Travel
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23 September 2007Travel: The awesome Panama Canal + Few journeys through the engineering history books are as impressive or beautiful as a trip down the "eighth wonder of the engineering world - the Panama Canal.Linking the mighty Atlantic and Pacific oceans took over three centuries of work by two nations. -
23 September 2007Travel: White knuckle rafting in Scotland + The sport of white water rafting has been growing in popularity in Scotland since the 1970s and has since become one of Europe's favoured destinations for enthusiasts. -
23 September 2007Holidays for opera lovers 1 The popularity of opera has risen in leaps and bounds in recent years and graduated from being regarded as an elitist interest of the rich cognoscenti to being far more accessible to all-comers.The aria Nessun Dorma from Turandot became familiar to millions who had probably never heard it before it was performed by the Three Tenors - Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras - as the theme for the Italia 1990 World Cup. -
23 September 2007Travel: The architectural wonders of Europe + Europe's great ruins and cities are mighty testament to the ancient and modern world. -
23 September 2007Travel: Fly-drive to Transylvania and beyond 1 Note- Although homosexuality is legal in Romania, public displays of gay relationships are frowned upon and in some instances can be illegal. -
23 September 2007Travel: Finca el Cerrillo + When is a hotel not a hotel? When it is the Finca el Cerrillo - one of the best kept secrets of southern SpainOwned by the aptly named Gordon and Sue Kind, the now restored 200-year-old farmhouse that serves as one of Andalucia's best kept secrets was used as an olive mill from 1805 until 1960. -
23 September 2007A gay Greek Island hop 1 The beautiful Greek islands are just perfect for a spot of hopping, as many students will tell you.
