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Dauphin Island, Alabama USA
Mon, Jun 23rd 2008, 00:00
Dauphin Island is a 14 mile long island situated in Mobile Bay off the Alabama Gulf Coast of the United States of America. Dauphin Island was first mapped by the Spanish in 1519 but it was the French who first settled there. French explorer Pierre D’Iberville landed in the bay in J...
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Deep Sea Earthquakes baffle Scientists in Newport, USA
Mon, Apr 14th 2008, 00:00
More than 600 earthquakes have occurred off the coast of Oregon USA over a 10 day period in 2008.
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Dining Italian Style, Food from Italy
Tue, Jul 24th 2007, 00:00
Italians love life and they love their food even more. In Naples the dishes take a long time to prepare, but the result is well worth the wait !
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Dream Job?
Tue, Jan 20th 2009, 11:48
Fancy the job of caretaker on a paradise island on the Great Barrier Reef?
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Drinks of the Netherlands
Wed, Nov 14th 2007, 00:00
Any meal in the Netherlands can be washed down with a glass of Jenever (Dutch juniper berry gin).
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Dubai Investment
Tue, Jan 13th 2009, 13:31
Dubai is the emirate that has captured attention across the world with its spectacular expansion plans. Many have compared the city to a computer game where the imagination has no limit.
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Dubai, the City of Gold, and the Recession
Tue, Dec 8th 2009, 11:57
Dubai, the City of Gold, is not recession proof after all. This has become apparent after recent announcements that Dubai’s State owned holding company Dubai World is seeking a stay of execution for its whopping $4bn debt due to be repaid this month.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wed, Jan 7th 2009, 11:00
The emirate of Dubai has attracted much of the attention over the past years ... for the most ambitious building expansion plan the world has seen in a long time.
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Dutch Cuisine : Cheese, a favourite food of the Netherlands
Thu, Nov 8th 2007, 00:00
If there is one country in the world known for its cheese, its the Netherlands.
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Dutch Cuisine: Hutspot, the stew of the Netherlands
Mon, Nov 5th 2007, 00:00
Another traditional dish of the Netherlands came about after the Spanish siege of Leiden ...
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Dutch Cuisine: the Herring obsession of the Netherlands
Fri, Nov 2nd 2007, 00:00
Herring is the most popular seafood in the Netherlands. In street cafés, restaurants and bistros, herring is a popular lunch item, served on toast and accompanied by a nice cold beer.
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Earth Hour 29 March 2008
Mon, Mar 31st 2008, 00:00
March 29 saw people united across the globe to switch off power for 60 minutes to mark Earth Hour and do their bit to take action against global warming.
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Earthquake and Tsunami activity in the Pacific Ring of Fire
Thu, Oct 1st 2009, 11:10
The Pacific Ring of Fire is one of the main zones of earthquake and tsunami activity in the world. Sumatra and Samoa lie within this zone and are the latest victims of the ring of fire.
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Easter Egg hunt on your Seychelles Holiday
Tue, Apr 6th 2010, 16:42
All the kids joined in for the Easter Egg Hunt
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Ensenada in Baja Mexico
Thu, Oct 11th 2007, 00:00
Mexico State of Baja California is a land of quiet beauty and stark contrast, where cactus strewn desert coast meets the intense blue waters of the Sea of Cortez.
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Essaouira in Morocco, a charming seaside town
Wed, Aug 29th 2007, 00:00
Essaouira is a charming walled seaside town on Morocco’s Atlantic coast.
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Ethiopian Coffee: Ethiopia the home of coffee
Mon, May 4th 2009, 12:23
Ethiopia is the home of coffee … it is in the mountains of Ethiopia’s Kaffa province where Arabica coffee trees grow wild in lush highland forests. Today, Ethiopia is still the major producer of coffee in Africa.
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Events in Seychelles during the month of July 2010
Mon, Jul 12th 2010, 21:22
Seychelles Round Table Regatta -31st July and 1st August 2010
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Events in the Seychelles for July 2010
Mon, Jul 12th 2010, 21:19
Seychelles - Miss Regatta 25th July 2010- Mahe Island Seychelles
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Fair Trade Coffee
Fri, May 15th 2009, 12:17
The Coffee Industry is dominated by a few large players and a myriad of middle-men. Farmers who actually grow the coffee see very little of the money you eventually pay for a cup: hence Fair Trade Coffee.
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