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It’s a nasty tern of events: Tourists top of the pecking order as thousands of sea birds swoop in to attack

Most tourists pack sunglasses and straw boaters for a summer holiday but visitors to a remote island would be better off with safety goggles and hard hats.
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Wish you were sheer: Tourists brave terrifying hiking trail on the edge of Huashan mountain

These tourists look happy enough even though they are navigating the treacherous Chang Kong Cliff Road on the edge of China’s Huashan mountain, one of the most dangerous hiking trails in the world.

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Two tourists die after hot air balloons collide in mid-air in Turkey

Two tourists have died and several more injured after two hot air balloons collided in Turkey – sending one crashing to the ground. (continue reading…)

Egypt a Mystery for Travelers Even Before Its Unrest

Egypt is ubiquitous these days. Cairo pops up right away if you go to a news site or snap on a car radio or TV. The surging crowds, the talking heads, the rhetoric that drifts and settles like sand.
The sounds are loud, the images are new (continue reading…)

The Great Tourist RipOff

Did you know that Argentina charges Americans a $130 tourist entrance fee or that a day entrance to Petra could cost you up to $127?
I always hate laying out money on entrance fees, but I usually just grin and bear it. After all, if you’ve travelled halfway around the world to visit a country, it’d be a little foolish to miss out on the highlight. The entrance fees to Petra in Jordan have recently taken a huge jump and it got me thinking, are we all a little selfish in our outraged reaction to rip-off fees?
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Regular tourists who stay overnight in Jordan pay JD50 ($71), JD55 ($78) and JD60 ($85) for a one-day ticket to Petra. Day Visitors pay JD90 ($127) per person.
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When Argentina introduced a tit for tat entrance fee for tourists in 2009, the reaction was part indignation and part a patronising dismissal of short-sighted government pocket lining (continue reading…)

7 Countries With The Worst Dressed Tourists PHOTOS

Looks like American tourists are in dire need of a makeover. (Note to Oprah: please help!) This is the second time in a row that we’ve nailed the top spot for fashion neglect abroad.

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Segway Owner Dies When TwoWheeler Goes Off Cliff Would You Rent One to Tour a City

Tourist information staff on Segways in Rome. Sue Frause photos.
How ironic that the owner of Segway died after his two-wheeler went off a cliff and into a river in northern England.
I recently spotted a couple of middle-aged tourists tooling around Rome on Segways. Actually, my hubby and I thought they looked pretty silly, and it didn’t seem to be in sync with The Eternal City.
But ever since Segways were introduced in 2002, they’ve been popping up in various cities around the world. In the US, City Segway Tours (“Proud to be the first guided tour using Segways in the world”) has operations in Atlanta, Berlin, Budapest, Chicago, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, Vienna and Washington, DC.
And Italy Segway Tours (“The first and the original in Italy since 2005″) offers trips in Florence, Pisa, Milan and Rome.
Sorry, Segway, but I’m not smitten with your human transporters. I can’t think of anything more harrowing than trying to navigate Rome’s narrow, cobblestone streets while aboard the so-called Ultimate Green Machine. All the while trying to take photos, check out the map or stop for a morning cappuccino along the way.
I’ll stick with my own two feet.
My feet worked just fine at Rome’s Colisseum.

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