Search Results

1. 1. Taste of the spice islands

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 September 2007 MAROONED in the baking heat of a tiny uninhabited island with our nearest neighbours several miles away across the ocean, I wondered what we would do if our tour guide forgot about us.

2. 2. Ireland: Messing about on the River Shannon

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 August 2005 THE mighty Shannon required a huge adjustment to our family holidays. First, it was in Ireland and, sad to say, we had never crossed the water before. And that's not just the river we're talking about - that's the whole shillelagh.

3. 3. Vice squad beats health

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 August 2005 We know smoking, drinking and making poor food choices are naughty, but it appears that most of us don't give a damn about health advice that could extend our lives.

4. 4. Medical care is key

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 February 2004 MANY of us grumble about the shortcomings of the National Health Service and only appreciate its real worth when we face a medical emergency abroad.

5. 5. US: Skyscraper symphonies of Chicago

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 September 2004 CHICAGO isn't called the Windy City because of its weather conditions. 19th century New Yorkers gave the Midwestern metropolis the nickname because its citizens had a reputation for ceaselessly singing the praises of their hometown, and were considered to be "full of wind".

6. 6. No-one likes to think about the Grim Reaper

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 November 2004 LAWYERS throughout Britain are offering to waive their fee for drawing up a will free this month - in return for a small donation to charity.

7. 7. Moneytalk: Should we buy stake in firm?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 November 2005 AW of Walkden writes: <I>I am a director/shareholder in a company, and one of my director colleagues has requested that we buy him out of the business. Should the rest of us be prepared to do this, how should we go about it without causing any undue disruption to the business?</I>

8. 8. Southern England: A right royal welcome in Windsor

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 March 2004 YOU can say what you like about The Queen, but she's the perfect host and she invited us down to her place just outside London, and nothing was too much trouble.

9. 9. US: Arizona's cowboy country

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 IT'S Wednesday night at The Museum Club in Flagstaff, Arizona and, unbeknown to us, it's student night. Looking around the cavernous interior of the Route 66 roadhouse, the patrons look more like cowboys than students.

10. 10. US: The magic of Disney World

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 January 2006 'ONLY smiles are allowed on my ship;' chirruped the captain as we boarded. "Whingeing is banned.'' Yes, Alan - who had swapped the US Navy for ferrying holidaymakers down the Sassagoula River at Disney's French Quarter resort in Florida - would have been a strong contender for Walt's employee of the month

Filters