You’ll be aware, of course, that Crufts is well under way [11-14 March] and already, two winners have caught the eye of afficianados:
Mrs Zena Thorn-Andrews had the tough task of judging the Best of Breed winners in the Working Group. Mrs Thorn-Andrews selected Rottweiler Ch Olearia Blaze of Gold, owned by Mrs Marie [...]
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I’d like to report that I’m as jober as a sudge after that marathon in Cheshire – not a bad place, Cheshire and an amazing discovery was made – an anthracite Maserati is not designed for slow travel. The real ale Spitting Feathers is also not designed for one glaththth only and it makes a [...]
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From Laura Dekker:
In the previous news I wrote that I am in search of a new boat, because I must meet now so many requirements that the hurley 800 really too small has become. I can now with very much joy communicate that we have found another boat and have bought. I am now the [...]
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Two things cropped up about the same time. One was this egocentric article by someone, obviously young, on the merits or otherwise of travelling with your life partner and the second was Skype.
When you travel, you have different focuses, different aspirations, different ideas and her idea of what she wants to do can be radically [...]
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Knitters at the Reykjavík City Museum. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.
Here’s the next fad:
There is significant interest among foreign knitting enthusiasts in luxury trips to Iceland where they can knit in an Icelandic environment. Knitting Iceland is a new travel agency offering such customized trips to the country.
“It is a completely new target group in [...]
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For someone on one of the main routes or in London, travel is a daily occurrence and I recall that it was dead easy to take the train from King’s Cross to Manchester almost in the blink of an eye – there were many trains to choose from and all was hunky-dory.
I don’t know that [...]
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Kevin Smith was ejected from an aeroplane because he was too fat:
Southwest said customers must be able to fit safely and comfortably in one seat or make other arrangements. After a storm of angry online comments, the airline issued a “heartfelt apology” to Smith in a statement on its website and offered the director a [...]
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The interfering bstds have made it so that this can only be watched at youtube. Click on the pic or here is the url to paste into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8yMeUdeHuE.
We feel more closely that which we are closer to. We always do. Those with compassion can feel the Haitian tragedy closely, not unlike [...]
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After the hullabaloo over the Dutch court’s taking into custody of Laura Dekker, she now finally has her chance, she has her boat Guppy but now what’s this?
Aangezien Laura en haar boot aan steeds meer eisen moeten voldoen,is besloten de Guppy niet verder aan te passen,maar om te zien naar een andere boot die zonder [...]
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Planning to go on holiday? Dirtiest hotels in the world:
Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, California
Phi Phi Don Chukit Resort, Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand
Arkona Motel, Niagara Falls, Canada
Grosvenor Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
Enjoy.
The Amsterdam “Hans Brinker” hotel is so bad, it advertises itself around Amsterdam with posters such as “a door in every room”. However, [...]
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Can it be said that no two people will agree on whisky?
Appealing to women is an interesting dilemma. On the one hand, the overt masculinity of the advertising and culture of whisky can alienate female drinkers, but creating brands specifically for women is not generally seen as the answer.
Paul Godfrey is the group marketing manager, [...]
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