Category: newsletter
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Travel Foundation Charity
Holidaymakers are supporting the Travel Foundation, a new charity that is trying to help manage the travel industry more sustainably. Since the charity’s launch in November 2003, more than three-quarters…
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PNG Part 2
The Beetle visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) last Christmas and here is an account of Port Moresby. Getting to PNG the first time was not straightforward, although I have since…
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Spelling Error Raises Eyebrows
Spotted by Bretislav in the Czech Republic, this is from the Canadian National Post: “A spelling error on several hundred government envelopes mailed from Nunavut’s capital last week added an…
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Bilharziasis, Snail fever, Schistosomiasis
What is it:Schistosomiasis, also called bilharzia (bill-HAR-zi-a), is a disease caused by parasitic worms. They currently infect over 200m people each year, and the number of people infected increases. Where…
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Busking All Over The World
29 year old Nigel Ashcroft, a musician from Wales is setting off on a trip trying to busk his way around the world in 80 days. He plans to tour…
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Traveller’s Thrombosis
A recent New Zealand study of almost 900 passengers has shown that up to one in 100 long-haul fliers could develop blood clots, and wearing compression stockings, taking aspirin and…
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Cycle Sri Lanka
Your chance to see Sri Lanka, get fit and help raise money for disadvantaged children. Cycle Sri Lanka 2003 was a great success, raising over £80,000 for ICT and all…
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Boston, US to the Azores
Azores Express has announced expanded Spring and Summer service from Boston Logan Airport to Portugal beginning in June 2004. Azores Express will offer direct flights to São Miguel, the main…
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Traveller’s Diseases: Cholera
What is it: cholera is an acute, diarrhoea illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae via contaminated drink or shellfish. Transmission happens through contaminated water…