Paris. Palais du Louvre, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_du_LouvreTuileries garden, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_Tuileries place de la Concorde...
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A Russian research vessel converted into a luxury sightseeing boat, came unstuck after getting closer to the towering Horn glacier at Svalbard for a better look."A group of British holidaymakers were injured on a...
This Highlight is to a story I found in the People's Daily Online about preparations being taken by the PRC to ensure a positive image during the 2008 Olympic Games that are to be held in Beijing, China.
"Six men who made up a human trafficking gang that forced Malaysian women to work as prostitutes in the UK have been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
The men, of Malaysian or Vietnamese nationality, were handed the jail terms at Southwark crown court after pleading guilty to...