2009 August | Travel and Holiday News & Reviews

Celebrate Durban – Halala eThekwini 2009

Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Heritage month – time for the eighth annual Celebrate Durban events showcase which features 40 plus eclectic participative events which are on offer this year during September in recognition of heritage / tourism month. The season once more sees a comprehensive calendar with a clever mix of social, family, heritage, sports, arts, culture, health, environmental [...]

A New Website Dedicated to You !

Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

We want to hear from you! Come share your thoughts.. your dreams.. your memories!

Belize Trip Review – Mission, British Columbia, Canada – January 2009 and Buenos Aires, Argentina – May 2009

Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Sony announces new Reader Daily Edition digital e-reader

Posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

It’s been a sad few years for the folks in the print media business. With the rise of the ever pervasive internet, newspapers are folding around the country and magazines are struggling to stay afloat. It seems as if everything is moving to the online and digital medium–including books. While Amazon has long sold a [...]

Black Diamond Alias Pack with Avalung

Posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Black Diamond Alias Avalung Pack—a streamlined, lightweight, top loading pack with a life saving avalanche breathing device
Any backcountry skier already knows about the virtues of the Avalung, a breathing device designed by Black Diamond that can help you breathe in and potentially survive getting buried in an avalanche. The Black Diamond Outlaw pack with Avalung [...]

Travel blog: Ducking and diving in Suffolk

Posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

I collected my good friend Charlie (whom you might know from various nativity and fishing documentaries) from Cambridge station.

How To Get to Valley of the Temples – Sicily Transfer Tips

Posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

If your trip to Valley of the Temples starts from the archaeological sites of Eastern Sicily — Noto, Taormina, Siracusa — the bus is the option you should consider for your transfer needs.

First, many tourist places in the area are not served by rail, secondly the trains are very slow. An example: from Siracusa to [...]