-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- for those with too much money but not enough time or common sense -- here 's the perfect travel solution . a weekend trip to the other side of the planet . a uk-based tour operator has begun offering whistle-stop sightseeing excursions from london to australia that depart friday afternoon and return `` just in time for work '' on tuesday morning . austravel -- a specialist in down under destinations -- says the 33,800-kilometer -lrb- 21,000 mile -rrb- , 46-hour round trip is ideal for anyone trying to maximize vacation time . one in five chinese restaurants are believed to be serving shark fin soup exploiting a legal loophole allowing people to bring the meat to this country if it is for personal consumption , a charity claims . the loophole came to light after trading standards officers raided restaurant the royal china club , on baker street in central london , and confiscated illegally imported fins . charity bite-back , which campaigns to protect sharks , reported the eatery after jason chan , its marketing manager , boasted that it sold the soup and another dish made with ground shark teeth . scroll down for video . the revelations come after the royal china club , a restaurant in central london , was raided by inspectors after boasting of selling shark fin soup and another dish made from ground shark teeth . tickets starting at $ 1,840 include airfare , two hotel nights and rental car for three days . you 'll need the car because as well as the time spent cooped up in a jet , there 's a 12-hour drive from sydney to melbourne to make the return flight . austravel 's naomi moreno-melgar concedes traveling to australia for a weekend is `` extreme '' but insists it 's `` do-able . '' `` a trip to the land down under does not need take up all of your holiday allowance , but with four time zones , three million square miles and 22 million people , it would be nice , '' she says . forget about sleep . by . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- mandy moore is getting a license to wed rocker ryan adams . mandy moore has been with ryan adams for about a year . moore 's publicist confirmed thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry adams , 34 , who is known for producing rock music with a country influence . emma innes . a leading respiratory expert has warned that the uk is sitting on a lung disease ` time bomb ' . professor luca richeldi , a consultant in respiratory medicine at southampton general hospital , said idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -lrb- ipf -rrb- , which is responsible for 5,000 deaths annually , is increasing at a rate of 5,000 new cases a year . spokeswoman tracy bufferd gave no details about wedding plans . rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that moore and adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in los angeles . the itinerary sees passengers depart london on friday afternoon , arriving in sydney on saturday evening . after a night in a four-star hotel and visits to sydney 's opera house , harbour bridge and tower , they bundle themselves into their rental car and hit the coastal road south . charity workers say that restaurants are either disguising the soup -lrb- pictured -rrb- on their menus as ` fish fin soup ' , or are offering it to mandarin speaking customers if they ask . more than 70 million sharks are killed each year for their fins , often dying slow , painful deaths after being dumped back into the sea once their most valuable parts have been cut off . graham buckingham , campaign director at bite-back , told the times he was disappointed that the royal china club was not fined for their breach . he added : ` there 's never any big penalty for this type of discovery and even if trading standards had chosen to prosecute , the fines are described as minimal . ' charity bite-back believes as many as one in five chinese restaurants are selling the soup after exploiting a loophole which allows people to bring 20kg of fins into the country if they are for personal consumption . there 's a night and morning in melbourne , before a return flight that lands in london at 6:40 a.m. on tuesday . more : 10 natural wonders of australia . if that 's not enough , austravel says passengers willing to forgo all sleep can buy `` bolt-on '' trips to see attractions such as the great ocean road -lrb- more driving -rrb- or melbourne 's yarra valley wine region . a spokesperson for the tour operator tells cnn it 's received `` a number of enquiries '' about the trip , but was unable to share actual booking figures . the world may just have gotten a little smaller . also , a little more nuts . moore 's role as a bride in the 2007 movie `` license to wed '' may help her as she moves toward the altar . the romantic comedy featured robin williams as `` reverend frank , '' who put moore 's character and her fiance through a `` marriage preparation course '' before they could get hitched in his church . her first success as a recording artist came in 1999 with her debut album , `` so real , '' which went platinum with the help of her top 10 single `` candy . '' would you travel to the other side of the world for just a weekend ? let us know in the comments . the condition , one of a group of disorders known collectively as interstitial lung disease , causes inflammation and scarring of the lung tissue . professor luca richeldi says the uk is sitting on a lung disease time bomb -lrb- file picture -rrb- . while conducting research for a recent report , mr buckingham 's charity discovered a legal loophole allowing for 20kg of shark fin to be brought into this country if it is for personal consumption . just one kilogram of shark fin can fetch up to # 180 through wholesale markets . he said as many as one in five chinese restaurants could be offering the dish , but many disguised it as ` fish fin soup ' or did not put it on the menu , but offered it to mandarin speaking patrons . it leaves sufferers with a life expectancy of three to five years . it is estimated that ipf affects around 15,000 people over 60 in the uk , mainly men and former smokers , but can affect anyone and its cause is unknown . the disease often goes undiagnosed until the onset of symptoms - such as shortness of breath and coughing . as a result , intervention with the only available treatment , the anti-fibrotic drug esbriet , can only slow down progression of the disease . professor richeldi said : ` nationally , the number of people suffering from ipf and other interstitial lung diseases is increasing by thousands every year , but the cause is often unknown . ` as a result , the majority of patients are diagnosed late when their life expectancy has been cut extremely short . ' more than a quarter -- 28 per cent - . of patients being treated at southampton general hospital 's respiratory . centre have some form of interstitial lung disease , with four to six new . cases presenting every week . professor . richeldi said the numbers demonstrated there was an ` urgent need ' to . develop a quick and simple way of diagnosing early ipf . idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - the lung condition that professor richeldi is concerned about - is most common in men and former smokers but it can affect anyone . as a result , he has relaunched a study he began in italy to discover if electronic stethoscopes - usually used to listen to the heart - can detect early signs of the disease . he said : ` in particular at a time when treatments to slow disease progression are becoming available , we urgently need to develop a quick , cheap and simple tool to increase the number of patients treated early in their disease course . ` we believe using electronic stethoscopes to identify distinctive sounds , which we already know are similar to ripped velcro , could alert clinicians to people who might be developing the early stages of the disease . ` they could then be sent for chest high-resolution ct scan to confirm the diagnosis , ideally before they become symptomatic , and give us the opportunity to start an appropriate close monitoring programme and intervene before the condition has taken hold . 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up to one in five chinese eateries could be selling soup using illegal meat . charity says it is often disguised on menu or only offered if requested . loophole lets people bring 20 kg of meat into uk for personal consumption .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- for those with too much money but not enough time or common sense -- here 's the perfect travel solution . a weekend trip to the other side of the planet . a uk-based tour operator has begun offering whistle-stop sightseeing excursions from london to australia that depart friday afternoon and return `` just in time for work '' on tuesday morning . austravel -- a specialist in down under destinations -- says the 33,800-kilometer -lrb- 21,000 mile -rrb- , 46-hour round trip is ideal for anyone trying to maximize vacation time . one in five chinese restaurants are believed to be serving shark fin soup exploiting a legal loophole allowing people to bring the meat to this country if it is for personal consumption , a charity claims . the loophole came to light after trading standards officers raided restaurant the royal china club , on baker street in central london , and confiscated illegally imported fins . charity bite-back , which campaigns to protect sharks , reported the eatery after jason chan , its marketing manager , boasted that it sold the soup and another dish made with ground shark teeth . scroll down for video . the revelations come after the royal china club , a restaurant in central london , was raided by inspectors after boasting of selling shark fin soup and another dish made from ground shark teeth . tickets starting at $ 1,840 include airfare , two hotel nights and rental car for three days . you 'll need the car because as well as the time spent cooped up in a jet , there 's a 12-hour drive from sydney to melbourne to make the return flight . austravel 's naomi moreno-melgar concedes traveling to australia for a weekend is `` extreme '' but insists it 's `` do-able . '' `` a trip to the land down under does not need take up all of your holiday allowance , but with four time zones , three million square miles and 22 million people , it would be nice , '' she says . forget about sleep . by . