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8
Nov

Typhoon Haiyan: Cambodia

CAMBODIA – UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: North-eastern Provinces – UK citizens advised that the Cambodian authorities have warned that the north-eastern provinces of Cambodia may be affected by adverse weather linked to Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 . Take extra care and follow local weather advice closely. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia

7
Nov

Italy: announced strikes for November

November 8, 2013 Harbor personnel, 24 hours for the main unions November 11, 2013 Meridiana airlines, 12 noon to 4 p.m. November 11-15, 2013 4-hour general strike across those dates, with different regions having it on different dates. Some sectors will have 24-hour strikes November 22, 2013 All airline and airport workers of the unions […]

7
Nov

Egypt: US warns citizens against all but essential travel

Egypt November 06, 2013 The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to Egypt and strongly advises U.S. citizens to defer all but essential travel because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on August 15, 2013. Based on an […]

6
Nov

Greece: strike today

ATHENS — Services across Greece were shutting down Wednesday as unions held a 24-hour general strike to protest further austerity cuts in the cash-strapped country. The strike disrupted public transport, halted ferry and train services, shut down courts, state-run schools and left state hospitals and the ambulance service functioning with emergency staff. Dozens of flights […]

5
Nov

Climbing Kilimanjaro

Approximately 35,000 visitors attempt to climb Kilimanjaro every year, with around 80% of them being successful. Kili is a challenge. It is the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, rising clear from the plains of Tanzania. Depending on the route, hikers have to climb between 4,000 and almost 5,000 metres of vertical rise, typically over a span […]