Category: newsletter
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Mac Remembers India
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 about some of…
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Fave Website
London Quiz Fancy testing your knowledge of London’s Cockney rhyming slang, or other facts about London, then try these quizzes.
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Hem Visits Japan in a Whirlwind
As soon as we got the plane in Tokyo we were off to Narita to see the temples. Did some intense travelling for the next three days in Tokyo including…
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Multilingual Debates in South America
Free of charge multilingual debates in the cafes of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina and Uruguay. Thanks for promoting our activities where globetrotters are kindly invited. This is…
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Martin Wright – On the Road Again.
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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So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! What is the capital city of the following countries: Tonga…
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Free and Personal Tours
Many cities run free and personal tours. These are usually run by volunteer friends, and not professional tour guides but are local people who are happy to show visitors the…
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Airline News: July 2004
British low-cost airline easyJet will expand further into central Europe in October, adding new routes to Hungary and Poland. EasyJet said in a statement it planned to fly to Krakow…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,…
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25th Anniversary of Moon Handbooks South Pacific
In June, 1979, Moon Publications of Rutland, Vermont, published the 1st edition of South Pacific Handbook. A quarter century later, Moon Handbooks South Pacific is still the leading travel guide…