Author: The Beetle
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Bangkok's New Airport
After years of allegations of corruption, political interference and cost overruns, a new international airport is due to finally open in Bangkok in September 2006. The new Suvarnabhumi Airport is
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Desert Storm in Beijing
Going to Beijing? Poor farming practices and drought in the expanding desert, which now covers a third of China are believed to be the causes for Beijing's eight sand storm
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Crocs in NT, Oz
An eight-year-old girl is feared dead in the Northern Territory, in northern Australia after being attacked by a saltwater crocodile. Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles, and can be
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Somali Pirates
Going on a cruise around Africa? Maybe just check you are not going too close to Somalia. The Somali coast is considered to be the world's most dangerous waters. The
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Space Tourism
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has signed up more than 150 prospective space tourists, including Dallas star Victoria Principal and Alien actress Sigourney Weaver who have already signed up
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Suu Kyi to Remain under House Arrest
Burma's military rulers have extended the detention under house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ms Suu Kyi has spent 10 of the last 16 years under house
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Beer Battles
If you've been to Tanzania or Kenya, the chances are you might have drunk or at least seen two famous beer brands that sell millions: Serengeti and Kilimanjaro. Serengeti is
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Bird Flu Update
Globally, more than 130 people have died of bird flu since late 2003. Most of the deaths have been in East Asia, but the virus has also spread to Europe,
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Don't Blow Your House Up
A New York doctor suspected of blowing up his own $6.4m Upper East Side house to prevent his ex-wife benefiting from its sale after their divorce has died from his
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Coca Growing Increases in Columbia
The government of the United States is reported to have spent $4bn fighting Colombia's cocaine trade since 2000. It has been doing this by spraying fields of coca with chemicals,
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Fave Website
Spotted by Mac: Here is a web site www.economist.com/cities to get travel information, local time, weather, insider tips, useful words & phrases, currency conversion etc etc about such world cities
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World Airport News August 2006
A Japanese man last week recovered about $42,000 in cash that his wife had mistakenly thrown out with the rubbish/trash. He had been hiding the money in a trash container,
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter – get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet – create and print a
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Thailand most dangerous holiday destination for the British
British insurer, Norwich Union have just compiled a study based on more than 60,000 claims made with the insurance company, during 2005. The research indicates that visitors heading to the
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Mutual Aid
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the
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Web Browsers
Which web browser do you use? Amnesty International is urging UK users of Yahoo, Microsoft and Google to e-mail the companies asking them to change the way they operate in
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Mao Zedong Statue in Tibet
In 1950 Mao Zedong ordered the Chinese takeover of Tibet resulting in communist troops marching into and occupying Tibet to enforce its claim on the tiny country. Since 1979 there
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Have you got a tale to tell?
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel
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Ugly Koreans
“Ugly Koreans” is a media-coined term referring to people caught buying sex or committing crimes overseas. Officials in South Korea recently proposed a foreign travel ban for citizens who have
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Pig Olympics
You heard it here. The third annual “Pig Olympics” have been held in Russia. 12 piglets from seven countries took part in the games, which included pig-racing, a short run