Category: archive
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Our Friends Ryanair
Not sure what to buy your loved ones next Christmas? Why not buy a Ryanair cartoon? This one, see: shows a picture of a man booking a budget flight. The…
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Travel to the USA
Globetrotter Tracey asked the Beetle to pass on the following information about the change in visa/passport for travel to the USA. She says: “I’m sure most Globies will know this…
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Guide Books
Recently, the Beetle was asked about Guidebooks – what is out there and can she make any recommendations? Below is a commentary on a selection of some of the guidebooks…
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Unchartered territory around Lake Hashinge, Ethiopia By Sam McManus
The only lake of any size in the northern province of Tigray, Lake Hashinge feels like the Como of Ethiopia. It joins two large areas of lush flatland to the…
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Meet the Members – A life of travel
My first long-distance travel experience was accepting a one-year studentship to work at Guanajuato University Library in Mexico in the mid-1980s. I extended my time in Mexico for another year…
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Konnichiwa from Kitaro
Comic book capers arriving in Sakaiminato on the Eastern DreamBy Pete Martin It’s weird to be in Japan. It’s my first time and I really do feel like I’m on…
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Don’t Cry For Me Argentina By Paul Gillingham
‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ was resonating from loudspeakers throughout the Sunday market in the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires, sounding even more wonderfully romantic sung in Spanish as…
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Other travel clubs
Other travel clubs that might have a similar ethos to Globetrotters 🙂 www.bootsnall.com – online travel guide, trip planning resource, and network for the independent traveller Women Traveling Together – membership organization specializing…
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Write in (3) …Is there a definitive list of worldwide travel clubs ?, as asked by The Ant
Putting together this eNewsletter, I wanted to explore travel clubs around the world, that like Globetrotters promoted independent travel for independent travellers. And so far I have to admit I’m…
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Write in (3) …Is there a definitive list of worldwide travel clubs?, as asked by The Ant
Update – December 2011 Since raising the subject, I’ve received a few emails noting a few more worthwhile clubs thank you very much & feel free to keep adding to…