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THE BUZZ | TRAVEL NEWS<br />
GOSSIP FROM THE NETWORK<br />
WORD OF MOUTH<br />
Giving Wales<br />
a Wave<br />
BRISTOL Surf’s up in the south-west.<br />
Or at least, hopefully it will be soon, after<br />
the announcement that an indoor surf<br />
centre is coming to Cardiff Bay. Planning<br />
permission has been requested for<br />
the £2m (€2.3m) Surf Rider complex<br />
to be built alongside the International<br />
White Water centre, an hour from Bristol<br />
airport. All being well, Surf Rider will open<br />
in 2013 and visitors will be able to hit the<br />
standing waves for a totally gnarly ride.<br />
NETWORK IN NUMBERS<br />
100,000<br />
LONDON<br />
Number of people<br />
who attended<br />
the unveiling of<br />
Europe’s biggest<br />
urban shopping<br />
centre – Westfi eld<br />
Stratford City<br />
in east London<br />
– which covers<br />
176,515m 2 . The<br />
crowds were so<br />
large that security<br />
staff had to be<br />
drafted in to<br />
monitor queues.<br />
12 | TRAVELLER<br />
€12,000<br />
MALAGA<br />
Value of a<br />
diamond found<br />
in a thief’s<br />
stomach after<br />
a British tourist<br />
had her jewellery<br />
stolen from a<br />
restaurant in<br />
Marbella. The<br />
gem snatcher<br />
was X-rayed after<br />
offi cers saw him<br />
put his hand to<br />
his mouth during<br />
the arrest.<br />
€7,000<br />
PARIS<br />
Price per square<br />
metre of shopfl<br />
oor rental along<br />
the Avenue des<br />
Champs-Élysée,<br />
which has been<br />
confi rmed as the<br />
most expensive<br />
commercial space<br />
in Europe. It has<br />
overtaken New<br />
Bond Street in<br />
London, which<br />
held the previous<br />
rent record.<br />
446<br />
BUDAPEST<br />
Age in years of<br />
the Király Baths in<br />
Budapest, which<br />
has announced<br />
plans for a face-lift<br />
and renovation –<br />
its fi rst in over 60<br />
years. Budapest<br />
has more than<br />
100 thermal<br />
springs which<br />
provide around<br />
70m litres of water<br />
every day, ranging<br />
from 14-96°C.<br />
WORDS SARAH WARWICK | PHOTOS © ALAMY, CATERS, GETTY
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