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- mandy moore is getting a license to wed rocker ryan adams . mandy moore has been with ryan adams for about a year . moore 's publicist confirmed thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry adams , 34 , who is known for producing rock music with a country influence . emma innes . a leading respiratory expert has warned that the uk is sitting on a lung disease ` time bomb ' . professor luca richeldi , a consultant in respiratory medicine at southampton general hospital , said idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -lrb- ipf -rrb- , which is responsible for 5,000 deaths annually , is increasing at a rate of 5,000 new cases a year . spokeswoman tracy bufferd gave no details about wedding plans . rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that moore and adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in los angeles . the itinerary sees passengers depart london on friday afternoon , arriving in sydney on saturday evening . after a night in a four-star hotel and visits to sydney 's opera house , harbour bridge and tower , they bundle themselves into their rental car and hit the coastal road south . charity workers say that restaurants are either disguising the soup -lrb- pictured -rrb- on their menus as ` fish fin soup ' , or are offering it to mandarin speaking customers if they ask . more than 70 million sharks are killed each year for their fins , often dying slow , painful deaths after being dumped back into the sea once their most valuable parts have been cut off . graham buckingham , campaign director at bite-back , told the times he was disappointed that the royal china club was not fined for their breach . he added : ` there 's never any big penalty for this type of discovery and even if trading standards had chosen to prosecute , the fines are described as minimal . ' charity bite-back believes as many as one in five chinese restaurants are selling the soup after exploiting a loophole which allows people to bring 20kg of fins into the country if they are for personal consumption . there 's a night and morning in melbourne , before a return flight that lands in london at 6:40 a.m. on tuesday . more : 10 natural wonders for a recent report , mr buckingham 's charity discovered a legal loophole allowing for 20kg of shark fin to be brought into this country if it is for personal consumption . just one kilogram of shark fin can fetch up to # 180 through wholesale markets . he said as many as one in five chinese restaurants could be offering the dish , but many disguised it as ` fish fin soup ' or did not put it on the menu , but offered it to mandarin speaking patrons . it leaves sufferers with a life expectancy of three to five years . it is estimated that ipf affects around 15,000 people over 60 in the uk , mainly men and former smokers , but can affect anyone and its cause is unknown . the disease often goes undiagnosed until the onset of symptoms - such as shortness of breath and coughing . as a result , intervention with the only available treatment , the anti-fibrotic drug esbriet , can only slow down progression of the disease . professor richeldi said : ` nationally , the number of people suffering from ipf and other interstitial lung diseases is increasing by thousands every year , but the cause is often unknown . ` as a result , the majority of patients are diagnosed late when their life expectancy has been cut extremely short . ' more than a quarter -- 28 per cent - . of patients being treated at southampton general hospital 's respiratory .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- for those with too much money but not enough time or common sense -- here 's the perfect travel solution . a weekend trip to the other side of the planet . a uk-based tour operator has begun offering whistle-stop sightseeing excursions from london to australia that depart friday afternoon and return `` just in time for work '' on tuesday morning . austravel -- a specialist in down under destinations -- says the 33,800-kilometer -lrb- 21,000 mile -rrb- , 46-hour round trip is ideal for anyone trying to maximize vacation time . one in five chinese restaurants are believed to be serving shark fin soup exploiting a legal loophole allowing people to bring the meat to this country if it is for personal consumption , a charity claims . the loophole came to light after trading standards officers raided restaurant the royal china club , on baker street in central london , and confiscated illegally imported fins . charity bite-back , which campaigns to protect sharks , reported the eatery after jason chan , its marketing manager , boasted that it sold the soup and another dish made with ground shark teeth . scroll