Year: 2006
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Resend
Well it appears despite testing that the eNewsletter mailing didn’t send the newsletter out, I’ll be resending it, if you receive it twice, our apologies. As always, this months edition…
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
Reviews and news about our meetings in London. September London Meeting Our first speaker of the new season was Mark Stratton, who showed us the Plymouth-Dakar rally. [link] This is…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: <a 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,…
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Apologies for the Absence of Globetrotters E-Newsletter
The Beetle would like to apologise profusely for the absence of the Globetrotter e-newsletter. Excuses range from being trapped in a snowy Antarctica station, captured by Grand Master Slave Beetles,…
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The Pacific Rim by Ron Kirstein
Terrific Tofino: the Esowista Peninsula is perched in the edge of the North America Continent. Next stop Japan! At the north end of the Peninsula is the town of Tofino,…
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Survey Corner: Conde Nast's Favourite Destination List
Conde Nast Traveler ran its 18th annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Nearly 28,000 travellers voted and many familiar favourites still top the list. Singapore Airlines is again the 2005 #1 International…
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Careful Fun with Foreign Languages by Ron McCluskey
Early on in our Mexico experience, we still had not learned much Spanish. In fact, when we arrived, our huge Spanish vocabulary consisted of about two words: si and no.…
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Yoga in Bali by Padmasana
Three years or so ago I tried to visit Bali to do practice, but then the first bombings happened and it became impossible to get travel insurance, putting the kybosh…
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The World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders
The World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders Name Position Funds embezzled 1. Mohamed Suharto President of Indonesia (1967-1998) $15-35 billion 2. Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines (1972-1986) 5-10 billion 3.…
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How to Find Good, but Inexpensive Lodging by Carmen Alias
If you are going to go on budget holidays, but you’re well past using Greyhound as a single mean of travelling, finding good, but inexpensive lodging on the course of…
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences: Guam
Mac has not been very well but is still e-mailing strong. Here are some of Mac's post war reminiscences about Guam. But first, here are some pictures paying homage to…
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Our Friends Ryanair
You've heard it before, whether on a bus or a train, you'll soon be able to hear “hi, I'm on the plane” as people shout into their mobile phones; our…