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Giant Post-it world map - how we made it

Published on 19 Jun 2013 by Steven Wong

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Travel News Round-Up 16th June

Published on 16 Jun 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week, we learned that it should soon be easier for Malaysians to visit Japan, a new lost city has been uncovered in Cambodia, an exciting new Airbus plane has been launched and found out why Swedish train drivers are wearing skirts.

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Travel News Round-Up 9th June

Published on 09 Jun 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week we learned how being social could get you better airline service, that one Japanese restaurant in NYC is standing up to the tipping culture, A380 fans have an even better chance of flying on one and found out why a pilot chucked 100 schoolchildren off his plane.

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Travel News Round-Up 2nd June

Published on 02 Jun 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week, we learned that Muslim travel will be booming by 2020, staying connected in Kyoto is even easier, we’re one step closer to learning what happened to Amelia Earhart and why one Chinese teenager cried all night because of an Egyptian temple.

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Travel News Round-Up 26th May

Published on 26 May 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week we learned that there will soon be an easier way of visiting the Galapagos Islands, TripAdvisor contributors might not be who you think they are, if you are overcharged for gelato you might just get that dream holiday and found out what the new craze for speed dating will soon be in Prague.

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Dakar or Dhaka: what’s the difference?

Published on 22 May 2013 by Hannah Pearson

About 6,900 miles.

One the capital of Senegal, Africa, the other the capital of Bangladesh, South Asia, their airport codes are remarkably similar: DKR versus DAC.

In fact, a little too similar for one couple from Los Angeles, who mistakenly thought they had booked a ticket to visit their friend in Senegal in Dakar, but instead had booked to Dhaka instead.

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Travel News Round-Up 12th May

Published on 12 May 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week we learned it’s always best to check the price first before ordering gelato in Italy, that to get free holidays you need to be a manager of a major football club, soon planes might not even have TV screens and where to go if you're moustache-challenged.

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Places

Tulips: 4 facts you never knew you wanted to know

Published on 08 May 2013 by Hannah Pearson

Before I went to the Keukenhof, the tulip gardens in the Netherlands at the very heart of tulip production, I’d never really given much thought to tulips, in all honesty. Sure, I associated them with the Netherlands and knew they came in pretty colours, but that was about it. So read on for four unexpected facts about tulips.

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Travel News Round-Up 5th May

Published on 05 May 2013 by Hannah Pearson

This week we learned how much more endangered wildlife the Big Five is becoming in Africa, that the Dreamliner will fly once more, Etihad Airways have found a new way to persuade business travellers to fly with them and find out what happened when two pilots took a nap mid-flight... at the same time.

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Opinion

Should your flight cost more the fatter you are?

Published on 04 Apr 2013 by Hannah Pearson

Is Samoa Air's new fare-by-passenger-weight fair? With the announcement this week that they are implementing a new way to charge passengers: by the kilo. But not just for their baggage but also the weight of each passenger. Is this a fairer way to charge passengers, or just a punishment for bad genes?

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