It's not often that the small African nation of Burkina Faso comes up in conversation. So imagine my surprise today when it came up twice within a quarter of an hour, in two unrelated situations.The first mention came when my students were discussing the prices they'd paid for their flights to …
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Reading on the go, or, I just like the name of the new Kindle
As anyone who's seen my study knows, I LOVE books. I love the smell of books, the feel of a book in the hand, the fantastic words inside, the collection of books on the shelves behind me which all have a special meaning from some part of my life.But I accept that the way of the future is probably …
I love statistics: Why Australians travel
I guess it's all that mathematics I studied at university: I just can't help getting excited about statistics. This week I've read two different surveys about the attitudes of Australians towards travel, and I just have to share what I've learnt:37% of Australians who travelled in the last year said …