Geographical articles from January 2002

Geographical archives from January 2002

Travel with care. (From The Editor).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WITH THE CURRENT HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF SECURITY AND THE RESULTING LONG WAITS FOR travellers, people are questioning whether they should bother leaving home at all. That many have chosen not to is only too apparent to tour operators and hotels,...

Slash and learn. (Prize Letter with Amazon.co.uk).
January 1, 2002... September's issue of Geographical included what I am sure must have been a very interesting photostory about the people living along the Omo river in eastern Africa. I say, "I am sure," because of the high standards that Geographical has...

Pigeon delight. (Your Letters).
January 1, 2002... With reference to the letter in the December 2001 issue, regarding Andree's pigeon (A tale of two pigeons), I was delighted to learn that at least one of the stuffed pigeons has survived. I spent three months completing four circumnavigations...

Hawk tastes city life. (Your Letters).
January 1, 2002... I thought you might be interested in this photo I took in a busy car park in Taunton, Somerset. It's of a sparrow hawk, which I saw kill the pigeon. By the time I had got my camera out this was all that was left. I was told by a bird expert...

Whale watcher. (Your Letters).
January 1, 2002... I saw the whales yesterday, and I remembered Tangalooma. I remembered Byron Bay I was a child of nine or ten when last I saw the whales. We went from school and for the day to see the whaling stations. We learned of men in longboats, and bounty...

Geographical has gone west. (Your Letters).
January 1, 2002... * Please note that Geographical's office has moved. From now on, all competition entries, letters to the editor and queries regarding editorial and photographic submissions should be sent to the address below. Subscriptions queries should still...

Koala control. (Australia).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Reducing koala numbers through contraception could boost their long-term chances of survival, say conservationists. The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is outstripping its primary food source, the eucalyptus, in certain areas. "There are not...

Art assists science. (Italy).(scientist uses 18th century paintings to calculate increase in sea level in Venice)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The study of artwork by one of Venice's most famous painters has allowed a scientist to calculate how much the sea has risen -- or Venice has sunk -- since the 18th century. Dr Dario Camuffo, a climatologist at Padua's Atmospheric Science...

Diamond trade still funds wars. (Africa).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A United Nations report has revealed that diamonds from areas of conflict are still reaching international markets and funding bloody civil war in Africa, despite attempts to clean up the diamond industry. The UN Monitoring Mechanism of...

Emley Moor ITV mast in Yorkshire and the BT (or Post Office) Tower.(Illustration)
January 1, 2002... * Emley Moor ITV mast in Yorkshire and the BT (or Post Office) Tower in London, two of the country's tallest and thinnest buildings, have been listed by English Heritage.

Balfour Beatty.(withdraws from Ilisu Dam project)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Balfour Beatty, the international engineering and construction group, has withdrawn from the controversial Ilisu Dam project on the Tigris river in the Kurdish area of Turkey.

National Center for Atmospheric Research.(Earth absorbs carbon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * The Earth's ecosystems absorbed all of the carbon released by deforestation plus another 1.4 billion tonnes emitted by fossil-fuel burning during the 1990s, says the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which is based in Boulder,...

Is that a fact? Sellen and Harper, 2001.(email increase paper use)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Rather than decrease the use of paper, the advent of email has increased its use by 40 per cent

Extinction theory proven. (USA).(shrinking animal range)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Mass extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene period were brought about by geographical rather than climatic factors, according to the research of US scientist Dr Russell Graham, Chief Curator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. ...

Australia is to protect our Earth's largest living fish, the whale shark.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Australia is to protect our Earth's largest living fish, the whale shark. The globally rare creature can grow to 18 metres long, weigh 20 tonnes, and only reaches maturity at 30.

Naples zoo has threatened to release its 1,800 animals.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Naples zoo has threatened to release its 1,800 animals on to the city's streets because it can no longer afford to give them mineral water, after its water supply was cut off.

Bombus hypnorum.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * A species of bumblebee, the Bombus hypnorum, common across Europe but never before seen in Britain, was recently discovered in the northern fringe of the New Forest, in Wiltshire. Just one male individual has been seen by biologists from...

Mountains matter. (worldwatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... 2002 is the International Year of Mountains. Each month, Martin Price, Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College and Chair of the RGS-IBG Mountain Research Group, highlights a mountain issue Until relatively recently,...

From the archives: January.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... 1957 The Duke of Edinburgh visited the remote Gough Island in the South Atlantic. The visit followed an expedition which was subsidised by Geographical Magazine Trust Fund. The special field of study was invertebrate zoology. 1960 ...

