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AN undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off Sumatra Island earlier Thursday, but no tsunami threat was reported, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported. The quake struck at 07h16 Jakarta time (00h16 GMT) with the epicentre 37km southwest Mukomuko of Bengkulu province of Sumatra at a depth of 28km under the sea […]

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: China – Exercise high degree of caution The Summer Universiade is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen from August 12 to 23, 2011. During this period, Canadians should expect heightened security measures in the […]

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Kenya – Exercise high degree of caution Northern Kenya A police officer was killed and three others wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Mandera (north-eastern province) on July 27. The attack underlines […]

San Francisco is a delightful city to sail out of, after embarking at Pier 35, right down on the old Fisherman's Wharf. If I had been smart and taken the early morning AC flight, I would have had time to breakfast at either the Fairmont or the Four Seasons, both of which are fabulous hotels […]

Travelinfo.ca – Jul 27, 2011: Greek ATCs ready to strike AIR traffic controllers in Greece have threatened to strike over weekends and bank holidays during August. According to the Federation of Associations of Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (OSPYA), air traffic controllers will not tolerate “another delay of non-payment”. Come August 1, should the issue not […]

It was an adventure getting to the ship, due to delayed flights and a power failure. Thankfully we were all packed the day before, and I set the alarm for 5.00am, leaving us plenty of time, BUT the thing failed to go off. At 6.05 I awoke leaving us ten minutes to leave the house. […]