Category: Sidebar
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Eurostar to Close Waterloo
You got used to catching the Eurostar from London Waterloo to Paris or Brussels? Well, in 2007, all cross channel trains will no longer use Waterloo station, which was opened…
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More US Security
Air passengers flying to the US may have to board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more rigorous security checks. US Homeland Security undersecretary Asa Hutchinson said…
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Travel Jokes
On landing, the Stewardess said, “Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have.”. There…
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter — get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet — create and print a…
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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: Bahrain…
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Have you got a tale to tell?
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel…
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Travel Quiz: Western Canada
The winner of last month's Moon Guide on the ArcadiaNational Park is Traechsel, congratulations! And the winner of our Peru quiz was Jane Thomas, again, well done! This month, win…
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Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled?
Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Bahrain — Manama Japan — Tokyo Saudi Arabia — Riyadh Somalia — Mogadishu Burundi — Bujumbura 0 out of 5 – you…
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Being Careful: Philippines
As the Beetle was planning a little diving trip to the Philippines, she thought she’d check out the FCO’s travel advice for the area. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office…
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Naked Man at LAX
A 31 year old Canadian man recently tried to buy a one-way ticket on a Qantas flight from LAX to Sydney, but was turned down because he could not supply…