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Vegan EcoTravel – it’s a question as old as time* itself: do you get the vegan option that’s covered in plastic or the non-vegan option that’s not covered in plastic? Which is worse for the environment? Which is worse for your body? And your soul? And the animals’ souls? (*yes, okay I exaggerated, it’s maybe not as old as time itself, but with vegan travel becoming ever more popular, it’s an important question – can you travel vegan and be an eco traveler at the same time?) Many vegans become vegan to help the environment, but I’ve also had vegans tell me that it’s okay to fly because vegans are already doing so much for the environment… Which is kind of like saying it’s okay to drink the milk because we’ve already done so much by not eating the meat, right? Rants about vegans who pose as eco travelers (and feminists) and then turn around and say things like the aforementioned (and don’t trust women) aside, here are...

Papua New Guinea flag carrier , Air Niugini has announced  that effective from 06th August 2022 the airline will resume direct services to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Nadi, Fiji.  The resumption of services has been made possible by the relaxing of border restrictions in the two countries, and flights will initially operate once a week in each direction. Air Niugini Resumes Direct Services to Solomon Islands and Fiji  Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Mr Bruce Alabaster said, “Air Niugini is delighted to be able to resume flights to the Solomon Islands and Fiji following their suspension over two years ago at the start of pandemic when borders were closed. “ “We are confident that the resumption of these flights will boost trade, investment, and people movement between the three Melanesian countries.” The flights are scheduled to provide convenient connections in Nadi to and from Suva, Los Angeles and San Francisco.  In Port Moresby these flights will allow convenient connect...

Alex Cross’s beloved DC is in turmoil as Saudi terrorists unleash deadly attacks upon the city at a time when all the alphabet agencies are already scrambling about trying to locate the two kidnapped children of the President of the United States. Is there a connection? The misleading title, a two-pronged storyline that proceeds at two different paces and with varying degrees of suspense, the overall similarity (at least of the kidnap scenario) to a previous (and stellar) Alex Cross novel (Along Came a Spider) and various questions unasked and/or unanswered make for an embarrassingly tepid reading in James Patterson’s latest Kill Alex Cross (Little Brown & Co, 384p, Isbn-0316198730). There’s no mistaking that the quality of Patterson’s writing continues to shrink along with the length of his chapters. Read more »