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# Wednesday, 04 July 2007

The Communications Workers Union met yesterday and agreed they would make an announcement on Thursday 5th July as to whether there will be further strike action. Watch this space for details.

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# Sunday, 01 July 2007

blogoftheweek Our travel blog this week is Brave New Traveler, launched in 2006 it includes original and entertaining articles written by the authors and contributors. They focus on topics such as green travel, photography, writing, politics and culture instead of the destination style articles popular on travel blogs.

The article I found the most entertaining was "What's The Worst Thing That's Attacked You?" while scorpion bites can be serious (depending on the type of Scorpion that bites you) our writers bite was not that serious although painful and on his honeymoon! Even after being bitten he asked his wife to take a picture of the culprit for this article!

I've been in some pretty bad places myself when traveling and one of the things I can never get used to is spiders and scorpions. As long as they stay out of my tent, sleeping bag or bungalow I'm happy!

If you are worried about scorpion stings take a look at this informative article on Wikipedia, remember not all scorpions are poisonous but you should seek advice as soon as possible if you are stung.

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# Friday, 29 June 2007

Due to a national postal strike there are currently no deliveries or collections within the UK. All mail received by PC2Paper during this time will be processed as normal but will be delayed during this period. Normal service will resume on Monday 2nd July, although delivery delays are still likely whilst Royal Mail work to clear the backlog. Mail to the USA, Canada and Europe remains will be delivered as normal.

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# Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Please note that because of severe flooding in the above mentioned areas there will be possible delays in mail delivery.

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# Saturday, 23 June 2007

blogoftheweek This weeks PC2Paper Travel Blog Of the week is Food and City and was referred to us by one of our users. As soon as I entered this site I immediately liked it, Food and City is about food and unique experiences the first article I saw on the blog was precisely that!

The article Real Men Eat Tartar Steak was a concept I had a hard time getting used to. For those not in the know, Tartar Stake is effectively raw steak and if that wasn't enough for you it's topped with a raw egg! The article goes on to explain the fascinating history behind this dish and where it originated from and how honored the author was to be served this delicacy. There are also some tips if you are looking forward to trying it yourself, such as only going for the best quality meat to avoid bacteria.

This blog is sure to provide years of interesting culinary experiences from around the world, leaving you eagerly awaiting what other unusual experiences will be blogged about next.

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# Thursday, 21 June 2007

The postal union confirmed today that a national strike will take place on the Friday 29th June. The strike will last 24 hours and will be the first national strike since 1996. During the strike all mail will be processed by PC2Paper and posted within our usual guidelines. However, customer should expect delivery delays during this period.

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# Wednesday, 20 June 2007

You might think that a pool is clean because you can smell the chlorine, but this can actually be a sign that its simply reacting with the bacteria in the water. A study on holiday swimming pools has shown that some are no cleaner than a toilet with one in four being identified as a health hazard. Pools often contain sweat, urine, mucas, saliva, dead skin and faecal matter and failure to clean them properly can cause stomach upsets and ear and eye infections. However, children or the elderly these mild infections can be more serious. You just might want to think twice before jumping into that pool.

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# Saturday, 16 June 2007

blogoftheweek This weeks travel blog of the week is Nomad4Ever. There are certain sites out there that immediately give you the impression that they've been around for a while and are a constant source of good reading to many readers. Nomad4Ever is one of these sites. Its author, who quit his job as Director of a company decided to follow a nomadic life style backpacking in Asia. His moto "Life is what you make of it!" and "What are you waiting for?" sums it up nicely.

One of his blog entries I found interesting was Is a Nomadic Lifestyle for you?  It goes over all the luxury and digital assets you would usually have to give up when taking on this life style. Funny enough one of the things even nomads can't seem to do without is the good old trusty laptop. Mine's battered and covered in stickers from my past travels, I use it usually to reply and compose emails to friends and family and then send them when I am next able to get a WiFi connection or use GPRS.

This article made me reminisce on how when you're out and about back packing you don't really worry about fashion and gadgets, its all about taking what you need, trying to travel light and having a good time enjoying life's natural beauty.

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