Travel News – Newsletter for July 30, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
NYC Greeter program, oldest of 16 volunteer tour groups worldwide, in danger of losing funds
Volunteer greeters offer free tours of hometowns
Naila Qureshi has lived in Houston for 14 years, but she didn’t notice how green her city was until she started showing around visitors from foreign countries two years ago.
Qureshi is executive director of the Houston Greeters, one of 16 organizations around the world dedicated to offering visitors free …. Source : Gaea News Network.
D-Day Dentures: Winston Churchill’s false teeth sold for $23,722 at auction in England
Churchill’s choppers sold at auction in England
LONDON – A partial set of dentures used by former British leader Winston Churchill – described as the teeth that saved the world – sold at auction Thursday for 15,200 pounds ($23,723.)
The upper dentures, one of several sets specially made for the wartime prime minister, were crucial for maintaining …. Original article : D-Day Dentures: Winston Churchill’s false teeth sold for $23,722 at auction in England.