Recent research undertaken in Norway indicates that women smokers may be more at risk than men when it comes to health and disease, with women being more likely to contract cancer. The research covered a wide spectrum, with the experts sifting through over half a million patient records.

I’m always on the lookout for something interesting in the recent news and this article immediately caught my eye. I watched the Hollywood film “Snakes on a Plane” starring Samuel L Jackson but this story in the news took place in Australia and didn’t end happily for the snake.

Australia is the sixth largest country by total area size and is located in the Southern hemisphere, which comprises of mainland Australia, the Tasmanian island and various small islands in the Indian and Pacific ocean. With a history of being inhabited by indigenous Australians who belonged to 250 language groups in total, it surely is an interesting destination to venture to.