down for video . the revelations come after the royal china club , a restaurant in central london , was raided by inspectors after boasting of selling shark fin soup and another dish made from ground shark teeth . tickets starting at $ 1,840 include airfare , two hotel nights and rental car for three days . been with ryan adams for about a year . moore 's publicist confirmed thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry adams , 34 , who is known for producing rock music with a country influence . emma innes . a leading respiratory expert has warned that the uk is sitting on a lung disease ` time bomb ' . professor luca richeldi , a consultant in respiratory medicine at southampton general hospital , said idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -lrb- ipf -rrb- , which is responsible for 5,000 deaths annually , is increasing at a rate of 5,000 new cases a year . spokeswoman tracy bufferd gave no details about wedding plans . rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that moore and adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in los angeles . the itinerary sees passengers depart london on friday afternoon , arriving in sydney on saturday evening . after a night in a four-star hotel and visits to sydney 's opera house , harbour bridge and tower , they bundle themselves into their rental car and hit the coastal road south . charity workers say that restaurants are either disguising the soup -lrb- pictured -rrb- on their menus as ` fish fin soup ' , or are offering it to mandarin speaking customers if they ask . more than 70 million sharks are killed each year for their fins , often dying slow , painful deaths after being dumped back into the sea once their most valuable parts have been cut off . graham buckingham , campaign director at bite-back , told the times he was disappointed that the royal china club was not fined for their breach . he added : ` there 's never any big penalty for this type of discovery and even if trading standards had chosen to prosecute , the fines are described as minimal . ' charity bite-back believes as many as one in five chinese restaurants are selling the soup after exploiting a loophole which allows people to bring 20kg of fins into the country if they are for personal consumption . there 's a night and morning in melbourne , before a return flight that lands in london at 6:40 a.m. on tuesday . more : 10 natural wonders for a recent report , mr buckingham 's charity discovered a legal loophole allowing for 20kg of shark fin to be brought into this country if it is for personal consumption . just one kilogram of shark fin can fetch up to # 180 through wholesale markets . he said as many as one in five chinese restaurants could be offering the dish , but many disguised it as ` fish fin soup ' or did not put it on the menu , but offered it to mandarin speaking patrons . it leaves sufferers with a life expectancy of three to five years . it is estimated that ipf affects around 15,000 people over 60 in the uk , mainly men and former smokers , but can affect centre have some form of interstitial lung disease , with four to six new . cases presenting every week . professor . richeldi said the numbers demonstrated there was an ` urgent need ' to . develop a quick and simple way of diagnosing early ipf . idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - the lung condition that professor richeldi is concerned about - is most common in men and former smokers but it can affect anyone . as a result , he has relaunched a study he began in italy to discover if electronic stethoscopes - usually used to listen to the heart - can detect early signs of the disease . he said : ` in particular at a time when treatments to slow disease progression are becoming available , we urgently need to develop a quick , cheap and simple tool to increase the number of patients treated early in their disease course . ` we believe using electronic stethoscopes to identify distinctive sounds , which we already know are similar to ripped velcro , could alert clinicians to people who might be developing the early stages of the disease . ` they could then be sent for chest high-resolution ct scan to confirm the diagnosis , ideally before they become symptomatic , and give us the opportunity to start an appropriate close monitoring programme and intervene before the condition has taken hold . '
