Morning Links: Swine Flu and Travel, Antarctic Ice and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 04.29.09 | 9:00 AM ET
- An ice cap “bigger than Singapore or Bahrain and almost the size of New York City” has broken off the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- In Britain, a woman who changed her name to Pudsey Bear for a charity drive has been denied a new passport.
- The Economist gets on the two-wheeled transit bandwagon.
- Five major cruise lines have suspended all visits to Mexican ports over swine flu fears, while in Europe, France plans to ask the EU to suspend all flights to the country, as well.
- The always-classy CEO of Ryanair weighs in on swine flu, opining that it “is a tragedy only for people living ... in slums in Asia or Mexico.” (Via Gadling)
- This Just In offers a quick guide to the Eiffel Tower’s 120th birthday celebrations.
- Planning to catch the
GratefulDead on their reunion tour? Slate has a handy guide explaining what your favorite Dead song says about you. - And the Travel Headline of the Day goes to ... Travel writers send American tourists to London’s rundown Deptford. Says one local politician: “I hope they like hoodies, muggers and junkies—there are enough of them here.”
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