My ex-wife Pat, the expat (Part twp)
The ties that bind THE SHORT drive to Pat’s apartment, just off Praia da Rocha’s seafront tourist mile, passed in an uncomfortable silence. As the front door of the spacious
Thomsonfly.com bags a better deal for passengers
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Licensing requirements for holiday lets No1
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Sweet summer crops
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Fly high-class for less cash
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Mickey cruises into Europe
THE DISNEY Cruise Line will sail to Italy, France and Spain from May to August 2007, as part of a larger strategy to “chart new waters”, company officials said. The
Berlusconi loses photo-finish Italian election
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Stansted fare rise ‘inevitable’
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Health activities and IVA exemption
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BALKANS
The Danube swells THE RIVER Danube’s flood wave has now reached the Ukraine after affecting many Balkan communities in its wake. Ukrainian emergency teams are building sandbag barriers in the