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Info on the Fly. If you're stuck at the airport in Amsterdam (Shipol), Brussels or Milan, there's a new way to pass the hours: Travel Station kiosks, courtesy of Lonely Planet and the Oneworld airline consortium, which allow users to download phrasebooks, audio city guides and restaurant and hotel recommendations to their smartphones or laptops. Each station has advice on 28 destinations in Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East, plus an assortment of international power converters for free laptop and phone re-charging...
Eastern Access. Travel between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur just got more convenient. Starting Dec. 1, Tiger Airways will beef up its schedule to five daily flights between the cities; the first flight departs Singapore at 6:10 a.m., and the last flight returns from Kuala Lumpur...
...other hand, desires two things in a holiday: "all-inclusive" and "beach." Also, since he can't bear to be away from the office for more than a day, his fantasy jaunt would take place over a long weekend and wouldn't require more than two hours' travel time. There would be Wi-Fi everywhere and everyone would speak English...
...starting to rethink that. Travel writer Tim Leffel and his girlfriend set out on a year-long 'round-the-globe trot in 1993 having similar destination-based differences. "I had not wanted to go to India at all," he says. "I thought it would be hot, dirty and depressing. Now I'm really glad I went." India was hot, dirty and depressing. But Leffel's girlfriend is now his wife...
...Taiwan says he's president. They affirmed the Nov. 4 trade pacts will take effect in 40 days, including an expansion of direct cross-strait flights, direct shipping and postal links, and increased cooperation on food safety in the wake of the recent melamine contaminations. Roughly five million Taiwanese travel to China each year, and the agreements are expected to reduce travel time and costs. Ma and Chen also agreed to meet once every six months and find ways for their financial markets to cooperate...