Members of the Lions squad not still involved with their clubs in the Heineken Cup, the Guinness Premiership play-offs or the Magners League will head to the Spanish town of Grenada the week after next for some altitude training before heading to South Africa on 24 May.

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For something completely different, you can head five miles outside of town and tour the enormous Anheuser Busch plant, complete with living, breathing Clydesdale horses.

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Now living in Chico, a small town in California, Vladimir works for a brewing company as head baker.

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Sporty travellers can also head to the Silent Arrow desert camp, 2.5km west of town, for a game of Desert Archery.

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Punjab's minister of law, Rana Sanaullah, went on the campaign trail in February with the reputed head of Sipah-e-Sahaba, for a by-election in the southern town of Jhang.

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In today's world, locating a dishwasher to meet your precise needs is becoming a reality, as we've got ones that work on countertops, sans water, and with icky toys, but now Siemens is offering up one for the night owls who'd rather jazz it up at home than head out on the town.

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There are spas in Thai town, like the Royal Thai Spa (www.nuchroyalthaispa.com), but head to Koreatown for classier settings.

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And, come September 2, its bays will be filled with head-turning vessels for the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival, bringing races, public sails, boat parades and fireworks to town.

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Chances are if Gibson was working in town he would have gone to his son's graduation before it was time for him to head over to the baseball park.

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