Author: The Beetle
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Casinos in Singapore
Singapore has just lifted a 40 year ban on gambling to build two new casinos. One of these has caused public complaints as it is to displace Singapore’s only horse
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Great Apes a Dying Breed
Ministers from 23 countries in Africa and south-east Asia have appealed for international help to save the world's great apes from extinction. Urgent action was needed to protect the great
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"Failed States" Warning
Recent research from the United States publication Foreign Policy and the US NGO “Fund for Peace” has identified the twenty most vulnerable countries as: Ivory Coast, Congo, Sudan, Iraq, Somalia,
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2006 Total Eclipse
On Wednesday, 29th March 2006, the shadow of the Moon will sweep a band starting from Brazil, through Atlantic Ocean, Gold Coast of Africa, Saharan Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Black
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Fave Website
Spotted on the Globetrotter's forum: http://milvetstravel.net/virtualtours.html is a website that allows you to take virtual tours of a whole host of places – check it out, it's pretty interesting!
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Delta and Northwest Bankrupt
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth-largest US air carriers, both declared bankruptcy in September citing rising oil prices and low-cost competition among their reasons.
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Chinese Bi-Lingual Signs
The Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration has launched a campaign to standardise road signs to make it easier for visitors to navigate the city. Bilingual Chinese-English signs are to be displayed
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Indian Railways E-Ticketing
Indian Railways has announced that it plans to introduce electronic tickets. Electronic tickets can be purchased for trains between New Delhi and Kalka, in northern India. Passengers have to show
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Siberian Tigers to go to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is said to be about to import four endangered Siberian tigers from China for captive breeding. China had received zebras, elephants and impala as part of an “exchange programme”.
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Good News for Nepali Women
In some parts of Nepal, particularly the western parts of the country, there is a tradition of keeping women in cow sheds during their menstrual cycle. Nepal's Supreme Court has
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Protect against Malaria
Campaigners organising Malaria Awareness Week say that British tourists are too complacent about contracting malaria as they travel to more and more far flung locations. In particular, last minute bargain
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Hotel Armed Robberies in Zanzibar
In the past two weeks, there have been two major armed robberies at separate hotels in Zanzibar. The first robbery took place at the Coral Reef Hotel about 28 miles
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British Health Cover Overseas
British health officials are concerned that UK citizens are not taking E111 forms with them when they jump on a plane to EU countries. Form E111 covers medical treatment at
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Tiger Meat Restaurant Busted in China
A restaurant in north east China was closed down for listing stir fried tiger meat with peppers for US $98 or a kilo of tiger meat for US $ 863.
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Shaolin Temple, Wales
A monk has travelled from China to Ruabon, near Wrexham in Wales to help open a special temple to teach the ancient discipline of Shaolin. Shi Xing Du will draft
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UN: Antarctica Under Threat
Kofi Anan says that substantial increases in illegal fishing, tourism, bio-prospecting, climate change and depletion of the ozone continue to pose major challenges to the Antarctic, and governments should continue
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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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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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European Airline Delays
According to a recent study, some 30% of European flights from London Heathrow were delayed in 2004. The average delay per flight was 33 minutes. Zurich and Vienna were the