Category: newsletter
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Non-stop Bangkok flight
Thai Airways, Thailand's national carrier, has announced that it will fly non stop from Bangkok to Los Angeles as of Dec. 1. The flight used to stop in Osaka, Japan…
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Greg McKenzie's Motorbike Travels On Ruta 40 in Argentina
Trip duration: 56 days Trip miles to date: 5,632 Miles since last update: 472 Having completed over 5,600 miles in the previous 5 weeks, these past two weeks have been…
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Been In Prison Overseas?
Philip recently contacted us to say that he is an English producer currently putting together a film about British citizens who are or have been imprisoned abroad. Perhaps, you remember…
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Airline of the Year 2005
Skytrax have conducted the world's “largest” passenger survey, was conducted over an 11 month period (June 2004 – May 2005) to find the world's Airline of the Year. The results…
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Plymouth – Banjul Rally
You may have heard of the Paris – Dakar car rally, well, here's a slightly different take on the idea of driving a car across deserts and getting lost, but…
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
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 travel reminiscences. Scotland. Inch is…
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HK Airport Best 2005
Hong Kong International Airport is named Best Airport worldwide in 2005 passenger survey. For the 5th consecutive year, passengers have rated Hong Kong International Airport as the world's Best Airport.…
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Get In Print
Europe From a Backpack travel book series are now accepting submissions for Italy From a Backpack and Spain From a Backpack. They are looking for first-person must-tell stories. If you…
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London Palaces: Hampton Court
The Hampton Court Estate dates back to before the 15th Century. The estate was originally formed by merging of the manors of Hampton Richard and Hampton Mappenor. It was granted…
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9 Yr Old Boy Swims From Alcatraz
A 9-year-old boy, wanting to help Hurricane Katrina victims, swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco, raising $30,000 in donations in the process. Fourth-grader Johnny Wilson made the mile-and-a-half swim in…