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  • A luxury cruise from heaven

    I've dressed up for this. Not being a Frequent Floater (a cruise term), boarding this massive white ship moored in Auckland's harbour is enormously exciting. I'm glad I made the effort, because as we step on board, completely unable to appear nonchalant, they take our photo. Proof of my evident delight now sits framed on my desk. Our fellow travellers on the Crystal ...

  • Romance and luxury on the high seas

    Finding a single and interesting partner can be difficult enough in your 20s, even though the odds work in your favour. I imagine it doesn't get any easier as you get older. If you're above 50, single, have a sense of wanderlust and are looking to fall in love, then a few weeks at sea on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth may be just what the doctor should order. I've been told ...

  • Sand dust and malls in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia is fiercely conservative, but many people believe it to be like Dubai: very cosmopolitan and somewhat liberal. There is no comparison. Riyadh is mainly single/double-level housing, mostly sand-coloured, and very dusty. The cultural constraints can be overbearing, such as women being unable to drive and having to wear an abaya when outside the compound - and just the ...

  • China Tourism Day and 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo open in Chongqing

    Dancers perform for the opening of the China Tourism Day and the 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo, in Chongqing, Southwest China, May 19, 2013. Chongqing is the main venue for the 2013 China Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Li ...

  • Saudi to issue 6m umrah visas this year

    Authorities in Saudi Arabia say they will issue 6m visas for umrah pilgrimages, according to the Gulf kingdom's Ministry of Haj, up from 5.5m last ...


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The Astronaut's Wife [DVD]

The Astronaut's Wife [DVD]

"The Astronaut's Wife" is essentially an inferior variation on "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) dolled up in modern science fiction drag. The same basic themes are there, the same essential fears--that is, a woman's fear that the baby she is carrying inside her is somehow not her own. The lack of control a mother has over her body, the joy and terror of having another life growing insider her--these are ... ...

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  • Al Maktoum Airport to double Dubais private jet traffic

    Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport is aiming to double private business jet traffic to around 20,000 movements a year by 2020 with the opening of a dedicated VIP terminal by the first quarter of ...

  • UAE is top MidEast performer for tourism receipts

    The UAE topped the Middle East region for international tourism receipts in 2012, according to data released by the UN's World Tourism ...

  • Tourism promoters hoping for nice summer

    PARKERSBURG - Local tourism officials are anticipating a strong showing for the approaching summer travel season.. With attractions like Blennerhassett Island and the West Virginia Motor Speedway to a number of special events, fairs and festivals throughout the summer to the opening of the Boy Scout's Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia, the area is poised to see a number of ...

  • Airlines claim hike in navigation charges is unjustified

    Air NZ ranks amongst world's safest airlines Airways New Zealand will up its charges from July, a move airlines say is uncalled for and could impact on tourism. The state owned enterprise announced the 10.6% increase in air navigation service charges yesterday, saying the changes reflected its pricing framework. But the Board of Airline Representatives says the price hike follows ...

  • China Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines to have 1st Boeing Dreamliner

    CHINA Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines will receive China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft within weeks, a senior official of Boeing China said ...

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