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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Thrill-seekers warned over tombstone money-makers |
| Published: August 19, 2007, 10:25 am |
| Tags: Uk News, The Observer, Travel, Travel News, Extreme Sports Holidays |
| With 100 firms promoting the sport that has killed five this year, organisers say regulation is vital. |
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| Where to ... do live-band karaoke |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, London, Bars Clubs, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| Karaoke has come a long way since tacky pub crooning competitions that sent a million wannabes flocking to the X Factor auditions. Now it has gone upmarket with live bands. |
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| University of hard knocks and dirty pants |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| My crap holiday was actually a working trip when I was a 20-year-old student at Sheffield University. |
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| Ask Tom |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel. |
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| The Slow Traveller |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Green Travel, Vietnam, Cycling Holidays, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Asia |
| In the latest stage of his flight-free trip around the world, Ed Gillespie finds a lovers' lake in Vietnam more suited to mud-wrestling and visits a rice wine distillery ... perfect if you're having dog for dinner. |
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| Me and my travels |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Me My Travels, Comedy, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| Lee Mack, comedian |
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| The mother of all climbs |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Switzerland, Climbing Holidays, Winter Sports Holidays, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Adventure Travel |
| Perhaps the most iconic peak in the world, for 150 years the Matterhorn has inspired climbers and drawn tourists from around the globe. Ed Douglas gets up close to investigate its superstar status. |
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| Cheap and chic |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Hotels, United Kingdom, Short Breaks, Budget Travel, London, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| Forget grotty bed and breakfasts and gloomy motels - a new breed of hotel is coming to a city near you offering style without the sting. Sarah Turner picks a dozen of the best 'luxury budget' properties. |
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| The best beach in America |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, United States, Beach Holidays, Surfing, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| A new study says the US's finest sand is not in Florida or Hawaii, but a remote corner of North Carolina. Stephen Clarke reports. |
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| Paul Oakenfold on clubbing in China |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, China, Bars Clubs, Beijing, Shanghai, Electronic Music, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Asia |
| A trip to Ibiza 20 years ago helped Paul Oakenfold reinvent dance music, but he says clubbers in search of new thrills should head for China. |
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| Normandy cheese-themed gastronomic break |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, France, Short Breaks, Food Drink, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| As someone whose stomach rumbles when she looks at the moon, Gemma Bowes could not resist a cheese-themed gastronomic break in Normandy. |
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| Spotlight on ... European city breaks |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Late Offers, Europe, Short Breaks, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Summer Holidays |
| Holiday still not sorted? Don't panic: each week we bring you the best late deals. |
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| How to ... have an adventure in London |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, London, Running Holidays, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Adventure Travel |
| The capital is about to host a daring, adrenalin-fuelled competitive event when the UK's only urban adventure race series, Rat Race, comes to town. |
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| Bruce Parry visits a remote South Seas tribe |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Solomon Islands, Beach Holidays, Sailing Holidays, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel |
| He's normally found deep in the jungle, being whipped, poisoned and spanked with stinging nettles as part of his TV quest to live with remote tribes. Now, at last, Bruce Parry has made it to the white beaches of a paradise island in the South Seas. |
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| Death alert for reckless UK climbers |
| Published: September 9, 2007, 6:49 pm |
| Tags: Uk News, The Observer, Travel, Travel News, Climbing Holidays |
| Inexperienced mountaineers are warned of increased perils on British peaks. |
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