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not sureNever knew this before. Back in 2008, the Olympic Torch made a whistle stop on the top of the worlds tallest mountain: Everest.
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08s/newswire-olympic-torch-everest-summit
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a-okRare and fascinating maps that chronicle the evolution of human knowledge about the countries in the Gulf region will go on display for the first time in North America ....
http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2009/week47/Wednesday/111821.htm
caffeinated
"The Cool Women Series Because one book of Cool Women just isn`t enough, the good folks at Girl Press have created an entire series!"
http://www.amazon.ca/Fly-Girls-Women-Amy-Inouye/dp/1931497036
Unconventional Travel Ideas and First-Person Stories to Help You Explore the World
Added a new link @ right to Travel Troupes
Travel and Transitions is your website for unconventional travel, cross-cultural connections and a new way to live.
Cool.
http://www.travelandtransitions.com/interviews/herizen.htm
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http://www.cntraveller.com/Special_Features/Great_Winter_Sports/
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I thought this was funny
from Forbes:
" OK, so it may be a stretch to lump Toronto into the same category as Barcelona, Rio Di Janeiro or Sydney..,"
This blog entry brought to you by
lazy
Having had a five hour sleep lately I discovered I am not alone! A recent item in the Canadian press pointed to a new study which said two out of every five Canadians are feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the recession, including losing sleep over their worries...
Canadians were the only group to favor sex over sleep.
The survey results were timed in marketing-speak to coincide with the announcement of a newly introduced National Sleep Foundation hotline, sponsored by the Westin Hotels, debuting from Aug. 17, 2009 - Sept. 15, 2009, from 6 p.m. - 1 a.m.
For 30 days, the sleep experts will help callers, well, sleep. The hotline (888-TIME-4-SLEEP) will be staffed by NSF members who are medically trained sleep professionals who will offer solutions to common sleep problems..
http://news.cheapflights.com/airlines/2009/08/westin-hotels-launch-sleep-hot-line.html
And people think we have it so bad we have to lose sleep over finances and have a romp over some satisying sleep instead?
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Everyday in Iraq the current average is 10 deaths a day from terrorist shootings or bombings.
But according to yet another recent study, smoking cigarettes kills an average of 55 Iraqis a day ..
providing the perfect rationale to introducfe a new law and a heavier than heavy fine for smoking in public; effectively banning it altogether.
accident proneJust how does one travel from the modern world of advertising to the temples of classical Greece ....? and to the tombs of ancient Egypt in an effort to solve(?) the mystery of why humans surround themselves with images of the body that are so unrealistic??
This recommended series of shows makes the effort to this so inclined to seek answers beyond the blog
http://www.pbs.org/howartmadetheworld/
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Also available for viewing in the month of August only on Canadas KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
Apparently its been shown in England already as its from the Beeb.
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And heres a map that shows Angli and Teutones, somewhere in present day Denmark, who would go on to forge and make the country and land we know of today and call: England.
Apparently there is very little historical information about Britain post-invaded by the Romans.
At least if you ask Wik.
downDont know what this is about but it looks interesting and intriguing..
from:
http://www.thingvellir.is/english
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A site for the worlds first and oldest official government parliament. From what I was told at these early government meetings, beer flowed aplenty :) 
...but also supposedly one of the best places to view the effects of the continental drift, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet and are currently moving away from each other (at about the rate of 2 cm every century)...
but the effect is very productive of geothermal power and Iceland is actively developing this resource and is expected to be the world's first hydrogen economy within twenty years.
So and as if visiting the Blue Lagoon werent enough for any visitors...what else to do for fun on such a barren treeless ice riven place but build a phallic museum, jah?
http://www.ismennt.is/not/phallus/ens.htm
but more thoroughly rough hewn facts and tidbits...
And approximately four-fifths of the country is unpopulated and uninhabitable. Glaciers cover more of the land in Iceland than in all of Europe. Iceland is the westernmost European country.
Iceland has unique natural resources and its position on the mid-Atlantic ridge is the source of its many hotsprings and the high-temperature areas where thermophilic bacteria (which thrive on heat) live, which can be utilized in various industries, especially pharmaceuticals. Scientists believe that thermophillic bacteria could lead to the development of better drugs and to more environmentally friendly forms of industry
lazyBorder-Crossing Adventure Tourism
In Mexico, middle-class tourists take a night hike simulating a border crossing experience...
Guns, Germs and Recession: The Curse on Mexican Tourism
sharpIn the age of The Bacheleorette making headway across the spectrum of the reality tv digital channel universe and the biggest non-conspicuous embedded advertising for Vancouver as the Olympic city in 2010 ever conconcoted , I found this little number about a woman who is trekking across Canada in search of Mr Right.
Finding Mr. Right can be a journey
..ten provinces in ten weeks...
And then theres this one...
Air New Zealand has announced it self as progenitors of the world’s first Matchmaking Flight.
The airline says that it is testing the concept of ‘opposites attract' by flying singles across the Pacific with the aim of finding them a partner in the air or in New Zealand.
The flight departs LAX for Auckland, New Zealand, on October 13, 2009.
Roundtrip ticket prices start at $780 (USD.)
The flight includes a pre-flight gate party; themed food, drink, and games throughout the flight; entertainment; and a large-scale, singles-only party at the SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.
Ticket holders can upload an online dating profile at thematchmakingflight dot com, and partcipate in a virtualized social environment created for American and New Zealand singles to build online profiles and start connecting before the flight.
http://www.thematchmakingflight.com/
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Before Sunrise, Roman Holiday and Strangers on a Train
The Eurail Pass, long a staple of student travellers to Europe, is still one of the best ways to see that continent.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the pass and to help you get one for your trip and to plan your European adventure Eurail Group GIE has launched its new website, Eurailtravel.com
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Found this nifty little site from goodsearch dot com, a super online mall that donates to charity after purchases.
So to help out a charity, go to goodsearch dot com first!
