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Paris to the Med Link
A new bridge over the River Tarn in France’s Massif Central mountains has just been finished. The bridge which completes a new motorway link that connects Paris and the Mediterranean…
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Murder and Horses by Daniel Wallace
I arrived in the Guatemalan mountain town of Todosantos Chuchumantan hoping to improve my Spanish. Some hours after my first lesson, my teacher’s brother was shot dead by a local…
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Being Careful: Zambia
This advice is from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Zambia. Violent and armed robberies and vehicle hijackings are increasing. Lusaka, the Copperbelt towns and other tourist centres are…
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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…