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The Globetrotters Club

The travel club for independent travellers.

Author: The Beetle

  • 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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  • Virgin Blue Ageism

    Sir Richard Branson’s Australian budget carrier Virgin Blue was found guilty of discriminating against older women who applied to become air hostesses. Eight women aged between 36 and 56 took

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  • Mac Meets Royalty!

    We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of travel reminiscences. It’s true, back

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  • Globetrotters Travel Award

    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 submitted independent

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  • TripAdvisor Survey

    We mention the Trip Advisor survey in the side bar, but we thought you may be interested in seeing some of their key findings from a recent survey of over

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  • Monkey Business

    41 of the 110 Orang-Utans are missing from Bangkok’s “Safari World” wildlife and amusement park, known for its Orang-Utan kick-boxing shows. The “Safari Park” manager says the creatures died from

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  • Scandinavia by Karen Bryan

    I was looking forward to my first visit to Scandinavia. I had always wanted to visit Sweden but had been put off by the impression that it is really expensive

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  • US Crime Rate Drops

    The FBI recently released crime figures in the USA. Murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years, while rapes increased slightly last year. Overall, the

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  • Garuda

    UK based Neil wrote in to the Beetle warning travellers about Garuda. This is what he says: Garuda have a reputation for being unreliable. On a recent trip to Indonesia

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  • A short story to read next timeyou're on a budget flight! by Geoff Rees

    “There must be a better way than this!” Jane muttered as she shuffled forward with all the other budget airline passengers. “After all it’s only a two hour flight, so

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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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  • 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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  • Air Asia Bargains

    My reason for belonging to Globetrotters is to share ideas and information about travel. Because of this I wanted to share the following info with all it’s members before it

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  • Peru/Chile Cyber Spat

    The Peruvian judiciary’s web page has been targeted by a suspected Chilean hacker. There have historically been disputes between Chile and Peru. Now they are embroiled in a diplomatic dispute

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  • Our Friends Ryanair

    Webmaster Paul notes that Ryanair now have air sickness bags and you don’t need to ask for them! The catch they look like a film mailer which is what they

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  • Greg McKenzie's Motorbike Travels OnRuta 40 in Argentina

    Trip duration: 63 days Trip miles to date: 6,920 Miles since last update: 1,288 The week has passed quickly as I’ve enjoyed being back on the road after the extended

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  • Being Careful: Vanuatu

    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise all travel to the island of Ambae, where the Mount Manaro volcano is threatening a major eruption. The Government of Vanuatu has begun

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  • SatellitePhoto

    Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here’s a satellite photo from Google of Hampton Court

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  • Fave Website

    Spotted by Mac: this is a useful source of information to plan your travel. See: RTW Travel Planner

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  • Manas – Wildlife Heaven by MKS Pasha

    Against the backdrop of the Eastern Himalayas lies a grass and jungle habitat of unparalleled beauty. Tigers, Asian elephants, golden langurs, one-horned rhinoceros and Bengal Florican share this wilderness with

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