Hunt is on for whaling solution. (Global).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Japan has attracted renewed international condemnation as its whaling season begins in earnest, proving its resolve to continue its research policy. A fleet of its whaling vessels recently left the western Japanese port of Shimonoseki on a...

Flora saved by army. (UK).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Millions of pounds are to be given to fund conservation work on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire's chalk grasslands which are used as an army training ground. However, it is thanks to the military's presence that the area is also one of Europe's...

Flood plan. (UK).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Nearly 70 hectares of agricultural land are to be deliberately flooded in a scheme to create salt marshes and a valuable habitat for birds and other wildlife at Thorngumbald, on the Humber Estuary in East Yorkshire. Work to replace the...

Logging has destroyed forests. (Russia).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The ancient forests of northwestern Russia -- Europe's last true remaining wilderness -- are disappearing at an `astonishing' rate, according to the first-ever detailed maps of the remote region. Over the past five years, a team of Russian...

Climate genie let loose: in a regular column starting this month, Dr Mark Spalding airs the issues surrounding global warming and climate change. (Climate).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The genie of climate change is out of the bottle. While a few pariah scientists try to belittle this fact, the consensus is actually overwhelming. There is probably greater agreement over the fact of human-induced climate change than there is...

Running clean. (UK).(rivers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Britain's rivers have reached a peak of cleanliness, says the Environment Agency. However, its study shows that still more needs to be done. Standards have not been so high since the industrial revolution, with 3 billion [pounds sterling]...

Facing up to the fact. (environment).
January 1, 2002... In developing countries, 95 per cent of sewage and 70 per cent of industrial waste is dumped into surface water supplies UNFPA

Do your bit: switch off when not in use. (UK).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... UK households spend over 5 billion [pounds sterling] a year on wasted electricity. Many people remain dismissive of ways you can help the environment, but even minimal effort makes a difference, not only to the world, but also your pocket....

The world through the eyes of ancients. (Map Of The Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Over the last 500 years printed maps have recorded where people have travelled and plotted where they might go. They reflect the advances in Western knowledge of new-found lands, key moments in international history, and changes in illustrative...

Mountains for the masses: when an impoverished clan chief put the Black Cuillin mountains on the market, the Scottish people were up in arms. Though the sale looks set to go ahead, an overhaul of land ownership issues may make it the last such transaction north of the border. (Scottish Heritage).
January 1, 2002... THE MOUNTAINS OF THE BLACK CUILLIN ARE BREATHTAKING. RISING above the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of the Isle of Skye they are a sweeping range of spectacular peaks and ridges; a natural sculpture of sublime perfection cast in...

Shipping lines. (Haiti's Drug Problem)(Cover Story).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2002... LYING HALFWAY BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND the USA, the island nation of Haiti is one of the poorest in the world. Its people are mostly peasant farmers who scrape meagre livings from individual smallholdings. For many, anything which offers the chance...

Canada's glittering secret: an intense secretive diamond search is afoot in the wild lands of northern Ontario. If the geologists strike lucky, it will spark a fierce battle for mining rights -- potentially worth millions -- among the world's mighty diamond powers. (The Wealth In The Wilderness).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... IT'S A GREAT GARNET, JUST REALLY BEAUTIFUL, AND THE CHEMISTRY IS fantastic? That breathless statement, made over the phone, was all it took for George Read, a South African diamond geologist working in Vancouver, to convince me to drop what I...

Canada: the world's second largest country is a multi-cultural land of spectacular diversity, characterised by extreme temperatures, fantastic wildlife and magnificent landscapes. (Factfinder).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Population: 31,280, 000 Capital: Ottawa Currency: Canadian Dollar Religion: Roman Catholic 45 per cent, Protestant 36 per cent, Other 16 per cent Languages: English and French (both official) Area: 9,976,140 sq km (around...

Children of a lesser god. (Mountain People).(Kalash)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2002... DEEP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PAKISTAN'S NORTHWEST FRONTIER province live the Kalash people. Only some 3,000 remain, tucked away in three isolated valleys of the Hindu Kush, whose watersheds form the border with Afghanistan. They are a vulnerable...

The cowpea millionaire: farmers in Nigeria are doing what was once thought impossible -- feeding themselves and their families by cultivating arid desert margins, and turning a tidy profit into the bargain. (Farming Desert Margins).
January 1, 2002... THERE IS A MYTH THAT THE WORLD'S DESERTS ARE ON THE MARCH. That they are advancing remorselessly into the world's arid farmlands, with towering sand dunes leading the way, thanks to the poor farming techniques of farmers forced to work these...

