Category: archive
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Request for Help with Food Survey
Holly, originally from Austin, Texas but now living in Newfoundland is hoping that readers of the e-newsletter may be able to help her research for her doctoral thesis. Her thesis…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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The Seychelles in a Nutshell
The Seychelles are in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles away from the African coast and the island of Mauritius. The capital is Victoria on the largest island of Mahe (17…
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Giant Grouper – Barrier Reef
A recent report from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia: a Swedish diver had a narrow escape after a giant grouper attempted to swallow his head on New Year's Eve.…
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Joke time
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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Monkeys at Agra Fort, India
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
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
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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Meeting News
Meeting news from our branches around the world.