Rum, raisin and rotten roads To drive from London to Mongolia takes some doing. To try it in this ice cream van, stopping to serve cones to passers-by and border guards along the way, is one step beyond. BBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 12:24 GMT 13:24 UK
Backpacking just isn't for me. Everyone goes backpacking, or so it seems, I want a proper old-fashioned adventure and to do something nobody has ever done before. And so we are pushing back the boundaries of ice cream vending.
Forbidden City Starbucks closes A Starbucks coffee shop operating on the historic site of Beijing's Forbidden City has closed down after huge protests. BBC News Last Updated: Saturday, 14 July 2007, 06:26 GMT 07:26 UK
An online campaign arguing that the shop was trampling on Chinese culture had drawn more than 500,000 signatures.
Running of the Bulls Begins in Spain PAMPLONA, Spain — Six massive fighting bulls specially bred for fearlessness charged down the narrow, slippery, people-clogged streets of Pamplona on Saturday during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival. Associated Press FoxNews.com Saturday, July 07, 2007
One Australian man was gored slightly and one Spaniard was lucky to emerge with only a minor shoulder injury after having been tossed in the air by one of the bulls before falling into the path of another whose horns missed. Both were evacuated by ambulance.
Seven gored at Pamplona bull run Seven people have been gored by bulls during the sixth day of this year's annual bull-running festival in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona. BBC News Last Updated: Thursday, 12 July 2007, 12:10 GMT 13:10 UK
Local authorities said three people were in a serious condition and had undergone operations in hospital.
The following article and relevant clip from the BBC report on recent findings that the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu is the Happiest country on earth. I can't help but think about two of my favorite books: Paul Theroux's Happy Isles of Oceania and Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, especially Tales' mythical isle of Bali Hai.
What's so great about living in Vanuatu? The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is the happiest place on earth, according to a new "happy planet index". Beside the palm trees and beaches, why is life so good there? By Denise Winterman BBC News Magazine Last Updated: Thursday, 13 July 2006, 12:02 GMT 13:02 UK
The archipelago of 83 islands in the western Pacific is the happiest place on the planet, according to a new "happy planet index" published by the New Economics Foundation (NEF). The UK languishes in 108th place, below Libya, Iran, and Palestine.
