Here’s some great info on how to kayak Venice’s steams of water.
 I know I could have put this article in with my usual Sunday news snippets post, but I couldn’t resist giving it its own headline - partly because I love the moxie of the couple in the story, and partly because I wanted to make sure you all saw the article! |
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Here’s a great guide on how to enjoy Oktoberfest if it’s your first time.
| You race a mob of lads in leather shorts to find a seat in the packed, wooden tent. A busty barmaid whams down an enormous glass of beer. You drink to the cry of Prost! and get ready to do it again. Then you stroll outside and jump on the roller-coaster. |
| You’re pushed, pulled, stretched and slammed and decide this would have been a better idea before the beer! |
| Feeling hungry now? Nothing a plate of pork knuckles wouldn’t fix. Easy to fill your belly here, if you’ve got the coin for it. The sun goes down and you head back inside. |
| You start swinging your drink and singing along to the sound of oom-pah music. Soon you’re dancing on the benches with a dozen friendly locals. |
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Here’s a good list of free online tools for cheap travel.
| CheapAir.com - Searches for all regular and sale fares at the same time and allows you to filter the results on the fly via Ajax so there are no reloading delays. |
| Momondo.com - Offers search for nearly 500 airlines in nine languages. |
| Vayama.com - Uses an interactive map to help you choose your airports. Also generates 3D seat maps for your plane to help you choose your seat. |
| CheapFlights.com - Also operates CheapFlights.co.uk. In the US they assist you with finding cheap tickets via JetBlue, American Airlnes, Orbitz and Priceline amongst others. |
| CheapTickets.com - Offers up flights, car rentals, cruises and even train tickets. |
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Here’ some hidden treasures from Afghanistan, interesting read.
After 25 years of civil war and internal conflict in Afghanistan, it was thought that many of Afghanistan’s cultural and historical  treasures had been lost or stolen. Luckily, three years after the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, over 22,000 artifacts were discovered in a vault located under the Presidential Palace in Kabul and in other locations. |
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Here’s some great general tips about Paris that may help you get around France better.
In Paris,
certain streets have very good food shops, with fresh products.
Some of them :
- Rue Montorgueil (1rst Arrt)
: with many friendly bars around
- Rue Cler (7th Arrt) : with one
of the best cheese shops in Paris
- Rue de Buci (6th Arrt) : charming
and friendly, in Saint Germain des Prés
- Rue Daguerre (14th Arrt) : great
bread
- Rue Lecourbe (15th) : wonderful
fish
- Rue Poncelet (17th) : with a
wonderful pastry-shop and tea-room
- Rue Mouffetard (5th) : fantastic
vegetables, the whole street is a show
- Rue des Rosiers (4th) : for
Jewish food
- More to come …
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