Category: archive
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Learning Spanish in Ecuador
I am in New York and I opened Adelante Spanish School (http://spanishamerica.com) with my Partner, Monica Guerra, who manages day-to-day affairs in Quito. For free help in planning a Ecuador
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Storm Chasing
Believe it or not, storm chasing has become something of a hobby. So when the weather is bad, throw away that jigsaw, that book, that piece of embroidery or the
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Sunrise and a ray of hope by Andy Brouwer
It was 8.30am and I was waiting for Rosanna White in the early morning sunshine, sheltered in the shade of a palm tree in front of the Independence Monument. Rosanna
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San Ramón in Costa Rica by Helene
Costa Rica, a tiny country that forms part of the land bridge between North and South America, is almost too good to believe. It has more species of mammals and
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World Facts: the US and the UK
The planet has 6.157 billion people, of whom, 4.5% are in the US, and 1% in the UK. 30% of the world’s population is less than 15 years old, but
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Ryanair Pilot Recruitment Blunder
Spotted by our eagle-eyed Webmaster: The only way a pilot can apply for a job at Ryanair is via the internet. The recruitment data contains credit card information because Ryanair
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Wishing all our readers a Happy Christmas!
Happy Holidays! Meeting News Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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First Impressions of Mikindani by Richard Densham
Richard was a volunteer working in Mikindani, Tanzania for a charity, Trade aid. My first impressions of Mikindani were what an improvement it was on my initial reaction to Dar-es-Salaam,
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Meeting News from London.
Globetrotters meeting Saturday 2nd November 2002 By Padmassana Our first talk was from James Greenwood and was entitled Globetrot on Horseback. James’ round the world journey took him ten years
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Laos by Mike Dodd
Mike is the winner of the Globetrotter Club £1,000 legacy available to members under 30 years of age for the best independent travel plan. Our £1000 travel prize is available
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Meeting News from New York.
There was no November New York meeting, but Laurie plans a December meeting on 7th December. Details will be sent out to all those on the mailing list. However, Laurie