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Surfing and ceviche in Peru
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Surfing and ceviche in Peru

NPR  

Surfing and ceviche in Peru December in Peru means surf and ceviche, as our reporter catches some breaks on the beaches outside Lima. In Lima, Peru's frequently overcast capital that overlooks the frigid southern Pacific, that means blazing sunshine and warmer waters and Christmases with surfing and ceviche that go together like B.J. So it's looking like perfect conditions for …

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Trump's threatened tariffs could push Latin American economies closer to China
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's threatened tariffs could push Latin American economies closer to China

NPR  

Trump's threatened tariffs could push Latin American economies closer to China President Biden and China's President Xi held their last face-to-face meeting at a trade summit in Peru. But President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs could push the region into Beijing's arms. It is likely to be the final encounter between the two, but the meeting has been overshadowed by President-elect Donald …

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Berlin’s Tegel airport: A love letter as it prepares to close
4 years, 2 months ago

Berlin’s Tegel airport: A love letter as it prepares to close

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The opening in late October 2020 of Berlin’s long awaited new airport – almost a decade …

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Auf wiedersehen, Tegel: the long goodbye to West Berlin
4 years, 2 months ago

Auf wiedersehen, Tegel: the long goodbye to West Berlin

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the start of the year in which the Berlin Wall came down, flying on one now-extinct US airline to …

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New Berlin airport opens 9 years late with little ceremony
4 years, 2 months ago

New Berlin airport opens 9 years late with little ceremony

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Nine years late and far above its original budget, Berlin’s new airport finally opened on Saturday with little fanfare as the aviation industry struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Luetke Daldrup said that investing in the airport would pay off in the long term and it “will be an important guarantor for the economic development of …

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New Berlin airport welcomes its first passengers – nine years late
4 years, 2 months ago

New Berlin airport welcomes its first passengers – nine years late

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nine years late and billions of euros over budget, Berlin’s new airport has finally welcomed its …

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New Berlin airport opening 9 years late with little ceremony
4 years, 2 months ago

New Berlin airport opening 9 years late with little ceremony

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nine years late and far …

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Whatever happened to Berlin’s deserted ‘ghost’ airport?
6 years, 2 months ago

Whatever happened to Berlin’s deserted ‘ghost’ airport?

BBC  

Whatever happened to Berlin’s deserted ‘ghost’ airport? Earlier in 2018 planners said the current estimated costs would reach €7.3bn Berlin’s Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. Getty Images Empty 'ghost' trains run …

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