Visions of antiquity. (Sacred Places).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2002... IN 1979, NEW YORK-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER KENRO IZU began a journey that would take him across the globe to the world's most remote and spiritual places. Inspired by the mammoth plate photographs of 19th-century photographer Francis Frith, Izu set...

Warrior of the waves. (Geographical Interview).
January 1, 2002... Captain Paul Watson has dedicated his life to saving the planet. As a founder member of Greenpeace and creator of the Sea Shepherd Conservation society, the story of his life reads like an action thriller. Now, Hollywood has plans to bring it...

Why the government must do its geography homework. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As Geographical went to press the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Estelle Morris, was preparing to unveil the government's draft education bill and start pushing it on its course through Parliament to legislation. Since the...

People at the society: the spring programme kicks off with, among other lectures, a close-up look at Afghanistan, tigers in Bengal and the life of Berber tribesmen. (In Society: a round-up of news, views, and events happening this month at the Society).
January 1, 2002... Nick Danziger Author and photojournalist Nick Danziger, and diplomat and former Head of UN Special Mission for Afghanistan, Andrew Tesoriere, will trace Afghanistan's recent history, illustrating the Afghan peoples' resilience, dignity and...

BBC's Blue Planet brought to life. (Lecture news).(British Broadcasting Corp.'s television program explores the world's oceans)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The BBC's Alastair Fothergill, Dr Martha Holmes and Andrew Byatt shared some of the most spectacular events of the Blue Planet television series with Fellows who attended a special evening at the Society. Unique unseen footage of new species...

Inspirational achievements honoured. (In Society: a round-up of news, views, and events happening this month at the Society).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Society, together with Discovery Networks Europe, honoured four very different inspiring individuals at an awards ceremony at the end of 2001. Each award winner was given 5,000 to donate to a charity or work of their choice Ellen...

Benefits of joining the Society and subscribing to the magazine. (In Society: a round-up of news, views, and events happening this month at the Society).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a world centre for geographers and geographical learning dedicated to the development and promotion of knowledge together with its application to the challenges facing society and the environment....

Gilchrist fieldwork update. (In Society: a round-up of news, views, and events happening this month at the Society).(research undertaken by winner of Gilchrist award, Peter Smart)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Gilchrist award winner Professor Peter Smart and his team at the University of Bristol have successfully completed their geomorphological research of underwater caves of the Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Their main objective was...

Society events. (RGS-IBG News).(Royal Geographic Society)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Events at the Society take place at 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. If no contact number is given, you can obtain more details directly from the Society by calling: Tel 0207 591 3000 At the Society 14 January, 6.30 pm Afghanistan at...

Much to discover. (exploration & discovery).(meaning of modern geographical expeditions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Shane Winser, head of the Expedition Advisory Centre, has been advising expeditions leaving the UK for 20 years. Here, she introduces Geographicall's new exploration and discovery section by defining what modern expeditions mean to her The...

Antarctic army. (exploration & discovery).(British Army Antarctic Expedition)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The British Army Antarctic Expedition (BAAE) is expected to reach the Danco coast of Antarctica in the coming days, in order to undertake geological surveying and wildlife studies; make maps of the area; and climb a mountain or two. The...

11-13 January 2002 Olympia, London. (exploration & discovery).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... This year, the Geographical team will be returning to the Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel and Sports Show. Come and visit our stand where you will be able to chat to members of the editorial team, pick up a copy of the magazine, and take...

First ever Crimean wolf and bird survey. (exploration & discovery).(Biosphere Expeditions sends research team to Kinburn peninsula)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A research team from Biosphere Expeditions has just returned from the Black Sea where it conducted the first ever wolf and bird surveys on the Kinburn peninsula. The peninsula is part of the Crimean and larger Black Sea ecosystem, and serves as...

Ray Mear's survival tips. (exploration & discovery).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... "You should consider the compass the key to the wilderness, navigation being a wonderful skill. Take one that has a mirror so you also have a means of signalling. Get some training and build your experience gradually. The worst thing is when...

Diving deep.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Diving deep Technical diver John Bennett, a 42-year-old ex-paratrooper has broken the record for the deepest dive, reaching an incredible depth of 308 metres. Support divers handed him tanks of gas at 70 metres, enabling him to switch from...

Solo cycle to Switzerland.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Solo cycle to Switzerland A solo cyclist sets off from India this month, headed for his native Switzerland. Christoph von Toggenburg, known as Barli, is a Londoner who plans to cycle from New Delhi to Buchs to raise money for sufferers of...

