Have you ever considered taking one of those exotic romantic train journeys like Cape Town to Pretoria or Singapore to Bangkok on the Eastern & Oriental Express or London to Venice on the Orient Express, and then had your dreams shattered when you find out how much it costs to indulge in the luxury of [...]
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Exotic travel by train without breaking the bank
Posted in General, Life, Lifestyle, Travel, tagged orient express, train, Travel on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Low-cost flights to space
Posted in Lifestyle, Science, Travel, tagged earth, flight, low-fare, lynx, space, tourist on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like space travel could become more affordable in the near future with the development of the Lynx space taxi. It will be able to fly from a standard airport up to 40 miles in space.giving the passenger a breathtaking view of the earth from space. However NASA defines space as [...]
Jailed in Dubai
Posted in News, Travel, tagged airport, drugs, Dubai, jail, traveler on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since 2006 Dubai has dramatically increased airport customs drug-related arrests and Cat Le Huy, a television executive living in London, was arrested in Dubai and imprisoned for 6 weeks. He denies he had any drugs. A Dubai airport official claims they found 0.03 grams (a tiny spec) of hashish in his bag. A number of [...]