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Travel to Vietnam (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Heading to the oldest parts of a city delivers the richest rewards, writes Kerry van der Jagt. You have arrived in a new city and don't know where to start. Tempting as it is to hop on a sightseeing bus with a two-kilogram guide book in one hand and a list of "must-sees" in the other, there is a better way. Get off the bus, tear up the list, pull on your walking shoes and head to the oldest...
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TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Columbus Day is today. Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure and people already know his real history. This history isn't presented by the mainstream media. People classify him as a hero, but he wasn't. He was a Roman Catholic, imperialist, greedy gold seeker. If he didn't act like an imperialist, things might of been much different in South America, Mexico, and Latin America. His mission...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Lisbon - Two Dutch student pilots and their Spanish instructor were killed when their light aircraft crashed in southern Portugal, officials said Wednesday. The plane, which was travelling from Seville in Spain to Evora in Portugal, crashed near Cast...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Two recent events highlighting how artists look at the hijab issue inspired bloggers. Swiss motsd'images enthuses (Fr) about a beautiful outdoor photo exhibition of African women in Seville, Spain; and updateslive gives a thorough account of “The Seen and the Hidden, (Dis)covering the Veil,” an exhibition held in New York City featuring 15 artists, 13 [...]
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Dr. Parnassus Support Site (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Film Festival Screenings Cannes Film Festival - 22 May 2009 Munich Film Festival - 26 June 2009 San Sebastian Film Festival - 18 September 2009 Toronto International Film Festival - 18/19 September 2009 Atlantic Film Festival - 19 September 2009 Argentina Distributor: Sony Pictures Argentina Release Date: 5 November 2009 Australia Distributor: Hoyts Release Date: 29 October 2009 Belgium Distributor:...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Andrew Adonis is promoting high-speed rail to cut short-haul flights in the UK, but the environmental case is far from proven The idea of a high-speed line connecting London to Scotland has obvious appeal . Economists support it because major transport infrastructure schemes are seen as having enormous regenerative benefits, especially in deprived areas; passengers like it because trains are seen...
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What the hell is wrong with you? (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
And Madrid, and Marseilles... As I mentioned in a previous post, Arbitrista and I are planning a trip to Spain and France! We now try to take one real vacation a year; this past spring we went to our beloved Finger Lakes wine region. We had been thinking about going to Sonoma Valley next year, and renting a house for a week and visiting wineries just like we do when we go to upstate New York. But once...
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Outdoor and Andinia News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
SEVILLE, Spain – The 21-nation World Heritage Committee has taken an important step to protect Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in Montana and Alberta, Canada, calling for a full report from a joint mission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the World Heritage Centre on the potential threats from proposed coal mining and oil and gas development in the region....
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Gadling (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Asia , Europe , Burkina , Cape Verde , China , Iran , South Korea , Kyrgyzstan , Belgium , Spain , Switzerland , United Kingdom , Peru , Ecotourism , Middle East , Central America The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee just wrapped up its 33rd annual conference in Seville,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Angola, through the National Institute of Cultural Heritage, presented three candidatures of World Humanity Heritage, at the UNESCO forum, held in Seville, Spain.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
SEVILLE, Spain, June 30 (UPI) -- The World Heritage Committee has added the Belize barrier reef system and Los Katios National Park to its list of world heritage sites that are in danger. Composed of seven protected areas, many small mangrove islands and coastal lagoons, the Belize Barrier Reef System is home to a number of threatened species, including marine turtles and the American crocodile, the...
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Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
By David Kenny - Sunday 28 June 2009 Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, advertised a public process in December to review Ireland's Tentative List of UNESCO sites. The aim was to submit this list, including the Hill of Tara, to UNESCO at their World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville, Spain. That didn't happen. Dave Kenny asks 'why?' He also notes there will be a demonstration outside...
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Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
By David Kenny - Sunday 28 June 2009 Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, advertised a public process in December to review Ireland's Tentative List of UNESCO sites. The aim was to submit this list, including the Hill of Tara, to UNESCO at their World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville, Spain. That didn't happen. Dave Kenny asks 'why?' He also notes there will be a demonstration outside...
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NewWest.Net Travel & Outdoors (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The United Nations plans to send a fact-finding mission to Canada to investigate environmental threats to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park due to proposed coal and energy mining activity in the area. Representatives of U.S. and Canadian conservation groups opposed to mining activity that could harm the water quality and wildlife of the Flathead River Valley are in Seville, Spain, this...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The 33rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee, which is currently meeting in Seville, Spain, decided not to place the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona on its Endangered list. There had been speculation that the building, which was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi in the 19th century, was in danger of suffering damage as a result of the building of tunnels for the high-speed rail link between...
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activetravelvietnam | 10/27/2009
Heading to the oldest parts of a city delivers the richest rewards, writes Kerry van der Jagt. You have arrived in a new city and don't know where to start. Tempting as it is to hop on a sightseeing bus with a two-kilogram guide book in one hand and a list of "must-sees" in the other, there is a better way. Get off the bus, tear up the list, pull on your walking shoes and head to the oldest part of...
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