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Today's Fresh Blogs...| In Brief: We hear that Rebecca Dana, who left the TV ... |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 9:32 am |
| Tags: Changing Jobs Is Like Changing Skinny Jeans, New York Observer, New York Times, Rebecca Dana, Wall Street Journal |
| We hear that Rebecca Dana, who left the TV beat at the New York Observer to go to the New York Times but was shanked on her way in the door, has taken Brooks Barnes's old job—or an iteration of... |
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| Inspirational days out |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 1:24 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Summer Holidays, Family Holidays, Short Breaks |
| From history lessons with a difference to Chester races. |
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| Me and my travels |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Me And My Travels |
| Lucy Porter, comedian |
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| Ayush Wellness Spa, Hotel de France |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Health And Fitness, Spa Breaks, Hotels, Channel Islands, Short Breaks |
| As spas go, Ayush is perfectly lovely - large, modern, airy and white with great treatments - but it is attached to a stuffy old place with patterned carpets and plastic flowers. |
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| The city that fell into the sea |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Egypt, Diving |
| Ancient Alexandria was the home of the world's greatest library, and Queen Cleopatra, until an earthquake tipped it into the Med. Dan Whitaker explores another Egypt. |
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| Horrors of war on the Blackpool front |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section |
| In the dark days of the Second World War, family holidays were a luxury few people could afford. I was seven at this time and this is the first holiday I remember. |
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| Best British cycle routes |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Cycling Holidays, United Kingdom, Short Breaks |
| The Tour de France, which ends today, has prompted cyclists of all levels to dust down their bikes and get pedalling. If you fancy a two-wheeled adventure, check out Rob Penn's guide to top UK trails, from a gentle eight miles in Wiltshire to 400-plus miles of Scottish splendour. |
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| No pampering, just paddling |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Canoeing And Kayaking, Canada, Wildlife Holidays |
| Girlie getaways needn't be all spas and shopping. Gemma Bowes took to the Canadian lakes on a women-only wilderness adventure. |
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| Spotlight on ... activity holidays |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Summer Holidays |
| These days our holidays are more action-packed than ever - whether it's cycling, sailing, diving, kayaking or simply walking. If you want to get active this summer, it's not too late - if you act quickly. |
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| Late getaways |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Summer Holidays |
| From Art Deco glamour in Miami to a family-friendly hotel in Egypt. |
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| Hell and high waters: should you go? |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Flooding, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| While some areas are still no-go zones for tourists, it's business as usual elsewhere. Gemma Bowes on the latest flood situation. |
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| High walks and shear adventure |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Walking Holidays, United Kingdom |
| A 'free-range' holiday on a working farm in Cumbria has just the right ratio of spectacular hikes, hands-on activities and hearty food, writes Nell Card. |
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| Where to ... cage dive with crocs |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Wildlife Holidays, Diving, South Africa |
| Forget cage diving with sharks - that's so last season - the latest thrill for adrenaline junkies is crocodile cage diving. |
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| What is ... pond swooping? |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Extreme Sports Holidays |
| You might have thought sky diving and parachuting were gnarly enough, but for experienced jumpers looking for even more of a thrill, pond swooping, also known as extreme sky diving, is the ultimate high. |
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| What would Papa say? |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm |
| Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Cuba, Fishing |
| Fishing, shooting, drinking, boxing - Ernest Hemingway liked his activities raw. In Cuba Ruaridh Nicoll pursues some of the writer's pastimes (minus the cockfighting and adultery) and discovers that it's not for the fainthearted. |
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