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Halifax Holiday Matchmaker

Benedict Adam — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:08 +0000

Halifax Travel Money have come up with a clever and pretty original use of Facebook for holiday destination ideas. Holiday Matchmaker analyses the content of your facebook page and tries to find your perfect holiday match. If like me you [...]

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Mobile Broadband and Travelling Abroad

Benedict Adam — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:21:01 +0000

How to find the most suitable mobile broadband service when travelling abroad Over the last few years people’s lifestyles have changed dramatically and this is especially true when it comes to the way in which they access the internet, with [...]

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Win a Copy of the Gap Year Guide Book 2010

Benedict Adam — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:14:35 +0000

Gap-year.com have been specialists in providing information for those considering gap years, year outs or career breaks for 18 years. They have used all their years of experience to pack the the latest edition of the Gap Year Guide Book is packed full of [...]

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Aqua Safe Straw, Portable Water Purification

Benedict Adam — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:39:04 +0000

The Aqua Safe Straw is a reusable water purification straw, like it says in the instructions is its pretty sturdy and very lightweight. The straw claims to filter out 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and protozoa including Giardia and Cryptosporidium. Neither [...]

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The Worlds Cheapest Destinations by Tim Leffel

Benedict Adam — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:15:19 +0000

The Worlds Cheapest Destinations by Tim Leffel isn’t a guide book and isn’t pretending to be, you don’t get any maps or photographs or much info into things to do. What you do get is inspiring advice on how you [...]

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Indonesian Bemo’s

Benedict Adam — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:52:50 +0000

Exploring the delights of Bajawa on the Indonesian island of Flores required us to hire a Bemo for us and our guide. This photo is of the particularly nice set of mirrors the proud Bemo owner had used to decorate [...]

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