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You are here: Home » Travel » Archive » April 2008
April 2008
Travel Archive: April 8-14, 2008
Europe clears mobile phones on aircraft
BBC. April 14, 2008
Mobile phone calls will be allowed on planes flying in European
airspace at an altitude of 3,000m or more under new European Commission
rules. It follows six months of consultation by the European regulator
and the first services could launch next month. The EU telecoms
commissioner, has warned operators to keep the cost of calls made on
planes at a reasonable level.
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Lovely Remote Gascony
SanFranciscoChronicle. April 14, 2008
The beauty of Gascony is that you often have the most amazing places
all to yourself. Here you can experience la France profonde - a part of
the country that feels untrampled, untrafficked, unspoiled and
authentically French. Encircled by more-renowned regions, Gascony is
gentle farm country of peace, quiet, a string of bastides (heavily
fortified medieval villages) unique to France, and places in which to
privately touch the essence of the country.
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Air France allows in-flight mobile phone service
Forbers. April 8, 2008
Air France and OnAir have launched a trial of full in-flight mobile
phone services, including voice calls, SMS and email on an Air France
aircraft operating on routes in Europe.Passengers will need to have a
roaming agreement in place, and will be charged as normal by their
mobile phone operator for the service.
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France opens a new sailing museum
WebinFrance. April 8, 2008
Cite de la Voile (City of Sailing in English), named after Eric
Tabarly, a French sailor lost at sea, opened to the public this past
weekend. The wave-shaped modern building covered with solar panels,
designed by French architect Jacques Ferrier, welcomed over 1,300 its
first weekend of operation.
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