Letters from high latitudes: Mark Evans writes a diary from the Arctic as his expedition gets down to work after arrival. (Arctic Year).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... There's a wind-chill factor of -36 [degrees] C outside. Bad storms have arrived from the north of Norway and our tents and clothing are being tested rigorously. Winter has well and truly arrived on Svalbard now. The polar night is upon us...

Gear in association with Expedition Kit Ltd.
January 1, 2002... Marketing manager Caroline Magnay trekked the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, with World Expeditions, and tested the following: North Face Mountain Jacket 279.95 [pounds sterling] The rain in the Tien Shan mountains...

Explorers' forum: this month sees the introduction of a new service that aims to put you in touch with fellow explorers and adventures. Buy, sell, swap, exchange, recruit ... it's all covered here. (Gear).
January 1, 2002... RUSSIAN OXYGEN Highest-quality titanium alloy oxygen bottles, regulators and masks for high-altitude expeditions. Shipment from Moscow arranged, plus clearance and storage in Nepal. All products fully certificated and tested. Manufactured by...

Time to design. (technology).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Calling all inventors -- the Altran Foundation for Innovation has launched its 2002 competition to find a ground-breaking engineering idea or design to help people in lesser developed countries. Michel Friedlander, Altran's CEO, said, "The...

NASA films twin polar auroras. (technology).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The NASA Polar spacecraft has captured the first-ever motion film of simultaneous, or conjugated, auroras dancing around each of the Earth's polar regions. The incredible film, taken by an extremely high-resolution and light-sensitive Visible...

Water off a beetle's back. (technology).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Farmers in arid regions of the world could soon benefit from copying a method of collecting drinking water used by beetles living in the Namibian Desert. Researchers from Oxford University and Qinetiq, the UK government-owned PLC, have...

Pair to balloon into space. (technology).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Not content to hold the record for the longest aircraft flight in history, Andy Elson and co-pilot Colin Prescot, now plan to fly into the stratosphere. Their balloon flight will take them to a record-breaking altitude of more than 40...

Is this some kind of wind-up? (talking innovation).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Born in Kilburn, London, in 1937, Trevor Baylis, OBE, failed the 11-plus exam at school. He later studied engineering and became, among other things, a soldier, professional swimmer and circus entertainer. In 1991 Trevor had the idea for a...

Waterwings. (technology).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... There are some people who agree with the sentiment, `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Dr Richard Dryden, a biology lecturer at Plymouth University, clearly isn't one of them. He has redesigned the sail using ideas borrowed from nature. ...

Gerald Durrell (1925-1995): a school celebrating the work of the Durrells will open this summer in Corfu. Here, we profile the life of Gerald Durrell, best-selling author and naturalist. (people).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... What was he famous for? Rarely does an author of 37 best sellers view his writing as a secondary occu-pation. Yet naturalist Gerald Durrrell thought just that. His most famous book, My family and other animals (1956), chronicled part of his...

Who said that? (people).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... "As a young man, my fondest dream was to became a geographer. However, while working in the Patent Office, I thought deeply about the matter and concluded that it was far too difficult a subject. With some reluctance, I then turned to Physics...

Walking with elephants. (Out of Africa).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Author, photographer and Big Cat Diary presenter, Jonathan Scott is a man confident in Kenya's political future. Here he gives some tips on his art and gets to know three ex-captive elephants One of the delights of Nairobi and its leafy...

Kate Rawles, freelance environmental philosopher. (Straight talk).(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 1, 2002... An environmental philosopher is interested in the t relationship between peopie, the environment and animals; how we humans fit into the bigger picture. We also tackle ethical questions such as how we ought to treat the non-human world and what...

Top 10: best selling travel books. (Pick of the month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... 1 Travels with a Tangerine by Tim MackintoshSmith (John Murray 19 [pounds sterling]) 2 The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski (Allen Lane 18.99 [pounds sterling]) 3 Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere by Jan Morris (Faber 16.99...

The White Rock. (Beyond the Inca trail).
January 1, 2002... The White Rock by Hugh Thomson Weidenfeld and Nicholson, hb, pp327, 20 [pounds sterling] Student Hugh Thomson was cleaning glasses in a Fulham pub when he heard a regular tell of an old Inca ruin. Siezed by the impetuosity of youth and a...

The Coldest March. (Dispelling myths).
January 1, 2002... The Coldest March by Susan Solomon Yale University Press, hb, 383pp, 19.95 [pounds sterling] I am a lifelong fan of both Shackleton and Scott and have little truck for those who try to polarise their position on the world stage of...

