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Country: Iceland is an island of 103,000 square kilometres, about one-third larger than Scotland or Ireland. More than 11 per cent of the country is covered by glaciers, including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe. Capital city: Reykjavík. Keflavík International Airport is located about 50 kilometres from the capital. Population: 319,000 (Jan 2011). An estimated eight […]

Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell has signed into law two bills that ban smoking in public places on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, including beaches, parks, tennis courts, softball fields and public pools. Municipal golf courses are excepted from the ban. The laws will take effect on January 1, 2014. It is already illegal on Oahu […]

Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide book publisher, has released its newest annual list: Lonely Planet’s Top 10 European Destinations for 2013. The list features Lonely Planet’s picks for the best places to visit in Europe for the year ahead and includes countries, cities, and regions from all across the European continent. Destinations were […]

By Nigel Fitzpatrick. Six generations of my family lived in India, so when I married Joan, whose mother was born there, we talked of visiting. Thirty years later, volunteering at YVR as a Green Coat, we realized it was time to see what it was about India that had so drawn our families. On February […]

Vietnam has increased its Visa on Arrival fees, which must be paid by all foreign visitors and Vietnamese holding foreign passports. The new fee has increased from US$25 to $US45 for a single-entry visa. The fee must be paid in cash, U.S. dollars or in Vietnamese Dong.