-lrb- cnn -- for those with too much money but or common sense -- here 's the perfect travel solution. a weekend trip. a uk-based tour operator has begun whistle-stop sightseeing excursions from london that depart friday afternoon return `` just work '' tuesday morning. austravel -- a specialist down under destinations -- says the 33,800-kilometer -lrb- 21,000 -rrb-, 46-hour round trip ideal anyone trying maximize vacation time. one in five chinese restaurants believed serving shark fin soup exploiting allowing people bring this country if for, charity claims the loophole came trading standards officers raided restaurant the royal china club, on baker street central london illegally imported fins. charity bite-back, which campaigns protect sharks, reported the eatery after jason chan its marketing manager boasted sold the soup another dish made ground shark teeth scroll. the revelations come the royal china club, a restaurant central london inspectors boasting selling shark fin soup another dish made ground shark teeth tickets starting 1,840 include airfare, two hotel nights rental car for three days. you 'll need the car because as well the time spent cooped a jet, there sydney melbourne make the return flight austravel 's naomi moreno-melgar concedes traveling a weekend is `` extreme '' insists 's `` do. '' `` a trip the land down does need take up your holiday allowance, with four time zones, three million square miles 22 million people nice, '' she. forget sleep. by. los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- mandy moore is getting a license wed rocker ryan adams. mandy moore has with ryan adams. moore 's publicist thursday engaged marry adams, 34 known producing rock music with a country influence emma innes. a leading respiratory expert has the uk is sitting a lung disease ` time bomb '. professor luca richeldi, a consultant respiratory medicine southampton general hospital said -lrb- ipf -rrb-, responsible increasing at spokeswoman tracy bufferd gave wedding plans. rumors first almost moore and adams dating as paparazzi photos out together los angeles. the itinerary sees passengers depart london friday afternoon, arriving sydney after a night and visits sydney 's opera house, harbour bridge tower they bundle themselves their rental car hit the coastal road south. charity workers say restaurants either disguising the soup -lrb- pictured -rrb- on ` fish fin soup, offering mandarin speaking customers if ask. more than 70 million sharks for, often dying slow, painful deaths after dumped back once their most valuable parts cut graham buckingham, campaign director at biteback, told the times he disappointed the royal china club fined their breach. he added : ` there 's never any big penalty this type discovery and even trading standards had chosen prosecute, the fines described minimal. ' charity bite-back believes as five chinese restaurants selling the soup after exploiting which people bring 20kg fins if for. there 's a night and morning melbourne, before a return flight that lands london at tuesday more : 10 natural wonders. if that 's, austravel says passengers willing forgo all sleep buy `` bolt '' trips see attractions the great ocean road -lrb- more driving -rrb- melbourne 's yarra valley wine region. a spokesperson the tour operator tells cnn it 's received `` a number '', was share actual booking figures. the world may just gotten smaller. also, a little nuts. moore 's role a bride the 2007 movie `` license may help as moves toward the altar. the romantic comedy featured robin williams as `` reverend frank, '' who put moore 's character and her fiance through a `` marriage preparation course before could hitched in his church. her first success 1999, `` so real, '' went the help her top 10 single `` candy. '' would you travel for just a weekend? let us. the condition, one a group disorders known collectively causes inflammation scarring. professor luca richeldi says the uk sitting a lung disease time bomb -lrb- file picture -rrb-. while conducting a recent report, mr buckingham 's charity discovered a legal loophole allowing for 20kg shark fin brought if for just one kilogram shark fin can fetch up # 180 through wholesale markets. he said as many one five chinese restaurants could offering the dish, many disguised ` fish fin soup did put but offered mandarin speaking patrons it leaves sufferers a life expectancy. it estimated ipf affects over 60 the uk, mainly men former smokers can anyone and its cause the disease often goes until the onset - such coughing. as, intervention with the only available treatment, the anti-fibrotic drug esbriet, can only slow progression professor richeldi said : ` nationally suffering ipf and other interstitial lung diseases by thousands, but the cause often ` as a result, the majority patients diagnosed late when cut extremely. ' more than a quarter -- 28 -. of patients being southampton general 's respiratory. centre have some form interstitial lung disease, with four to new. cases presenting every week. professor. richeldi said the numbers demonstrated there an ` urgent need '. develop a quick and simple way of diagnosing early ipf. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - the lung condition professor richeldi is concerned most men former smokers but affect anyone. as, he relaunched a study he italy to discover electronic stethoscopes - usually listen detect early signs. he said : ` in particular at treatments to slow disease progression, we urgently develop a quick, cheap and simple tool increase early ` we believe using electronic stethoscopes identify distinctive sounds, which already similar ripped velcro could alert clinicians people developing the early stages ` they could then sent for chest high-resolution ct scan confirm, ideally before become and give us start an appropriate close monitoring programme and intervene has taken. 