Author: The Beetle
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A Traveller's Tip
A tip from Mac’s friend, world traveller Stanley Sagara who travels around the world giving used glasses to the poor of the world (his next trip is to Ethiopia) gave…
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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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Fat Flyers
A belated entry to the e-newsletter; this was passed to me by Padmassana whilst the Beetle was working away in SE Asia. Padmassana heard on the radio that a Thomsonfly…
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Being a Male Passenger
Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways confirmed have barred men from sitting next to unaccompanied children on flights. The policy came to light after a man seated next to a…
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Airline Passenger Dropped Off
In December 2005, a drunken male passenger on a flight from northern England to the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was dropped off at a small island off the African…
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Doing Your Own Thing
A recent report in “Holiday Which?”, published by the British Consumers’ Association, found that the number of people who take “independent holidays” has now overtaken those booking the traditional package,…
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More US Airport Searches
According to the Transportation Security Administration Air travellers in the United States will soon be allowed to carry small scissors and tools on planes, but will face more random security…
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HK Low Cost Long Haul Carrier
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a new start up company aims to be a low cost carrier but operate long haul routes. They plan to make their maiden flight from Hong…
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
Mac has not been very well, but is still e-mailing strong. Here’s an account of a trip he made to South Africa some time ago. In South Africa I had…
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Kew Palace To Open
Kew Palace in south-west London once a royal palace that was once home to “mad” King George III is to open to the public after being shut for 10 years.…
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Our Friends Ryanair
Ryanair will soon make passengers who wish to travel with bags that weigh over 10kg (the weight limit for bags permitted as hand luggage) pay £5 per piece of checked…
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China as World's Destination
Bear in mind, before you read this, that this news is reported by the China Travel Service. “China is the main engine driving Asia-Pacific travel; and by 2020, China is…
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Don't Stowaway!
If you are found to be a stowaway on a ship, the ship owners are obliged by law to bear the costs to send you home. Unfortunately for seven Tanzanian…
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Dead Duck
A sparrow shot dead after flying into the middle of a Dutch world record attempt, knocking over 23,000 dominoes with a little flap of its wing is to be given…
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Being Careful: Eritrea
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all but essential travel to Eritrea. We advise against all travel to the border areas with Ethiopia and Sudan. In recent weeks,…
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Speak Chinese in Africa
Speak Chinese and travelling to Africa? You may get a chance to try it out. Zimbabwe’s government hopes to see Mandarin Chinese taught in universities as the school year starts…
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Fave Website
Sent in by Francesca: ever fancied climbing Everest? Now there is a company that trains and supports amateurs. Check out about climbing Everest: http://www. everest2006. co. uk/
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Indian Man Lives in a Tree
After a series of quarrels with his wife, an Indian man left his home to live in a tree and has been there for the past 15 years. Kapila Pradhan,…
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Malaysian Big Foot
The government of the Malaysian state of Johor says it is to organise an attempt to track down a legendary ape man said to roam its jungles. There have been…
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Oz Shark Attack
A Brisbane woman has been killed in a shark attack at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane. She was swimming about 15m (49ft) offshore when she was attacked in…