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# Wednesday, 18 July 2007

You will soon be able spend your Euros in Malta and Cyprus. They are due to adopt the Euro on the 1st of January 2008 pending the final approval by EU ministers. Other recent countries to adopt the Euro as their currencies include Slovenia who started are using it at the beginning of 2007. Lithuania and Slovakia are also hoping to follow suit pending approval from the EU.

posted on Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:56:00 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 17 July 2007

An unofficial strike is likely to cause disruption in Oxfordshire next Monday (23rd of July). During this time PC2Paper cannot guarantee delivery times of mail to the affected area. Other services remain unaffected.

posted on Tuesday, 17 July 2007 12:59:06 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Sunday, 15 July 2007

blogoftheweek This weeks travel blog is Joy Of Camping by Myrtha Chang, the site is a treasure trove of information for camping in the 21st century.

One of my favorite articles is Foil Cooking Recipes, the article explains how to cook a whole list of items using nothing more than the trusty old campfire and aluminum foil. And if you feel like desert after all of that, there's even a video on how to prepare foil-wrapped deserts on the campfire!

Another favorite article is Bee Stings at Camp, it shows you how to avoid being stung and what to do when you are.

If you plan on camping any time soon this site is a must!

posted on Sunday, 15 July 2007 20:43:16 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Saturday, 14 July 2007

The Royal International Air Tattoo 2007 is taking place in Gloucestershire this weekend. The event is held each year at RAF Fairford. Aircraft featured in this years show include the B-52, C-17 and B-1B bombers as well as F-15's and the P-51 Mustang. The highlights of the show are expected to be appearances by the F-117A stealth fighter and the USAF Thunderbirds aerobatics display team who have never appeared at the event before. The Red Arrows are also scheduled to appear, so it should be an exciting event.

posted on Saturday, 14 July 2007 12:18:06 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 13 July 2007

If you are planning a vacation in the UK, you might want to try St Ives in Cornwall. It has recently been named Britain's best seaside town of 2007. You can visit Paradise Park and see the rare red squirrels as well as otters, the parrot jungle and many other species of rare birds. You can also see the Tate Gallery in St Ives and visit some of the many craft markets. An interactive guide is available here.

posted on Friday, 13 July 2007 10:17:18 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 12 July 2007

The second national postal strike starts today at 19.00. All PC2Paper mail will be processed as usual; however customers should be advised there are no collections or deliveries on Friday 13th of July. Any mail received on this day will be sent on the following working day. Delays are expected for several days after the strike, as Royal Mail staff work to clear the backlog. During this time PC2Paper cannot guarantee delivery times of mail. Mail sent via our USA, Canadian and European printing stations is unaffected.

posted on Thursday, 12 July 2007 12:45:28 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Monday, 09 July 2007

blogoftheweek This week's travel blog is gobudgettravel.com. This blog is a mine of useful information for backpackers and those travelling on a tight budget. One article I found particularly interesting on this blog was The 5 Fundamentals of Budget Travel in the Developing World.

The article looks at regions such as Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America which are much cheaper to visit than Europe or North America. The downside as this article points out is that there are few guidebooks to help someone who is planning to travel the less chartered countries.

The article has five important tips for travellers planning to visit developing countries. The first tip is that if you book with a local company rather than a tour operator you can not only support local businesses but also pay about half what a tour operator would charge you for the same deal. Other valuable tips include eating the local food which surprisingly can make a real difference to your holiday spend and taking advice from the locals about how best to travel once you are there can also mean you can save you hard earned cash.

posted on Monday, 09 July 2007 22:28:15 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 06 July 2007

The Tour de France is due to open in London this weekend. Around 189 riders will compete in the race. The opening ceremony starts at 18:00 today in Trafalgar Square. The riders will race past Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and through Hyde Park. The route goes through Greenwich, Woolwich and Erith before heading towards Kent. It will then go through Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells before finishing in Canterbury on the 8th July. Afterwards it crosses to Belgium and then France.

posted on Friday, 06 July 2007 12:09:59 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback