Category: archive
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Meeting News from Texas
The Texas Branch of the Globetrotters Club will meet Saturday 14th June 2003 at the New Braunfels Public Library – note back to old location. This month’s meeting will feature…
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Travel Quiz
Win a Frommer’s guidebook on Australia 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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Airport Profile: Dallas Fort Worth
The airport is located some 15 miles (24 km) away from Dallas and 18 miles (29 km) away from Fort Worth. There are four terminals: Terminal A is for American/American…
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Being Careful: Terrorist Alerts
Terror alerts are in force around the world; Australia and New Zealand have just warned their nationals to be on their guard in South East Asia: Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the…
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Travel Through The Fascinating Highlands Of Papua New Guinea By Steven Mago
How many places on earth have you been to that offer so many interesting surprises? Papua New Guinea (PNG in short,) situated north of Australia and east of Indonesia on…
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London Museums: Titanic Exhibition, Science Museum
An exhibition of objects recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, including a chunk of the ship itself is on show at the Science Museum in London. Visitors can see…
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The Mälar Valley in the Heart of Sweden by Eva Bardvall
The Mälar Valley in Sweden has some of Europe’s most beautiful scenery, with unspoilt forests, lakes and rivers where you can get away from crowds, traffic and all the other…
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Travel Mad Families Wanted for UK TV Program
Hello, I am making a new primetime UK ITV holiday series and am looking for various families who are passionate about going on a certain type of holiday to take…
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Visit Nicaragua: An Itinerary . 10 days in Nicaragua
Nicaragua was colonised by the Spanish and has the old colonial buildings and cobbled streets to show; it has the oldest cathedral in Central America, and Granada is reputed to…
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Swiss Mystery Park Opens
Science fiction writer Eric von Däniken was the inspiration behind the May 2003 opening of Mystery Park in Interläken, Switzerland. The attraction resembles a giant space station, the centrepiece of…
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All aboard the Santorini – Emily Jackson
The Santorini Ferry or as it is lovingly called Mama Tanzania, is one of those amazing things that can only be found in Tanzania. This boat is an experience in…
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Kuoni To Pull Out of Burma
Swiss based global travel group, Kuoni has announced that it will stop operating in Burma from the end of the 2003. The move is said to be due to recent…
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EasyCruise
We had easyJet (which spawned low cost imitators including Ryanair) and now easyCruise is coming our way in 2004. Not many people know that the low cost pile ‘em high…
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What Counts As A Visit
Johan from Belgium contacted the Beetle to say that he visits The Gambia on a regular basis. He says that it is true that the bumsters have gone – because…
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Iris.s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America: Chile
After staying overnight in San Pedro, in Northern Chile, we were off again, hot footing it down the highway bound for Santiago. But on the way we discovered that Chile…
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Mac.s Jottings: Border Crossings
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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Mutual Aid
Can anyone give Sue some itinerary advice about 3 weeks in Australia in July 2004 and also the Bungle Bungles? Please contact her on : sue.learoyd@btinternet.com Need help? Want a…
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Where do Britons Travel?
According to figures from the UK’s Government’s Office for National Statistics, Spain was the most popular destination for residents of the UK in 2002. British people made 12.6m visits to…
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Cracks Found in Three Gorges Dam
Experts have found 80 hairline cracks in China's Three Gorges Dam, amid reports of poor workmanship on the world's largest water project, expected to take 17 years – completion expected…
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Dubai Favourite Airport
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Dubai as the world's favorite airport in a new passenger survey. This is the second year in succession that it has been rated…