Category: archive
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Thanks to Globetrotters
I want to thank all the members who helped me in my research for a novel I was writing set on the liner Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s. ‘ Cherry…
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Sicily: Palermo, Part 2 by David Cross
All long-distance buses seem to have termini fairly near the Central Station [trains]. Outside this there is a massive square where most local buses start and from the other side…
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Great Lakes Ferry
A new high-speed, high-tech ferry has just started a crossing Lake Michigan, from Milwaukee to Muskegon, a 76 nautical miles journey in about two and a half hours. The ferry…
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Travel Quiz: Peru
The winner of last month’s Moon’s Guidebook on the Four Corners is: Paul Roberts. Congratulations! This month, win a Rough Guide on Peru. See www.roughguides.com for info. 1. The Incas…
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Flag Quiz
Which countries are represented by these flags? For the answers, see at the end of the eNews. 1 2 3 4 5
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Channel Tunnel Offer
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is cutting prices in its latest bid to compete with high speed ferry operators. The latest offer is £100 return tickets for a car and passengers…
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Answers to: So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
The capitals are: Tonga: Nuku’Alofa Albania: Tirane Latvia: Riga Argentina: Buenos Aires Ireland: Dublin 0 out of 5 – you need to get out more! 1-3 – not bad 4…
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Three Blokes in a Boat or All At Sea in Norway by Tony Annis
The ringing of metal hitting metal in the early evening sunshine rang across the stillness of the Fiord as we moored for the first night on our Norwegian sailing trip.…
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New FCO Travel Warnings
The Foreign Office says it will in future be more selective about issuing travel advice on the risk of terrorism. From now on, people will be warned against travelling only…
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Return to Mikindani by Richard Cameron
It has been nearly four years since I was last in Mikindani, Southern Tanzania, and six years since my initial involvement with Trade Aid, so to be able to return…