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The Globetrotters Club

The travel club for independent travellers.

Year: 2006

  • Indian Man Lives in a Tree

    After a series of quarrels with his wife, an Indian man left his home to live in a tree and has been there for the past 15 years. Kapila Pradhan,…

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  • Speak Chinese in Africa

    Speak Chinese and travelling to Africa? You may get a chance to try it out. Zimbabwe’s government hopes to see Mandarin Chinese taught in universities as the school year starts…

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  • Dead Duck

    A sparrow shot dead after flying into the middle of a Dutch world record attempt, knocking over 23,000 dominoes with a little flap of its wing is to be given…

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  • Fave Website

    Sent in by Francesca: ever fancied climbing Everest? Now there is a company that trains and supports amateurs. Check out about climbing Everest: http://www. everest2006. co. uk/

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  • Being a Male Passenger

    Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways confirmed have barred men from sitting next to unaccompanied children on flights. The policy came to light after a man seated next to a…

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  • HK Low Cost Long Haul Carrier

    Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a new start up company aims to be a low cost carrier but operate long haul routes. They plan to make their maiden flight from Hong…

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  • Malaysian Big Foot

    The government of the Malaysian state of Johor says it is to organise an attempt to track down a legendary ape man said to roam its jungles. There have been…

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  • Don't Stowaway!

    If you are found to be a stowaway on a ship, the ship owners are obliged by law to bear the costs to send you home. Unfortunately for seven Tanzanian…

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  • Airline Passenger Dropped Off

    In December 2005, a drunken male passenger on a flight from northern England to the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was dropped off at a small island off the African…

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  • Oz Shark Attack

    A Brisbane woman has been killed in a shark attack at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane. She was swimming about 15m (49ft) offshore when she was attacked in…

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  • Globetrotters Travel Award

    A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent…

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  • Being Careful: Eritrea

    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all but essential travel to Eritrea. We advise against all travel to the border areas with Ethiopia and Sudan. In recent weeks,…

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  • Our Friends Ryanair

    Ryanair will soon make passengers who wish to travel with bags that weigh over 10kg (the weight limit for bags permitted as hand luggage) pay £5 per piece of checked…

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  • Mac's Travel Reminiscences

    Mac has not been very well, but is still e-mailing strong. Here’s an account of a trip he made to South Africa some time ago. In South Africa I had…

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  • Survey Corner: Top Hotel in the World

    Institutional Investor magazine’s recently ran its 25th annual survey of its wealthy readers. The St. Regis Hotel in New York was ranked first among the world’s top hotels by Institutional…

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  • Glasgow: Scotland With Style by Charlie Taylor

    Last year, in 2005, readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine – the bible of the travel industry – have recently voted Glasgow as second only to London as a UK…

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  • The Beetle Struggles with Australian Customs

    My arrival into Sydney at 5. 30am on a June Sunday morning did not bode well as a sign of enjoying my week long stay in Australia. After waiting patiently…

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  • Eritrean Steam Trains Run Again by Capt. Theo Trutter

    When based in Asmara , Eritrea and off-duty , I was determined to research as much of the history of the country. One of the fascinating facets is readily available…

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  • London 60th anniversary meeting

    Saturday December 3 saw the Globetrotters Club celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding, shortly after the end of the Second World War. In order to mark the occasion a…

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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…

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