Ensure you have a good time
PICTURE THE scene – you’re in the travel agent organising your next holiday. Despite spending hours carefully choosing the perfect trip, you neglect to buy the right travel insurance. Market
Australian rider dies in Dakar Rally
AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLIST Andy Caldecott has been killed in a crash in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally. The 41-year-old KTM rider, who won last Monday’s third stage, was in
A Laurence Llewelyn – Bowen spectacular
Wednesday, December 7 The gaps between programmes on TV seem to be getting longer and are most definitely louder. This evening’s offerings were scarily Christmassy, with the Corrie break tempting
New Year travel quiz
ALL OF us at PDM hope you’ve enjoyed the various travel guides and news we’ve brought to you throughout 2005 and look forward to bringing you more destinations and information
Silent nights
FOR MANY, the week between Christmas and New Year is a peaceful period to reflect on the past year and plan the one ahead. Holidays probably take pole position, followed
What you need to know about light bulbs
Choosing a light bulb used to be easy – there was only one kind available. Now you have the choice of incandescent, halogen, fluorescent or compact fluorescent (CFL). The following
Mourners mark tsunami’s first anniversary
CEREMONIES TOOK place recently to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 200,000 people in 13 different countries were killed when an earthquake beneath the
The Julgados de Paz in Portugal
THE JULGADOS de Paz are small claims courts, which were recently created for use by the general public to resolve conflicts through negotiation. The idea is to set up proceedings
As rain came down…
• Ocelated lizard hibernating WHILE I know that eucalyptus is grown as a cash crop, it was a shock to find the hills, through which we walk everyday, bare of
Wishing upon a star
2006! IF you are reading this, you must have survived the latest spring into yet another new year. It seems like only yesterday that we heralded the new millennium, the