Author: The Beetle
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So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on currencies. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! Where would you find the following currencies? Lek Loti Pula Ruble…
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
June 2005: our first speaker today was John Gimlette, whose talk was entitled “Theatre of Fish” and was about Britain’s first colony, Newfoundland. John showed us the capital, St John’s…
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Drunk and Disorderly
Two former America West pilots Christopher Hughes and Thomas Cloyd were removed from an Airbus A319 in Miami on July 1, 2002, and charged with operating a plane under the…
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Statistic Watch: Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts Main warring parties Year began- year ceasefire occurred Sudan vs. Sudanese People’s Liberation Army1 1983-2004 Solomon Islands vs. Malaitan Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement 1998-2003…
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Satellite Photo
Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here’s a satellite photo from Google of Spaghetti Junction. Spaghetti Junction
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Butterfields Reunion
Reunion Kingston London Sunday 11th Sept 2005 for any member of Globetrotters who travelled overland to India or on the rail tours organised by Butterfields. Please e-mail butterfieldashley@yahoo.co.uk
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Japanese Table Manners
According to a recent survey conducted by condiments giant Ajinomoto, it seems that traditional eating habits are changing fast in Japanese homes. The report says that only about 20 percent…
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Camel Cull In Oz
Camels were introduced to Australia in the 19th Century as desert transport creatures. Australian officials say the country’s camel population has grown to about 700,000 in recent years and because…
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Uganda Ban on Smoking in Public Places
Uganda has imposed a smoking ban in all public places, the environment minister has said. Smoking in restaurants, educational institutions and bars will now be an offence with a fine…
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Direct Flights to Cuba
Virgin Atlantic Airways have started direct flights from the UK to Cuba that are expected to boost growing British tourism to the communist-run Caribbean island. “This is good for Cuba,…
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New Rat Found in Laos
A completely new family of rodents, a kind of rat has been found in Laos. The animal has long whiskers, stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair and…
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Peru Video Spat
The Peruvian government is to sue a unit of the Chilean airliner LAN over an in-flight video it showed allegedly depicting Lima as not a very nice place to go.…
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Iberia Contemplating Low Cost Arm
Spanish airline Iberia is considering buying or setting up its own low cost airline. More than 50 million foreign tourists visit Spain every year, increasingly arriving on budget airlines such…
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World Aids Day
Artists Against AIDS USA will be in Melbourne 27 November 2005 to support “Rockin the Square” in Federation Square for their second World AIDS Day concert Once again, we'll be…
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Deepest Cave Explored
A Ukrainian team of nine caving experts has set a new depth record for caving. They managed to go 2,080m (6,822ft) underground at Krubera in Georgia, the world's deepest known…
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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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Journalism Not a Safe Profession
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, (CPJ), murder is the leading cause of job-related deaths among journalists worldwide. The Philippines is the most murderous country of all, followed by…
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Travel Writing Workshop
When: Saturday 18th June, 10.30am-4.00pm Where: The Newsroom, The Guardian 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA Cost: £85.00 A day of two intensive workshops: Travel Writing – How to do…
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Volunteer in Africa
Volunteer in Africa is an organization dedicated to disseminating information on voluntary work programs in Africa. We also organize volunteer programs and other programs including group tours in Ghana. We…
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Move over Dubai, Here Comes Abu Dhabi
Dubai has always been the jewel in the United Arab Emirates crown, and Abu Dhabi considered a little quieter, more traditional and more conservative. Well, plans are afoot that may…