Tag Archives: April 2001

Best Beach in the World

Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks between your toes. To get there, you can take a boat from Cairns, Airlie Beach or even Brisbane.


Not to be Seen Dead In?

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade suggests reconsidering travel plans to the following places: civil unrest and violence in Indonesia and Fiji, Brazil (violent street crime), Uganda (violence re presidential elections), Laos (bombing in public places).


Chocolate Corner…Paris

Maeve recommends Angelina's which can be found opposite Le Louvre for the most fabulous molten chocolate!! It comes in a jug complete with jugs of cream and milk to mix to taste. Yum yum!!

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Travel Tips

Frank from Alabama says that he uses Velcro on his trouser pockets.

He also carries a wallet in his back pocket. It contains two dollars, that is two one dollar bills, between them he has newspapers cut to same size everything in a plastic bag.

In the bag he has Swiss Blue, a chemical, when it comes into contact with hands etc. it turns a very bright blue/purple. It will ruin clothing and anything else that it touches.

Nothing too good for the thieves is his motto!

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