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 | Japanese food: use your noodle
The Guardian, photo: WN / mervin
| Cold noodles are a source of great rivalry and pride in Japan. Jamie Lafferty slurps down 36 bowls and rustles up some soba of his own | • As featured in our Tokyo city guide Jamie Lafferty eating Wanko Soba noodles in Hiraizumi. Photograph: Katy Morrison | Few countries are as passionate and proud of their food as Japan. Each of its 47 prefect...
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 | Extremely cute and incredibly scary
Sydney Morning Herald, photo: Creative Commons / Zootycoon2freak
| Seeing dangerous animals in the wild is a heart-warming experience, unless they're staring back at you, writes Craig Platt. | I'm so glad I asked for a toilet stop, otherwise I'd be in real trouble. | I'm being stared down by a huge lioness, who is only a few metres away. If she wanted to, she could be up on the back of this safari vehicle and ea...
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 | Hilary Duff enjoys baby shower
m&c, photo: Creative Commons / Robin Wong
| Hilary Duff had an 'amazing' time at her baby shower. | Hilary and Haylie Duff | The 24-year-old singer-and-actress - who is expecting her first son with husband Mike Comrie - was overwhelmed with the generosity of friends and family who attended the celebration. | She tweeted afterwards: 'What an amazing day my mommy and @HaylieK threw it down!b...
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» Healthy holidays booming in 2012
The Daily Telegraph Australia | AUSTRALIANS are embracing healthy holidays in 2012, with a surge in post-silly season bookings. | Hotel deals website Quickbeds.com has seen an influx of bookings for health retreats, accounting for 15 per cent of all bookings so far this year. | &... |
» Boynton Beach picks longtime commissioner to fill in as mayo
Palm Beach Post | BOYNTON BEACH — Commissioners tonight turned to one of their own to fill in for suspended Mayor José Rodriguez. After hearing a parade of names, the panel voted 3-to-1 to select longtime commissioner Woodrow Hay. | Commissioner Steven Holzma... |
» Bali’s Rising Violent Crime Rate Could Threaten Tourism In
Jakarta Globe Denpasar. After years of recovering from terrorists attacks, Bali is now dealing with rising crime that threatens to sully the image of the tourist-dependent resort island, Governor Made Mangku Pastika said on Tuesday. | “Pickpocketing, for example... |
» Norovirus outbreak hits Crown Princess ship again forcing ea
The Examiner | For the second week in a row, the Crown Princess ship is returning to port after a widespread Norovirus outbreak. | In a statement released today, Princess Cruises announced the latest outbreak despite rigorous sanitization measures taken aft... |
» Auckland Airport opens campervan park
NZ Herald | Tourists planning on seeing New Zealand from the comfort of a motorhome now have the option to spend their first night in the country less than a kilometre from Auckland Airport. | Airport authorities have established a campervan park to allow trav... |
» South Africa has a huge potential for economic and tourism g
The Examiner | Sahit Muja: South Africa has a huge potential for economic and tourism growth South Africa is a global emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources. South Africa has large reserves of gold, chromium, chrome or... |
» Webjet buoyed by record overseas travel
Sydney Morning Herald | Online travel booking service Webjet has posted a 17 per cent rise in half-year profit as it continues to benefit from Australians travelling overseas in record numbers. | Shares in Webjet were unchanged $2.58 at midday today – just below a t... |
» Air France cancels long-haul flights as staff strike
Sydney Morning Herald | French flag-carrier Air France expects to have to cancel around 40 per cent of its long-haul flights and 30 per cent of shorter journeys for today, it said, half-way through a four-day strike. | The company said it had been able to operate around 7... |
» Tigers attack tourist bus in wildlife park
Sydney Morning Herald | A group of tourists visiting a wildlife park in eastern China had a narrow escape after Bengal tigers attacked their bus, puncturing its tyres and destroying the windscreen, state media said Tuesday. | A worker in charge of the enclosure at Jinan W... |
» Deals of the week: Berlin, Isles of Scilly, Breckenridge
The Independent | Less than £500... Scilly Seclusion | The Isles of Scilly have wild beaches, quaint pubs, castles and more to explore. Departing next Friday, a three-night B&B break at The New Inn hotel on Tresco is £350 per person, including helicopter trans... |
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