Fiji Lashed By Tropical Cyclone Tomas
Posted on March 16, 2010 by admin in Environment
The streets of Fiji were eerily empty on the 14th March, 2010, as Tropical Cyclone Tomas approached the northern islands of Fiji. Schools closed, public services suspenced and international flights were cancelled, as a night-time curfew was put into operation. “Wind gusts were peaking at around 230 mph,” said Matt Boterhoven, senior forecastor for the [...]
Greatest Easter Travel Deals
Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin in Business, Travel
With the retail economy in tatters following weak Christmas and New Year trading and the Australian dollar firm, Easter travel deals abound. 2009 was rated as being the worst ever year for airlines and the hotel industries. Airlines were forced to take a long hard look at the efficiency of how they manage their operations, [...]
Vanuatu Gets Big Business
Posted on February 24, 2010 by admin in Business, Environment
With EC02, an international forestation company, looking to plant 3.3. million kiri (paulonia) trees over 20,000 acres of land on the island of Malekula, Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, it seems big business has arrived in tropical island nation. Creating jobs, providing social and economical stability to an area that sadly lacks even the basics [...]
Shocking Restaurant Scene On Valentines Day
Posted on February 3, 2010 by admin in Humour, Promotion, Travel
At an exclusive restaurant in London, on Valentine’s Day last year, a couple started arguing. Suddenly the wife stood up, slapped her husband across the face and stormed off in a huff. The husband composed himself, took a few more gulps of his red wine and proceeded to call his mistress on his mobile. He [...]
Can Trip Advisor Be Called Trustworthy?
Posted on February 3, 2010 by admin in Promotion, Travel
Insiders of the travel industry insiders have finally expressed their concern that Trip Advisor and similar sites that rely on anonymous reviews, are beginning to wield too much power. According to the Independent in the UK the concern has been around for quite some time, but Trip Advisor’s Dirtiest Hotels list made it an even hotter [...]
Richard Bransons Latest Toy
Posted on February 3, 2010 by admin in Promotion, Travel
Richard Branson is about to spend $575 on his next toy, underwater plane, known as the Necker Nymph. A toy that can loop-the-loop underwater. Read how you could get to enjoy this toy also for a mere $25,000…
Are You In Desperate Need Of R&R?
Posted on December 14, 2009 by admin in Promotion
Do you need to get away from it all and unwind? Need time off to stop and rethink what you are all about? Need to just lie back and relax and let the world go by? When you arrive in Vanuatu you can throw away your watch and live on island time. It’s the perfect [...]
Safest IT Countries
Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin in Society, Technology
Hi-jacking and piracy continue in its many various forms, from hi-jacking in the air, to piracy on the high seas. However the virtual world of Cyber Space is an exact replica of what we see in the natural. Anti virus software developers have analysed millions of generic and country domains. In their annual Mapping the [...]
A Year Without Spending Any Money
Posted on November 30, 2009 by admin in Finance, Society
Thirty year old Mark Boyle, celebrated the completion of a year-long challenge, by hosting a Freegan Festival at Hamilton House, in Stokes Croft, Bristol, where he cooked a free three-course meal for the public. For the past 12 months Boyle has lived as a ‘freeconomist’, living a self-sufficient lifestyle in a caravan in Timsbury, near [...]
The Perfect Gift For The Hard To Buy For Friend
Posted on November 26, 2009 by admin in Promotion
Searching for that gift for the person who has everything? We have the perfect answer for you. Buy an entry in Win a Resort to win a tropical island holiday for two, airfares paid out of the main centres of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. You could also win a free trip to the live [...]
