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Mutual Aid

January 27, 2002

Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the

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La Paz, Bolivia December 2001 by Jacqui formerly living in London

January 27, 2002

Hola, mis amigos, here's another instalment of my Peruvian adventure in southern Peru. As I write this I am in La Paz, Bolivia, and the headache I have is directly

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Joke time

January 27, 2002

From Bretislav, in the Czech Republic: A guy is flying to London checking in at the airlines counter with 3 suitcases. He tells the lady there: “I want the first

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Cycling from England to New Zealand by Chris and Malcolm, Kiwis on Bikes!

January 27, 2002

Globetrotting Kiwis, Christine and Malcolm Clark are a little over 18 months and 8,759 miles into their epic cycling journey, from England to New Zealand. Their trip is entirely self-funded

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Monkeys at Agra Fort, India

January 27, 2002

An alert, bought to the attention of the Beetle by Frank, in the US, about a female traveller in India who was bitten by a monkey at Agra Fort. Frank

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Historic Scotland: The Island of Iona

January 27, 2002

Iona, the tiny island off Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, is known as being the island where St. Columba and his 12 disciples landed from Ireland in AD

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Travel Quiz – East & Southern South Africa

January 27, 2002

The winner of last months' Fiji Quiz is Arthur Carmichael from the United States. We have another travel guide to give away this month, called Climbing in New Zealand by

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Pirates foiled by international co-operation!

January 27, 2002

Forget the romantic notion of Captain Hook and Cap'n Kidd – piracy is alive and well in the modern world! Just last week, coastguards in Falmouth, in the south west

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Not to be Seen Dead In?

January 27, 2002

On a more positive note, contrary to popular belief, US citizens are allowed to visit Libya! This is good news as the Beetle is trying to persuade one to join

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Watching the Road in Iran

January 27, 2002

This wonderful snippet about travelling in Iran came from Kevin, near London (not Croydon!) Kevin tells us about the effect some of the girls he was travelling with had on

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Useless Facts: Perfume

January 27, 2002

Perfume comes from the Latin per fumus (through smoke). The smoke of incense, burning woods and spices were the most ancient scents. Some useless facts courtesy of directcosmetics.com When Cleopatra

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Dinner: snake, ants and scorpions … London

January 27, 2002

Ever wondered what scorpions taste like? Or cobra stew? Look no further. You can now try such delicacies at Empire, a new London restaurant where snake, kangaroo, zebra, ants and

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Lost City off Gujarat, India

January 27, 2002

Marine archaeologists in India believe they have found a sunken 'lost city' which pre-dates all previous signs of civilisation by 5,000 years. The site lies at a depth of 36m,

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Meeting News

January 27, 2002

Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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Globetrotter Travel Award

January 27, 2002

Under 24? A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best

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Did you know…the London Eye

December 27, 2001

The London Eye will, on average, turn continuously 6,000 times each year, and the 32 capsules carry up to 15,000 visitors a day.

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London tube facts: the Northern Line, London:

December 27, 2001

Believe it or not, the Northern Line (AKA the Misery Line) is allegedly now the Tube’s top performing line! Formed in the mid 1920s and renamed the Northern Line in

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Gabrielle wants to hear from you! She is a Producer for an American website/independent TV company called CameraPlanet.com CameraPlanet takes viewer video (amateur video from all over the world), edits

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Ramadan

December 27, 2001

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Some places in the Islamic world vie to be the first to see the new moon at the start of the

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Mutual Aid

La Paz, Bolivia December 2001 by Jacqui formerly living in London

Joke time

Cycling from England to New Zealand by Chris and Malcolm, Kiwis on Bikes!

Monkeys at Agra Fort, India

Historic Scotland: The Island of Iona

Travel Quiz – East & Southern South Africa

January 2002 '

Pirates foiled by international co-operation!

Not to be Seen Dead In?

Watching the Road in Iran

Useless Facts: Perfume

Dinner: snake, ants and scorpions … London

Lost City off Gujarat, India

Meeting News

Globetrotter Travel Award

Did you know…the London Eye

London tube facts: the Northern Line, London:

Camera Planet

Ramadan