Author: The Beetle
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Discounts to Globetrotter Members
Watch this space! We have a small but highly dedicated team investigating obtaining discounts for members of the Globetrotters Club. We’ll keep you up dated as deals are signed!
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Ontario:
Meetings are held onthe third Friday of January, March, May, September and November.Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street indowntown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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Best Beach in the World
Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks between your toes. To get there,…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade suggests reconsidering travel plans to the following places: civil unrest and violence in Indonesia and Fiji, Brazil (violent street crime), Uganda (violence…
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Chocolate Corner…Paris
Maeve recommends Angelina's which can be found opposite Le Louvre for the most fabulous molten chocolate!! It comes in a jug complete with jugs of cream and milk to mix…
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Do you have a brain the size of the planet? Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show
Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show Does your knowledge span the globe? If you fancy yourself as a modern-day Marco Polo, and have the geographical, cultural and…
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Stop Press: £1,000 Travel Award
Under 24? 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…
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Fave Websites of the Month
Ever wondered where pastry chefs for the QE2 are recruited? Have a look at:http://www.hcareers.com/ This site shows jobs in the travel, tourism and leisure sector. A late recommendation iswww.ktc.com/~blodwen which…
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Travel Tips
Frank from Alabama says that he uses Velcro on his trouser pockets. He also carries a wallet in his back pocket. It contains two dollars, that is two one dollar…
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London:
Jason Lewis, spoke about his human powered journey to circumnavigate the globe, starting by pedalling across the Atlantic from the UK to Florida, in a specially designed boat, then across…
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New York:
April's meeting was cancelled due to Passover and Easter. Next, on May 5th, we have Bob Fisher. He is a contributing Editor to both Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online and…
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You want to visit?..Sri Lanka
You need to allow yourself at least two weeks to do this whistle stop tour! Arrive into Colombo and take a bus north east to Kandy a 100km so not…
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Did You Know World Heritage Listed Sites for the UK
In London: Westminster Palace and Abbey and St Margaret's Church, Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich. Near London : Stonehenge and Avebury, Blenheim Palace, Bath, Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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London
London: Kate Clow an experienced tour leader who specialises in developing and conducting long distance walks talked to us about the Lycian Way in Turkey. The walk is almost 500…
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New York
New York:Bob Sacha talked about his work as a photographer for National Geographic magazine — don’t you just hate people with jobs like that! And Alejandra Gurtman, Medical Director, and…
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Ontario:
Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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You want to visit?…Peru?
Arrive in Lima, spend at least 2 nights there and visit the cathedral, the museum of the Inquisition, buy bus ticket to Pisco. Visit Paracas national Park, take the bus…
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Coffee Corner..London
Paul Webmaster Roberts recommends Cafe Valerie, Regents Street Branch, good coffee and cakes and its not Starbucks. Want to tell us about your favorite coffee corner or watering hole? Then…