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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha

September 27, 2003

Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter — get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet — create and print a

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Meeting News from New York

September 27, 2003

Stop press, the NY October meeting has been cancelled. For details of forthcoming meetings email newyork@globetrotters.co.uk or register for email updates, click here at our website. New York meetings are

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Being Careful: Bolivia Blockades

September 27, 2003

According to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Bolivia is undergoing a period of social unrest. Since the start of the year there have been a number of fatalities. Roads

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Mutual Aid

September 27, 2003

Need help? Then write in with your question, and we’ll try and help. Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with

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Meeting News from Ontario

September 27, 2003

For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,

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Free London Museums: Royal Air Force Museum

September 27, 2003

If you are into airplanes, then this is the place for you: Britain's National Museum of aviation features over 70 full-sized aircraft including a unique collection of British, German and

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Have you got a tale to tell?

September 27, 2003

If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel

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Meeting News from Texas

September 27, 2003

Globetrotters meeting on October 11th at 2pm If you like independent, adventuresome, fun, daring, exciting, “off the beaten path” travel, this club is for you. Our meeting begins at 2

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Anglo- Paraguayan Friendship Society

September 27, 2003

Globetrotters Tony wrote in to tell us about the Anglo-Paraguayan Friendship Society he belongs to. He says that they hold some very enjoyable social events throughout the year. If anyone

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Travel Quiz

September 27, 2003

Win a Frommer’s guidebook on Spain 2003. See www.frommers.com for info on Frommer’s guidebooks. Some people have said the quiz is difficult, we say do some research; try google.com or

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Boycott Lonely Planet

September 27, 2003

The Burma Campaign UK is calling for a boycott of all Lonely Planet (LP) publications until Lonely Planet withdraws its Burma guide from the market. The Burma Campaign say that

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Tourists Kidnapped in Colombia

September 27, 2003

Police in Colombia say that eight foreign tourists have been kidnapped as they hiked near the Caribbean coast where a so-called Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) sits in the jungle built

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Padmassana visits Berlin

September 27, 2003

Continuing our recent theme on visiting Germany, we had the Beetle’s report on Munich, and now Padmassana has sent us this trip report from his recent visit to Berlin. This

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Bangkok’s Homeless Removed

September 27, 2003

The Thai authorities have announced their intention to clear Bangkok’s streets of thousands of homeless people ahead of a meeting of world leaders next month. Where will they go? The

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Busiest Airports

September 27, 2003

Number one passenger airport of 2002 is: Atlanta Hartsfield! Atlanta retained its title as the world's busiest passenger airport last year as passenger numbers rose to 76.9 million, an increase

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Sahara Photo Exhibition London

September 27, 2003

Globetrotters Marion Bull is having a photo exhibition at the Horniman Centre in south London, opening 4th October. The free exhibition depicts the dramatic landscape in and around the plateau

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Volunteer Programme: Ghana

September 27, 2003

Save the Earth Network is a Ghana based organization, founded in 1998 and dedicated to promoting sustainable development, agro-forestry, environmental conservation, international solidarity through voluntary work and cultural immersion in

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Discount Staying in Jaipur,India

September 27, 2003

Any Globetrotters reading this e-newsletter is entitled to a 20% discount staying at the Jaipur Inn, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. To claim your discount, contact: jaipurin@sancharnet.in

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Dengue Fever Part 2 by Ingrid Styles

September 27, 2003

In Part 1 of Ingrid’s tale, she discovered that she had Dengue Fever. In Part 2, we hear about how she was treated and what happened next. We entered the

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TrekAmerica Discount

September 27, 2003

TrekAmerica has offered Globetrotters readers of this e-newsletter a 10% Discount on all of their tours. TrekAmerica offers a range of over 60 adventure camping, lodging and walking tours in

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