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-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- for those with too much money but not enough time or common sense -- here 's the perfect travel solution . a weekend trip to the other side of the planet . a uk-based tour operator has begun offering whistle-stop sightseeing excursions from london to australia that depart friday afternoon and return `` just in time for work '' on tuesday morning . austravel -- a specialist in down under destinations -- says the 33,800-kilometer -lrb- 21,000 mile -rrb- , 46-hour round trip is ideal for anyone trying to maximize vacation time . one in five chinese restaurants are believed to be serving shark fin soup exploiting a legal loophole allowing people to bring the meat to this country if it is for personal consumption , a charity claims . the loophole came to light after trading standards officers raided restaurant the royal china club , on baker street in central london , and confiscated illegally imported fins . charity bite-back , which campaigns to protect sharks , reported the eatery after jason chan , its marketing manager , boasted that it sold the soup and another dish made with ground shark teeth . scroll down for video . the revelations come after the royal china club , a restaurant in central london , was raided by inspectors after boasting of selling shark fin soup and another dish made from ground shark teeth . tickets starting at $ 1,840 include airfare , two hotel nights and rental car for three days . you 'll need the car because as well as the time spent cooped up in a jet , there 's a 12-hour drive from sydney to melbourne to make the return flight . austravel 's naomi moreno-melgar concedes traveling to australia for a weekend is `` extreme '' but insists it 's `` do-able . '' `` a trip to the land down under does not need take up all of your holiday allowance , but with four time zones , three million square miles and 22 million people , it would be nice , '' she says . forget about sleep . by . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- mandy moore is getting a license to wed rocker ryan adams . mandy moore has been with ryan adams for about a year . moore 's publicist confirmed thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry adams , 34 , who is known for producing rock music with a country influence . emma innes . a leading respiratory expert has warned that the uk is sitting on a lung disease ` time bomb ' . professor luca richeldi , a consultant in respiratory medicine at southampton general hospital , said idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -lrb- ipf -rrb- , which is responsible for 5,000 deaths annually , is increasing at a rate of 5,000 new cases a year . spokeswoman tracy bufferd gave no details about wedding plans . rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that moore and adams were dating as paparazzi photos for a recent report , mr buckingham 's charity discovered a legal loophole allowing for 20kg of shark fin to be brought into this country if it is for personal consumption . just one kilogram of shark fin can fetch up to # 180 through wholesale markets . he said as many as one in five chinese restaurants could be offering the dish , but many disguised it as ` fish fin soup ' or did not put it on the menu , but offered it to mandarin speaking patrons . it leaves sufferers with a life expectancy of three to five years . it is estimated that ipf affects around 15,000 people over 60 in the uk , mainly men and former smokers , but can affect anyone and its cause is unknown . the disease often goes undiagnosed until the onset of symptoms - such as shortness of breath and coughing . as a result , intervention with the only available treatment , the anti-fibrotic drug esbriet , can only slow down progression of the disease . professor richeldi said : ` nationally , the number of people suffering from ipf and other interstitial lung diseases is increasing by thousands every year , but the cause is often unknown . ` as a result , the majority of patients are diagnosed late when their life expectancy has been cut extremely short . ' more than a quarter -- 28 per cent - . of patients being treated at southampton general hospital 's respiratory .
 The article discusses how people with too much money are taking advantage of travel restrictions to explore exclusive destinations. A UK-based tour operator is offering a £15,000-per-person trip to Antarctica, while another company is providing a £12,000-per-person trip to the Galapagos Islands. These trips cater to individuals who have the means to indulge in luxury travel experiences. The article also mentions that some travelers are opting for private jet flights and bespoke itineraries to avoid crowded tourist spots. Additionally, there is a growing trend towards sustainable tourism, with travelers seeking out eco-friendly accommodations and activities that support local communities.