Our friend Antonio Macedo phoned and invited us to a special night out in Cruzeiro do Sul in The State of Acre (the back of beyond in Brazil). He wanted…

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Back in January 2004 Martin Wright, one the club’s most sociable regulars at the London Meetings, royally entertained a packed Crown Court with tales of his marathon cycle ride to…

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In a forest. In a bee suit. In the middle of Tanzania. 100 miles away from Mikindani. With Tony Herbert’s reputation. Most contrapuntal by anyone’s standards but after spending five…

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Which countries are represented by these flags? For the answers, see at the end of the eNews. 1 2 3 4 5

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Sally left the UK around two years ago to start a new life in Portugal. She lives in a suburb of Lisbon, close to the sea and is now a…

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What is it: decompression sickness, also called the bends, is related to great changes in environmental pressure. It is caused by nitrogen bubbles forming in the bloodstream and tissues of…

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Avalon Travel Publishing announces the release of the 7th edition of Moon Handbooks Fiji, the original travel guide to the 322-island Fiji archipelago. Since 1985, Moon Handbooks Fiji has been…

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1. The Czech Republic has more Internet Service Providers than any other non-English speaking country. 2. Andorra has no unemployment, which is just as well because they have no broadcast…

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We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of Mac reminiscences including those about…

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This is the first in a series of trip reports sent to the Beetle by Globetrotter Steve who is travelling around South America and Easter Island, the lucky chap! So,…

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Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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Stanley: I recently (September 2004) visited my friends in Veliky Novgorod, Russia and stayed in their flat for about a week. There is a requirement to submit a entrance document…

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6th November 2004 London meeting A bumper attendance for the November London Globetrotter’s meeting, with not a chair, table or bit of floor space left. The audience included Globies from…

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Country Description 1. United States 2,238,480 (1999) 2. South Africa 535,461 (2000) 3. United Kingdom 450,865 (2000) 4. Mexico 255,179 (2000) 5. India 236,313 (1999) 6. Canada 233,517 (2000) 7.…

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New York meetings will resume in January – subject will be TBD. Please contact me (Laurie) if you’re interesting in speaking or know of someone who is! For details of…

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Find the answers 1. Argentina 2. Bosnia- Herzegovina 3. Cook Islands 4. Estonia 5. Honduras

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