Tag: January 2004

Find out what happened at previous meetings in London and about future events Saturday 6th December 2003 London meeting Our first speaker was Paul Goldstein whose talk was entitled “Africa:

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Mac’s been reviewing travel websites again and here are some of the better travel tips he’s gleaned and would like to pass on to us: Water or sports drinks plastic

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From women who work at re-opened museums to hunky gym rats who worship Arnold Schwarzenegger, Afghanistan has changed in the 2 years since the ouster of the Taliban. A lot

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Iris and her group arrive in Salvador in Brazil. What can I say about Salvador? I loved the place. It wasn’t so when I first arrived because we got there

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Venue: – please note the change: Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade (SouthEast corner of The Esplanade & Church) – 2 block east of the Union station. Public parking garage

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U. S. Soldiers Home, Washington: during a century of travel (well 78 years!) both in and out of service I have travelled to over 150 countries (I count both North

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Once again, we were honoured to have Norman Ford, founder of the Globetrotters Club, on hand presenting a slide show of his September 2003 Nordic adventure with us entitled: Around

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Derek, a retired UK diplomat, contacted the Beetle to say that all too often the controversy over whether or not to visit Burma tends to overlook the very important issue

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‘Mwenge’ is the Kiswahili word for torch but it also represents a major national event in Tanzania, which is also known in English as the National Torch Run. If you

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What is it: Lassa fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa. It is highly contagious and occurs mainly in the dry season in West Africa, particularly

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Judy from the US write in to tell the Beetle about her recent visit to Siem Reap. This is what she says: My husband and I were in Siem Reap

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The latter part of the flight over was terrific, with snow on the Gran Sasso first and then, towards the end, there was the fabulous spectacle of the Aeolian Islands

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Can you spare 2 weeks + ? Would you like a workingholiday in a fantastic place? We are currently looking for volunteer medical staff forour clinic in India. Agricultural Work

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Sally is British and has lived in the UK all her life. International travel as part of her work took her to many countries, including Portugal. She fell in love

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Mission Antarctica set up by Robert Swan after walking to both South & North Pole. Antarctica is a truly unique place, but not as white and pristine as you would

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The World’s Newest Countries Country (Independence Date) East Timor (May 20, 2002) Palau (October 1, 1994) Czech (Republic January 1, 1993) Eritrea (May 24, 1993) Slovakia (January 1, 1993) Yugoslavia

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It’s been called Europe’s hottest capital. Slick advertising campaigns have championed the city’s famed nightlife. But there is more to Reykjavik than pubs and clubs. Reykjavik held the prestigious title

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LAB is running a working and Volunteering in Latin America workshop in London on Saturday 21st February from 10.30am to 5.30pm. From coffee brigades and tree planting to literacy teaching

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Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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This is an extract from a great website that gives visitors to Peru lots of invaluable information about Peru, how to get around, visas, museums etc. It is a not

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