As reported by travel.aol.co.uk, “A British tourist who lost part of his skull in a balcony fall while on holiday in Thailand has flown back to Britain – with the missing piece in his hand luggage… Lee Charie, 32, who has worked as an extra on TV show TOWIE, lost a chunk of the left part of his skull when he fell 22ft from a hotel balcony at the Tommy Resort on the island of Koh Tao last December. ” Read Article
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As reported by upi.com, “A 29-year-old British man is in a Thai hospital after having a serious heart attack while on vacation and his family is raising money for his bill.” Read Article
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As reported by csmonitor.com, “A Los Angeles official moved on Tuesday to crack down on so-called maternity hotels he said have sprung up across parts of Southern California as pregnant women travel to the United States in a growing “birthing tourism” trend.” Read Article
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As reported by dailyrecord.co.uk, “…Scotland’s most wanted man Michael Voudouri – tracked by the Sunday Mail to his bolthole in the Med.The £10million fraud fugitive was found in Cyprus by our team seven weeks after he fled Scotland to escape up to to 10 years in jail.” Read Article
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AS reported by thephuketnews.com, “The Italian man, aged 46, was being cared for at the tourist police safe house, behind the Tourist Police Station…he found himself in trouble when he was caught after stealing a black BMW from Phuket Town.” Read Article
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According to thephuketnews.com, “A British man who travelled to Thailand without travel insurance is paying a hefty price after he suffered a heart attack in Phuket on Saturday. He is now in intensive care at Bangkok Hospital Phuket with mounting hospital bills.” Read Article
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As reported by buffalonews.com, “Wesley and Carol Pringle crossed the border into Niagara Falls, Ont., for a second honeymoon on Christmas Day. But when they tried to cross back into the United States, Carol – an Australian citizen unfamiliar with U.S. immigration law – was denied. Her visa had expired.” Read Article
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According to honestcooking.com, “Mr. Graziussi and his friend went to upscale steakhouse Smith & Wollensky, where a rib eye steak costs 50 dollars. Dinner went well, until it was time to pay the bill.” Read Article
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As reported by peruthisweek.com, “Close to two-dozen grenades were found on a tourism bus near the border with Ecuador, according to local newspaper Peru21.” Read Article
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According to freakyphenomena.com, “The symptoms of Paris syndrome include hallucinations, feelings of persecution (specifically of being a victim of prejudice), depersonalization, anxiety, and the dizziness and tachycardia that come along with it. The syndrome was first described by a Japanese psychiatrist working in France in 1986, and was officially recognized with journal publication in 2004.” […]
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