SE Asia’s haze, caused by dry season jungle clearing and crop waste, reached critical levels today. Visibility in some parts of Sumatra was down to 50 meters, and in Singapore the air pollution index was at 127 (over 100 is unhealthy). Here’s more from the Jakarta Post. Indonesian brush fires cause flight cancelations, health warnings JAKARTA [...] Read more…
Sunday night here in Seminyak Bali we had a very refreshing downpour. I didn’t see it, only heard it, as I was in bed, but it was pretty decent. Though temperatures are still comfortable, way more comfortable than in Central Java (40C) right now, the mercury is creeping up. I’ve noticed that while typing on my [...] Read more…
AP - After the shake from Hawaii's earthquake subsided, the power went out. Read more…
AP - Aftershocks kept Hawaiians on edge following the strongest earthquake in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts, landslides and prompted vacationers to flee their hotels. Read more…
Hard on the heels of Jetstar's about-face on allocated seating comes news that Qantas may this week "make adjustments" to its unpopular fuel levy. Both moves come after expressed outrage by passengers. I used to think that banking was the business least concerned with what customers want. It's a fiasco that customer fury should be a driving force behind service industry decisions. Read more…
Rolf Potts - Finding ways to do good on the road without emptying your wallet. Read more…
Barbara Correa - What's in a room? Frequent travelers name simple comforts as top amenities. Read more…
AP - The tour buses don't line up outside Javier Wong's place. Read more…
AP - The great egret — with its long neck, yellow beak, black feet and white plumage — perched gracefully atop an old cedar stump in the muddy water. Read more…
AP - The Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen steamboats will return to Natchez for overnight stops on Nov. 22, and the American Queen will begin calling there March 9. Read more…
AP - The National Trust for Historic Preservation is looking for nominations for its annual list of "distinctive destinations." Read more…
AP - Rita Downing is looking for leaves. Read more…
AP - Las Vegas led the list of domestic destinations booked for fall but Florida had four cities in the top 10, according to a survey of 334 agents from Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates. Read more…
AP - The Australian Disney fans who took a monthlong around-the-world tour to all five Disney parks on three continents are back home. Read more…
AP - Communities that serve as gateways to the nation's national parks need to launch a "no child left inside" program to make children more comfortable with nature and encourage long-term support of wild places, Suzanne Lewis, the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, proposed. Read more…
THERE is nothing wrong with the Qoliqoli Bill because it is merely a legal procedure to return the qoliqoli to its rightful owners, says the Kadavu Provincial Council. Read more…
A NINE-year-old boy suffering from Down Syndrome escaped serious injury after his uncle rescued him from their burning home yesterday morning. Read more…
AN alternative site for a jetty at Koro Island has been identified a short distance away from the current location at Muanivanua Point. Read more…
AN 87-year-old priest could not contain his tears yesterday after he walked into his temple to find it ransacked and its moneybox empty. Read more…
OVER 3400 unregistered turaga ni mataqali and turaga ni yavusa title holders across the 14 provinces will not receive lease payment cheques during next month's lease payout, the Native Lands Commission has warned. Read more…
THE Public Service Commission will decide on the transfer of a chief executive officer after the High Court rules on whether it can still reshuffle those in the position. Read more…
POLICE have begun investigations into a pornographic movie allegedly shot in four of the country's resorts. Read more…
PRIME Minister Laisenia Qarase yesterday described sacked State Minister Rajesh Singh as young and energetic, with a bright political future. Read more…
THE Children's Ward of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital is now equipped with a family room to allow loved ones to be with their child. Read more…
THE Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji has called on the nation to come together in unity and peace to celebrate Diwali the Festival of Lights this year. Read more…