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25
Jun

India 2012…Part 2

The ITC Maurya Hotel has truly pleasant staff, but the best part of all is the excellent food in the dining room, which is open 24 hours a day. I quickly adapted to an almost vegetarian diet, really enjoying the Indian fleshless meals. Although I am neither a soy nor cottage cheese fan, the cooked […]

22
Jun

India 2012

Arriving in India was a great experience. The Lufthansa flight was on time, and I was fortunate enough to have paid to travel in business class, so I was almost the first one off the plane. LH business was great, an almost flat bed, great service and wonderful food. Anyway, at the top of the […]

22
Jun

Portugal: TAP airline strike threat

strike.skynetblogs.be TAP pilots threat to go on strike between 5-8 July and 1-5 August.

21
Jun

Travel Alert from Ottawa: Nigeria

Nigeria: Avoid non-essential travel OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Nigeria. The security situation in Nigeria is unpredictable and there is a significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks, banditry, and kidnappings. There is a high threat of domestic terrorism in some parts of Nigeria, especially […]

19
Jun

Israel: West Bank and Gaza: Travel Alert from Ottawa

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to the region surrounding the Gaza Strip due to the risk of rocket and mortar launches, gunfire and of ongoing military activity. There has been an increase in the level of military activity in the area in March 2012. A significant increase in […]