In Charles Darwin's wake The Australian | MOST of us know it's 200 years since naturalist Charles Darwin's birth and that he sailed on the Beagle. | But fewer would have heard of Darwin's heroics in Glacier Lane, part of the Beagle Channel, the strait separating the islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the bottom of South Americ...
Afloat The Australian | THE latest and best offers from cruise lines and river boat operators. | France: Outdoor Travel is offering nine days for the cost of seven as well as free wine and bicycle hire for self-skippered houseboats travelling along the Canal du Midi or Canal du Nivernais in southern France. September and...
A smorgasbord of themes for travelers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you think cruising is only for the elderly and their parents, think again. | The median age of cruisers last year was 46, down from 49 just two years ago, indicating that cruise vacations continue to appeal to younger vacationers, according to t...
China goes shopping The Statesman While the global financial crisis has left much of the Western world in disarray, Chinas position remains strong with a stockpile of cash ready to acquire cheap assets, says DILIP HIRO | While the recent international credit crunch has damaged the e...
Great cruising escapes The Australian | ORION'S Kimberley expedition cruise season runs from May to September next year with a range of a dozen 10-night itineraries between Darwin and Broome. | From $9100 a person twin-share, covering meals, landings and selected shore activities. With 7...
Jacksonville adds Puerto Rican sister city Business Journal Mayor John Peyton, left, and Jorge Santini, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, sign a sister city agreement Friday. | The City of Jacksonville added its eight sister city after Mayor John Peyton signed an agreement with San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini Frid...
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Venezuela buys ConocoPhillips' gas project stake Syracuse | (AP) - CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's state oil company said Friday it has purchased ConocoPhillips' 40 percent stake in a joint natural gas venture with Chevron Corp. | State-...
Chavez Voa News | Moammar Gadhafi and Chavez Chavez greet audience upon their arrival to ceremony at old port in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, 28 Sep 2009The leaders of Venezuela and Liby...
Adventure travel: Prisoner in paradise The Observer The winner | My ancestor John Jewitt was captured off the west coast of in 1803 by Chief Quatlazapé Maquinna of the Mowachaht, leader of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe, who slaughtered the entire crew but held John as a slave for nearly three years....
Adventure travel: Prisoner in paradise The Guardian | Retracing the steps of his ancestor, who was a captive on Canada's west coast in the 1800s, our winner in the adventure category, Neil Jewitt, finds an island wilderness | A supply ship takes Neil on the final leg of his journey in Canada. Photogr...
Paraguayan bishop harbors pedestry cult of the Society of St. John The Examiner | It’s been about two weeks since Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino announced that Pope Benedict XVI had accepted his resignation. Martino claimed his fickle health caused by the stress of his position led to his resignation. Looks likes the en...
Peace Bases built by Chávez - the great geopolitical desires The Examiner | | ‘Peace bases’ were Venezuelan President Chávez’s response to the Colombia-U.S. military bases deal. Adding to his cult of personality, Chávez is now trying to shift the balance of powers and work off of attitudes toward war and peace when it comes to Colombia and more generally resolving co...
Chinese Company Is Near First Deal to Buy Stake in Oil Drilling Leases in Gulf ... The New York Times | HOUSTON — Trying to acquire a foothold in the American oil patch, a Chinese company is closing in on a deal to buy stakes in a few drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico from a Norwegian company, an executive close to the talks said. | The prospective purchase would not do much to quench China’s huge and growing thirst for energy, which...