Living Jewels. (Beetlemania).
January 1, 2002... Living Jewels by Poul Beckmann Prestel, hb, pp111, 24.95 [pounds sterling] Next time I spot a beetle crawling over the kitchen counter, I will recall the inspired words of Beckman in his book, Living Jewels, a humbling tribute to beetles...

Upon the face of the waters. (Waterworld).
January 1, 2002... Upon the face of the waters by Donald Tipton (Circle Books, hb, 19.99 [pounds sterling] pp164) It must be hard, for anyone creating a new book about marine life and landscapes, to avoid the stereotypical images that beaches and sea life...

The Rock Art of the Honey Hunters. (A Taste of Honey).
January 1, 2002... Rock Art of the Honey Hunters by Eva Crane International Bee Research Association, 9 [pounds sterling], pb, pp106 Rock art is one of the most ancient and enduring forms of human expression. Found on stones, in caves and on rock faces the...

Oxfam: Africa. (CD Review).
January 1, 2002... Oxfam: Africa Various artists Playing time: 63.48 mins (The Rough Guide to the World of Music) 9.99 [pounds sterling] Opening with the inimitable voice of Youssou N'Dour, this CD has you foot tapping before you know it. The upbeat tempo of...

Trutch and Lies. (Purging the past).
January 1, 2002... Nick Danziger, award-winning photojournalist and documentary film-maker, reviews Geographical's top choice this month For four years the photographer Jillian Edelstein travelled between England and South Africa to cover the public hearings...

Tribal gathering: Winnie Liesenfeld visits the Kendal Mountain Film Festival, the annual celebration of mountain sports, environment and culture. (Geographical Reviews).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The annual Kendal Mountain Film Festival is a lively celebration of all things associated with the world's rocky peaks. November 2001 drew a crowd of 4,000, who came to sample films from around the world as well as workshops, photography...

Winners. (Geographical Reviews).(Brief Article)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Judges Special Prize: Finis Terrae Director: Fulvio Mariani Production: Museo Della Montagna Best Climbing Sequence: Stick It Director: Ben Prichard Production: Slackjaw Best Climbing Film: La Grande Cordee Director: Phillipe Savoyat...

Where in the world? Your chance to win this pukka puffa by identifying the mystery country from the following clues. (Competition).
January 1, 2002... 1 Half of this country is situated at an altitude of over 3,000 metres 2 The nomadic people that inhabit this country have held the same name since the first millennium BC 3 This country is home one of the world's largest alpine...

Itchy feet: travel gear guides. (Competition).
January 1, 2002... The prize is this insulating and windproof softshell North Face jacket supplied by itchy Feet, worth 90 [pounds sterling]. It is a lighter alternative to a fleece and can be inverted into its own pocket to be used as a pillow. Geographical has...

Do you know? (Mind map).
January 1, 2002... Q Where in the world are singing sands found and why do they sing? Melanie Howard, Glasgow Q Why and how do the Earth's poles flip? When will this happen again? Frederick Everson, Bolton Q Is it true that eels flock to the...

Questions & answers. (Mind map).
January 1, 2002... THE DANCE OF THE CONTINENTS As continental drift continues, how will the distribution of continents and countries appear in the future? We know the current speed and direction of tectonic plates, so we can predict the future...

Where am I? (Mind map).
January 1, 2002... The first correct entry drawn from a hat after 1 February, will receive a world-band Roberts Radio, worth 65 [pounds sterling], an ideal travelling companion. The radio comes with a carrying pouch and a BBC World Service guide to year-round,...

On location. (Mind Map).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Can you name the film and the country where it was made from these clues? Winner of many awards, including the Academy Award for best cinematography, this 1986 picture, starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, tells the story of the...

Map lines. (Mind Map).
January 1, 2002... Can you identify this country by its shape? Answer: Liberia

Know before you go. (travel).(safety and security)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... British travellers are often ignorant, unprepared and uninsured -- at least that's what a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) study has found. Over 53 million overseas trips are made each year from the UK, and eight million of these are...

Flower of India. (travel).(Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, India)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... At the Orchid Hotel in Mumbai, India, accommodation winner of the British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, you can enjoy your stay safe in the knowledge that it will not negatively impact the local environment. The management's...

Travel doctor. (travel).
January 1, 2002... DEAR DOCTOR I am going trekking in the Andes early in the new year, but had a problem with altitude sickness the last time I went. I am told there is a drug to combat this. What is it, and do you suggest I take it? C Johns, London ...

Tourism concern: labour pains. (travel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Each month, Sue Wheat of Tourism Concern highlights the issues surrounding the drive for sustainable tourism During winter, we probably all dream of our next holiday in the sun. But for us to enjoy ourselves, others have to work. And...