Category: archive
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Taj Mahal to open at Night
The World Heritage Taj Mahal, built in the 1600's by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a shrine for his wife, is to open on moonlit evenings for the first…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Country Statistics: assaults per capita
Mike from the US wrote in to the Beetle to say that our e-newsletter is always welcome and interesting, but that our recent “Country Statistics – Crime: Assaults Top 10…
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Fave Websites
Recommended by Globetrotter Steve, a great web site that helps travellers with how to pack, pre trip preparations, where to go, pictures, recommended guide books – all sorts, a great…
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana December 2004
Our original speaker Matthew Leaming unfortunately had to drop out at very short notice, so Dick Curtis filled the gap with an interesting talk on a trip he made to…
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Answer to Flag Quiz
How did you do in our Flag Quiz Austria Bangladesh Chile Egypt Haiti
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FAST Changi Check In
Singapore's Changi Airport has introduced immigration kiosks that read fingerprints and facial features and double as automated check-in counters, in a bid to cut flight check-in times. The project, known…
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Meeting News from New York
New York meetings will resume in February – 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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Our Friends Ryanair
Not sure what to buy your loved ones next Christmas? Why not buy a Ryanair cartoon? This one, see: shows a picture of a man booking a budget flight. The…
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Plague of Locusts
Experts estimate that 100 million locusts swarmed over the Canary Islands in November. The locusts, nicknamed 'sky prawns' have invaded Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, the worst incidence in over 50 years.…