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14
Oct

Featured Recipe: Bannock

Bannock, a quick biscuit–type bread, is a specialty of aboriginal cooks throughout North America, including in Nunavut. For the fluffiest results, toss the ingredients together as few times as possible. When cooking, use two spatulas to turn – one to lift and the other to support – to keep the hot oil from splashing. Enjoy […]

14
Oct

Active Travel to the Polar Regions

OK, this might be a tough sell. Talking about travel to the high Arctic when you are just about to dust off your snow shovels and winter boots. But this is actually the time you should start thinking about planning any travel to the far north. That’s because the window is quite small, and as […]

14
Oct

Brussels: flights to be impacted by work to rule by police

Brussels Airport problems during Belgium school-holiday. Belgian police is planning a “work to rule action” from Saturday October 25 until Sunday November 2, at Brussels airport Zaventem. All arriving and departing passengers will be checked. Delays and possibly also cancellations will be the result. http://strike.skynetblogs.be/archive/2014/10/13/brussels-airport-problems-during-belgium-school-holiday.html

14
Oct

Japan: update:Typhoon Vongfong

Only a week after Japan was slammed by Typhoon Phanfone, Vongfong brought another round of torrential rainfall and locally damaging winds. Vongfong, meaning “the wasp” in Cantonese, turned northeastward and moved across Kyushu and Shikoku on Monday. Landfall occurred on Kyushu near Kagoshima around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, local time, as the storm began to […]

9
Oct

Norway: Oslo Airport: possible strike Oct 10 beginning at 6 am

NORWAY – Oslo Airport – Possible strike at Oslo Airport on October 10, beginning at 6 am, by the airport workers that refuel aircrafts. Should this strike proceed, it would cause major consequences for air traffic. Flight delays or cancellations can be expected. Travelers are requested to reconfirm their flight status with the airline. Details: […]

9
Oct

Paris: Trains to airports hit by one-day strike

Anyone heading to one of Paris’s two airports on Thursday might have a torrid day of travel ahead of them after drivers on the RER B called a day’s strike. According to reports only one train out of two on the RER B will be running on Thursday during rush hour and only one per […]