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ONLINE ADVICE: MANY PEOPLE WHO are fond of travelling entertain a recurrent fantasy of being paid to write about their travels. Or being paid to take photographs of their travels. A new website, www.simonseeks.com, promises to fulfill that dream, although whether you earn enough to go to Antibes for a fortnight or Athlone for a night depends on the popularity of what you write. - How to find the perfect hotel SEARCH ENGINE: IT CAN BE HARD to take a cute website seriously. The first time you look at www.bluehippo travel.com you might be turned off by its appearance. Look deeper, though, and you’ll see that the site – hand-crafted by former travel agent Laura van Hoff – can help you find a hotel you might not know existed.
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JOAN SCALES has the week's offers - My Holidays
EIMEAR NÍ CHONAOLA , TG4 presenter, talks about her holidays - Go Kids
BERNICE HARRISON on alternatives to movies and the mall - My Day
GRÁINNE FOY , owner of Bonagrew Stables in Brittas Bay, describes her day - Go Niche
JUST HOW LONG before the kids send you into orbit this summer? Why not send them instead? With the exchange rate hovering around €1 to $1.40, there’s still great value to be had stateside – and one of the most exciting children’s breaks around is the US Space Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. - An oasis of calm in Paris WHEN sightseeing in Paris it’s nice to know where to stop for a bite to eat or a cup of tea with a sticky bun, somewhere to watch the sugar cube on your spoon melt into a dark small espresso while Paris parades before you.
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ADAM HARVEY rounds up the latest travel gadgets
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- Spot the green hotel ETHICAL TRAVELLER: I WAS INVITED to stay at a Malaysian ecohotel earlier this year, as the owners were keen to show off their green credentials. The flight alone was going to munch up every bit of my personal carbon allowance for the year, so I checked it out thoroughly before accepting the offer.
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Kamchatka by Diana Gleadhill and the Lonely Planet guide to Russia
Ford's focus on performance results in a RS that's in a class of its own