Category: archive
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Write in (2)…Comments from readers
Previously my predecessor The Beetle requested readers help with naming her cheese, as produced on her farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Here are a couple of replies that might help…
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Write in (2)
Hello, Trailblazer is about to publish The Silk Roads: a route and planning guide 3rd edition. It’s a practical travel guide to the Silk Roads, the greatest trade route of…
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Write in (exhibition at Grosvenor Museum)
Hi Everyone, There will be an exhibition in the Grosvenor Museum at beginning of next year and the organisers would like you travellers to be involved, so have a read…
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News in the world of travel (1)
BP oil spill – the reality. TravelMole US Editor David Wilkening explains how misconceptions are causing further damage to tourism in the Gulf Coast. “Damage forecasts soon after the BP…
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News in the world of travel (2)
News in the world of travel US to start charging for tourist entry European travellers to the US will have to pay an extra $14 from next month for electronic…
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Write for the eNewsletter
If you enjoy writing & travelling, why not write for the free Globetrotters eNewsletter ! The Ant would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints…
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Write in (1)…A Step back in time by Doreen Tayler part 2
Member and Globetrotters Club travel award winner in 2009, Doreen Tayler recounts the second half of her journey of a lifetime…to follow in the footsteps of Kim, Rudyard Kipling’s most…
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The Maldives Background and Update
Scientists believe that Maldive Islands were first settled by Aryan immigrants who are thought to have colonised Sri Lanka at the same time, (around 500 BC). Further migration from South…
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Australian Spiders
We’ve all heard horror stories about the deadly Australian funnel-web spiders. A new report in the Lancet shows that deaths from spider bites are extremely rare. Only 26 deaths from…
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Mutual Aid
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…