Word: mediterraneans
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...passengers struck by gastroenteritis this month on the cruise ship Aurora can attest, holidays sometimes go very wrong. Mediterranean ports refused to allow the ship entry for fear of contagion, and irate travelers have threatened to sue. But what rights would you have in a similar fix? Not many. Airlines and cruise operators owe their passengers a "duty of care" not to expose them to unreasonable risk. If the company has breached this (e.g. with inadequate hygiene), then you may have cause for compensation. But proving that can be difficult - the spread of a contagious virus in an enclosed setting...
...InterContinental Hong Kong hotel is Spoon, tel: (852) 2721 1211, the latest restaurant by Alain Ducasse, who has nine Michelin stars to his name. Diners here can expect a free-form improvisation of flavors and textures, where the inspiration is just as likely to be Asian or Mediterranean as it is Gallic. The menu is also flexible: instead of sticking to a starter, main course and dessert, diners can tailor a meal from long lists of ingredients, accompaniments and sauces...
...refused permission to dock at the Greek port of Piraeus. Greek authorities did permit two British doctors carrying emergency medical supplies to board the Aurora, which was carrying a total of 1,900 passengers and more than 800 crew. The vessel was only days into a tour of the Mediterranean when the virus struck. Miner Threat RUSSIA Rescuers saved the final 11 miners trapped for six days in a shaft 800 m underground by drilling a 50 m "tunnel of hope" from an adjacent mine in record time. Twenty-five of the 71 men who were in the mine when...
Rome is just 30 km from the mediterranean, but if you believed most guidebooks, you'd think it was 300?it's hard to find a tip for a great seafood restaurant in the Italian capital. But a Roman friend told me about Il Tempio di Iside shortly after it opened in 1999 near the Coliseum, and it has become a can't-miss stop on my dining itinerary with visiting friends and family...
...olive oil, parsley and whole red peppercorn; steamed clams; saut?ed mussels; lightly breaded and baked scallops on the half-shell; batter-fried jumbo shrimp and squash flower; and lightly fried fish. There are also delectable crustaceans?like the long and narrow clamlike canolicchi, a shellfish native to the warm Mediterranean waters...