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5 Ways to Choose Your Hotel
You are planning a holiday abroad for your family, and want everyone to have a good time. You surf the internet for hotel descriptions, but from the pictures that you see and what you read, all hotels project a perfect image of themselves. How can...
Five Ways to Get the Lowest Airfare
Five Ways to Get the Lowest Airfare Possible The easiest way to break the traveling budget is with your flight. It's hard to find the lowest airfare out there these days, especially with the myriad of companies trying to tell you that THEY have the...
Make Planning Your Vacation Easy With These Simple Steps…
Planning your vacation can be quite easy and enjoyable when you follow these simple steps. Plus, you don't want to forget anything while planning your vacation. So, let's not waste any time, and get down to the business of planning your vacation!...
Pick 'n Mix Your South African Adventures
The internet has changed the way people travel, and most travellers now book their flights online. As a result many travel agents have cut-back or even closed down some of their branches or offices. Independent travellers like to plot their own...
They Don’t Call It Big Sky (Montana) For Nothing!
Admiring the expanse of the sky might not be possible amid the skyscrapers of most large cities. But when city dwellers visit Big Sky, Montana, they soon understand that its not called big sky for nothing. Located 48 miles north of Yellowstone...
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Lucky Escapes From Terrorist Attacks
I have met many people over the last number of years in my
business line of work, stammering tuition, and have heard a
couple of remarkable stories of how they narrowly avoided a
terrorist attack. The first was a man who was in New York at the
time of the attack on the twin towers. He and his friends from
England had been in New York for around a week and were due to
fly back home on September 11th. On the tenth of September they
decided to go to the twin towers, firstly to have a look and
secondly to take some photos from the top.
They had to wait a long time until it was their turn to purchase
their tickets. The man who was serving behind the counter asked
the a question: "Are you here to take photographs lads, or just
a general look around? If you are here to take photographs it
might be worth waiting until tommorrow, as it is quite cloudy up
there today. I can sell you the tickets today, so when you
arrive tommorrow you do not have to wait etc."
They agreed this was a good idea and planned to
return early in
the morning.
"What shall we do now then" said one of the group of lads.
They discussed the options and decided to go to a bar and to
have a few drinks. A few drinks turned into a lot of drinks. In
the morning they all slept in to recover from the alcohol and
when they awoke they quickly heard the news.
Alcohol had possibly saved their lives.
I met another man who had been in Bali on the night of the
terrorist attack there. He and his girlfriend had planned to
meet another couple in one of the bars which was eventually
bombed.
Earlier in the day the couple had phoned to cancel as one of
them was ill. Another lucky escape!
About the author:
Stephen Hill has a number of websites including:
stammering
treatment
back pain
advice
arthritis
information
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