Duck & Cover!

When a storm strikes, where is the best place to be? Well ideally, nowhere near it! But unfortunately, there’s always someone there to take the brunt of the blast. So dry land or at sea?  Let’s weigh up the pros and cons: If you’re caught in its path when a storm strikes on dry land, [&hellip

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The Sparkling, Sensational & Spectacular Maldives

Having travelled to the Maldives before (previously to Kuredu Island….twice!) Meeru for me had a lot to live up to. Kuredu had always been the love of my life, ever since I first laid eyes on it, however now, I had new loves in my life, Alex, a baby on the way and a new […]

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The Search Continues For Mexico’s Mudslide Victims

Following weeks of relentless rain, a hillside collapsed on hundreds of sleeping residents in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca early on Tuesday morning, adding to the deadly toll. A few hours after the deadly mudslide, state governor Ulises Ruiz gave interviews estimating the number of dead betw

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Pilot Hailed Hero After Landing Plane On Just One Wheel

After crash-landing a packed passenger jet at New York’s JFK airport and saving everyone onboard, a pilot has been hailed a hero. Four crew members and 60 passengers escaped unscathed when the plane touched down into a shower of sparks after its right landing gear became stuck. The Delta Airlines

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Travel Giant Thomas Cook Set To Merge With Co-op

In a move creating the UK’s largest travel agent, holiday giant Thomas Cook and the Co-op announced plans today to merge their high street travel and foreign exchange businesses. Under the agreement Thomas Cook’s Going Places shops will be rebranded Co-Operative Travel, presenting the newly form

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Mexico’s Drug War Targets Holidaymakers

As Mexico’s drug war spreads to holiday and weekend resorts, tourists have become their newest targets. In the latest attack, a couple were ambushed by an armed gang in speedboats while riding jet-skis on a lake straddling the border with Texas. 30 year old David Hartley, an oil worker from Colora

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Planning A Maldives Getaway? Here are 5 Handy Hints

Thinking of jetting off to one of the most beautiful places on Earth? Then you came to the right place. Not only are the Maldives deliciously luxurious, they’re practically the definition of a stunning holiday. We’ve come up with five tips that guarantee a stress-free holiday to one of t

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Crazed Man’s Vow To Petrified Passengers ‘You Will All Die’ As He Attempts To Open Exit Door In Mid-Air

Petrified passengers on a London-bound flight from Melbourne via Hong Kong froze in their seats as a crazed man ran down the aisle of the Qantas jet screaming: ‘You will all die!’ Yelling and praying in a foreign language, the maniac threatened to kill himself along with fellow passengers on the

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British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing Minutes After Leaving Heathrow

A British Airways jumbo jet which left Heathrow airport on Saturday 2nd October was forced into making an emergency landing only minutes after taking off. The Boeing 747 flight bound for New York was carrying 296 people on board and was grounded after a warning light in the cockpit indicated one of

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Police Warn Holidaymakers Of Online Scam Artists!

Following a large increase in fraudulent advertisements, holidaymakers have been warned to exercise extreme caution when renting property online. Research carried out by a government-backed initiative aimed at increasing awareness of internet scams, Get Safe Online, revealed that one in three online

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