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Home – a must-see film for all travellers

I’ve written about Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s amazing aerial shots before here on The Travel Cooler, but his new film Home beats them all.

5 June, 2009 by Anni Poulsen - comment

Swine Flu Advice from WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has produced a very helpful Swine Influenza Frequently Asked Questions document.

27 April, 2009 by Anni Poulsen - comment

3 days to Earth Hour 2009

This is just a quick post to remind travellers that we’re just 3 days away from Earth Hour. Are you in?

25 March, 2009 by Anni Poulsen - comment

Earth Hour 2009 – Are You in?

I’ve just signed up for Earth Hour 2009 – will you join me? This year’s Earth Hour will take place on 28 March at 20:30 and you can take part by switching off your non-essential lights for one hour.

9 February, 2009 by Anni Poulsen - comment

Keep Safe from Bird Flu when Travelling

Avian Influenza or H5N1 or bird flu is not really something I worry that much about when travelling, I have to admit. But I should be.

5 February, 2008 by Anni Poulsen - comment

MP responds to Make Women Matter campaign

This is a quick update to my Make Women Matter post of 3 January. I’ve just received a response from the MP that I emailed.

9 January, 2008 by Anni Poulsen - comment

Make Women Matter

Short of a New Year’s Resolution? How about helping a large group of women fight HIV and AIDS? All it takes is an email!

3 January, 2008 by Anni Poulsen - 1 comment

Stuff your rucksack

Hands up if you’ve ever found yourself visiting a school on your travels and wished that you’d brought them some books or other teaching materials, if only you’d known what they needed.

30 November, 2007 by Anni Poulsen - 2 comments

Track the Millennium Development Goals

You will no doubt have heard of the eight anti-poverty UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but do you know, if we are making progress towards those goals?

5 November, 2007 by Anni Poulsen - comment

A Truly Responsible Traveller

Briton Jason Lewis completed his mission to become the first to circumnavigate the planet using only human power on Saturday, 6 October 2007.

8 October, 2007 by Anni Poulsen - comment

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