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Video of the Week: Morocco & Spain

Thomas — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:46:57 +0000

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Video of the Week: Morocco & Spain is a post from: Words About Things 1,000 miles 2 weeks 4,000 photo in 2 minutes. Video by Mike Matas

Autumn Getaway Idea: Portugal

Thomas — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:11:42 +0000

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Autumn Getaway Idea: Portugal is a post from: Words About Things While it isn’t as favored as Summer, Autumn has its plus points. The leaves on the trees start to turn orange and red, the weather turns and being indoors suddenly feels cozy. Autumn food is much more interesting than Summer food and digging out [...]

Rise in Last minute Holidays as Consumer Confidence Returns

Thomas — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:53:14 +0000

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Rise in Last minute Holidays as Consumer Confidence Returns is a post from: Words About Things More and more people are booking in last-minute holiday breaks at an increased paced compared to last year. Consumer confidence and competitive pricing is tempting more holidaymakers back into travel, particularly in the U.K. and Germany. Figures show that [...]

Leaving (for) Las Vegas

Thomas — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:14:45 +0000

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Leaving (for) Las Vegas is a post from: Words About Things Although the area around modern day Las Vegas is basically desert it’s name actually means ‘the meadows’ in Spanish. Natural wells in the area meant that it was surprisingly green. The valley belonged to Mexico before it was seized by the USA during the [...]

Pilot Becomes Etihad Airways’ First Female Captain

Thomas — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:35:31 +0000

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Pilot Becomes Etihad Airways’ First Female Captain is a post from: Words About Things The stereotypical airline pilot is a dashing man in a smart uniform but female pilots are a lot more common than you might imagine. Just as many flight attendants are male, there are plenty of female pilots you just don’t tend [...]

Video of the Week: The Beat of New York

Thomas — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:47 +0000

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Video of the Week: The Beat of New York is a post from: Words About Things Another week, another amazing video from Vimeo.com. This week’s video is a collaboration between cameraman Thomas Noesner and sound designer Toussaint of STEREOSCREEN productions. It features footage of New York backed up with a remix of a drummer from [...]

Video of the Week: INDIA LEH/LIKIR

Thomas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:20:14 +0000

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Video of the Week: INDIA LEH/LIKIR is a post from: Words About Things This amazing video really captures the spirit and beautiful scenery of the Himalayas in India. It makes me want to book a flight to India right away! “The majesty of mountains, prayer and devotion, magical movements from the land of high passes: [...]

How to Drive like a Parisian

Thomas — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:25 +0000

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How to Drive like a Parisian is a post from: Words About Things Hello and welcome to lesson 1 of How to Drive like a Parisian, during today’s session I will explain some of the basics of French driving from choosing your vehicle to use of the horn. Pay attention (or don’t) and you’ll be [...]

Halifax Releases Holiday Match Maker Facebook App

Thomas — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:08:35 +0000

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Halifax Releases Holiday Match Maker Facebook App is a post from: Words About Things Our Facebook profiles say a lot about us and we know it. Some of us (who shall remain nameless) spend hours tweaking our profile to make sure it gives off exactly the right impression. Facebook groups have evolved to the point [...]

Italy By Scooter

Thomas — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:28:25 +0000

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Italy By Scooter is a post from: Words About Things In the ongoing negations/ discussion about what to do for our summer holiday another idea has surfaced: scooting round Italy on a vintage Vespa. I have never actually ridden on a scooter but it seems simple enough and I’m willing to give it a try [...]