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Swine flu: We are in God's hands. It feels like anything can happen
Mexicans return home from trips abroad to find their country transformed by the swine flu virusIt was time to board and the passengers of flight LR630 gave a final glance at the screen blinking their...
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Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travelLetter of the weekQ I wonder if you could help my husband and me - we are aged 71 and 63 respectively - plan a trip to New Zealand...
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Beware the iPod zombie cyclist | Edmund King
Plugged in to MP3 players, this new breed among urban cyclists is not just a nuisance, but a menace – mainly to themselvesBeware! There seems to be a new type of cyclist out there– not the Lycra lout...
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Jägerbombing it down the slopes | Gwyn Topham
From Mexican balconies to mixing alcohol with skiing, the Foreign Office loves to warn of the dangers of going abroadThe Foreign Office has swung into action. Reacting to national anxiety that some of...
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Avalanches: stay aware, stay alive
The ski season is young, but already there have been casualties in the plentiful snow. Learn to stay alive with an avalanche safety course in ChamonixThe shocking thing was the silence. Without a...
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Snow causes more UK travel chaos
Heavy snow across UK predicted as severe weather warnings issued and freezing conditions block roads and close airportsBritain faces further travel chaos today as forecasters predict more heavy snow...
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Snow and ice bring travel chaos to Britain
Further snowfalls and freezing conditions to compound rail, road and air misery during hectic Christmas weekendFurther heavy snowfalls across the UK have brought severe travel disruption with roads...
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The politics of Tunisian tourism | Gwyn Topham
Like the tourists fleeing Tunisia, few of us expect to have to consider our holiday location's political landscape. Should we?As William Hazlitt once wrote, "the smallest pain in our little finger...
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Home exchange in Germany was the perfect family holiday
Veteran home swapper Miles Brignall found a great place to stay – in a town he'd never otherwise have visitedHome exchange – cut the cost of your holidayOnce you have done a successful house swap you...
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Home exchange – cut the cost of your holiday
After swapping his house in London, Patrick Collinson found himself staying in a brownstone villa in Illinois's answer to IslingtonHome exchange in Germany was the perfect family holidayWant a modern,...
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How badly fitted car seats threaten child safety
Road safety officers have found that most seats are wrongly installed, including many put in by the shops that sell themFactsheet: buying a child car seatTwo-thirds of child car passengers are being...
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Car seats: the easily fixed mistakes that could cost a child's life
Few parents know how car seats should be fitted, as Hilary Osborne found when she joined the road safety team in KentThe child car seat wobbles dramatically as Peter Knowles, a road safety officer at...
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Kenya: is it safe to go?
After the kidnapping and murder of tourists in Lamu, we ask tour operators and the Foreign Office if it is safe to travel to KenyaSince the kidnappings and murders of British tourists and expats by...
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Ecuador says freed foreign tourists are 'in good spirits'
Briton Kathryn Cox, 23, and Australian Fiona Wilde, 32, have medical checks in capital Quito after rescueTwo women tourists rescued from kidnappers in Ecuador near its border with Colombia are...
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How to keep aid workers safe: what the security experts say
From risk assessment to post-trauma support, here are 16 suggestions from the experts on how to protect those you employ in the fieldDenise Furnell, senior director global safety and security,...
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Dengue fever rise prompts doctors to warn of insect bites abroad
Travellers to far east and Caribbean told to be on lookout for warning signs after cases of tropical disease rise threefoldTravellers have been warned to take extra precautions against insect bites...
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Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travelLetter of the weekQ I wonder if you could help my husband and me - we are aged 71 and 63 respectively - plan a trip to New Zealand...
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Beware the iPod zombie cyclist | Edmund King
Plugged in to MP3 players, this new breed among urban cyclists is not just a nuisance, but a menace – mainly to themselvesBeware! There seems to be a new type of cyclist out there– not the Lycra lout...
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Jägerbombing it down the slopes | Gwyn Topham
From Mexican balconies to mixing alcohol with skiing, the Foreign Office loves to warn of the dangers of going abroadThe Foreign Office has swung into action. Reacting to national anxiety that some of...
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Avalanches: stay aware, stay alive
The ski season is young, but already there have been casualties in the plentiful snow. Learn to stay alive with an avalanche safety course in ChamonixThe shocking thing was the silence. Without a...
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