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- CDC says few people in U.S. over 50 hit by new flu
- Easter weekend getaway beginning
- Pierre Gagnaire
- London restaurant says 'pay what you want'
- Mexico's running of the bulls
- Tourist attractions deepen discounts
- Rio Carnival
- American Airlines limiting passengers on some jets
- Trinidad goes all out for Caribbean-style carnival
- The Venice Carnival
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Pierre Gagnaire
Pierre Gagnaire at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondisment) is considered one of the finest in France, specialising in ‘modern French’ cuisine, and has garnered three Michelin stars. Pierre Gagnaire is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant In 2005 both restaurants were ranked in the top 20 in [...] -
London restaurant says 'pay what you want'
A LONDON restaurant is asking customers to pay only what they want for meals in a bid to beat the credit crunch. The Little Bay restaurant in central London will present diners with absolutely nothing when they ask for the cheque during February, leaving it up to them to decide what the meal was worth. “Anything [...] -
Mexico's running of the bulls
A TEENAGE girl has suffered a dislocated jaw as ten half-tonne bulls kicked at screaming spectators during Mexico’s chaotic version of “Running of the Bulls.” The tradition, enacted in a handful of Mexican towns, traces its roots back to the centuries-old Pamplona bull-run in Mexico’s former colonial power. But unlike Pamplona, where a pack of bulls [...] -
Tourist attractions deepen discounts
ATLANTA – Hoping the price cuts will woo cash-strapped travelers, the nation’s tourist destinations are taking a page from the retail playbook, offering deep discounts and freezing gate prices. There are free stays offered at Walt Disney World in Florida and coupons worth $15 at Pennsylvania’s Hershey Park. The Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest fish [...] -
Rio Carnival
Although Carnival (Carnaval in Portuguese) is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of the World. The Rio Carnaval is not only the biggest Carnival, benchmark against which every other carnival is compared but also one of the most [...] -
American Airlines limiting passengers on some jets
DALLAS – American Airlines is limiting the number of passengers on some planes while it orders additional life rafts needed in case of a water landing like the one made this month on the Hudson River by a US Airways jet. American will allow no more than 228 people including passengers and crew on its Boeing [...] -
Trinidad goes all out for Caribbean-style carnival
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Mardi Gras in the U.S. means New Orleans. In South America, it’s Brazil, and in Europe, it’s Venice. But in the Caribbean, Trinidad is the place to be for carnival, with a celebration of culture, calypso and cuisine, complete with parades, elaborate costumes, bands and masquerade balls. -
The Venice Carnival
When Napoleon invaded Venice in 1797 he was so shocked at the excesses of the annual Carnival he banned it. No wonder. In the dying days of the Venetian Republic, the festival’s decadence knew few bounds, with masked merrymakers streaming into casinos to gamble, partygoers indulging in illicit liaisons, and crowds calling for blood [...] -
Record Heat Wave Hits Australia
In the final days of 2008, residents of Australia’s southeast might have been forgiven for thinking summer had finished early. On the island state of Tasmania in the far south, freezing gales blew, blanketing mountains with snow. In the state of Victoria, in the southeastern corner of the mainland, the number of sunny hours [...]