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...that gives such information as lists of qualified local doctors and evaluations of hospital facilities. The site also offers quirky tips: in Brazil, "Do not send purple flowers, as this signifies mourning"; and in the city of Campinas, "Ambulances are not well equipped; therefore, take a taxi or private transport to the hospital...
...Best Deal: A $13, two-day Budapest Card buys free use of public transport and 60 museums, restaurants and sightseeing tour discounts. Available at tourist and travel agencies, hotels and the airport...
...result of declining demand, U.S. airlines have parked or retired 350 planes, according to the Air Transport Association, the trade group representing major airlines. That means fewer flights to chose from. And the downturn in travel has left smaller airlines increasingly vulnerable to consolidation, further cutting the number of options available to passengers...
...spent my first two hours in Bangkok stuck in crosstown traffic. With precious vacation time ticking away, I swore off wheeled transport and decided to take boats from then on. For most of Bangkok's 220-year history, boats were the only way to get around the Thai capital, which straddles both the Chao Phraya River and a tangled network of klongs, or canals. Even though many of the old waterways have been paved over, most of the city's major attractions can be reached by boat. The Chao Phraya Express serves the river like a public bus, stopping...
Energy - along with financial services, telecommunications and transport - was one of the key areas that E.U. leaders wanted to liberalize in order to better compete with the U.S. But the deregulation process is bogged down in the constant struggle to balance social protection with efficiency, plus many countries' desire to retain their national champions. "Most of the key reforms are still on paper, waiting to be approved and implemented," says Dutch E.U. internal market and taxation Commissioner Frits Bolkestein. "We can't keep on saying, 'The check is in the mail...