Author: The Beetle
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Fave Website
London Quiz Fancy testing your knowledge of London’s Cockney rhyming slang, or other facts about London, then try these quizzes.
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Ski Passes
Martin Bright wrote in to tell us about a cheaper way to get ski passes. This is what he says: Although not the ski season if anyone wants to save…
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Virtual Tour of Nessebar, Bulgaria
The first virtual town web site for The Old town Nessebar in Bulgaria, in four languages, including English. Take a look at:
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San Francisco Virtual Tour
If you’ve ever thought of going to San Francisco and weren’t sure, take a look at this: http://www.virtuar.com/ysf2/ – a virtual tour of San Francisco. It is so real, you…
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Traveller.s Diseases: Altitude Sicknes
What is it: altitude sickness is divided into three syndromes: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). AMS is the most common form of…
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25th Anniversary of Moon Handbooks South Pacific
In June, 1979, Moon Publications of Rutland, Vermont, published the 1st edition of South Pacific Handbook. A quarter century later, Moon Handbooks South Pacific is still the leading travel guide…
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Free and Personal Tours
Many cities run free and personal tours. These are usually run by volunteer friends, and not professional tour guides but are local people who are happy to show visitors the…
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Mac Remembers India
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 Mac reminiscences about some of…
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Travel Quiz: Peru
The winner of last month’s Moon’s Guidebook on the Four Corners is: Paul Roberts. Congratulations! This month, win a Rough Guide on Peru. See www.roughguides.com for info. 1. The Incas…
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Multilingual Debates in South America
Free of charge multilingual debates in the cafes of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina and Uruguay. Thanks for promoting our activities where globetrotters are kindly invited. This is…
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So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! What is the capital city of the following countries: Tonga…
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Airline News: July 2004
British low-cost airline easyJet will expand further into central Europe in October, adding new routes to Hungary and Poland. EasyJet said in a statement it planned to fly to Krakow…
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New FCO Travel Warnings
The Foreign Office says it will in future be more selective about issuing travel advice on the risk of terrorism. From now on, people will be warned against travelling only…
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Channel Tunnel Offer
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is cutting prices in its latest bid to compete with high speed ferry operators. The latest offer is £100 return tickets for a car and passengers…
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Great Lakes Ferry
A new high-speed, high-tech ferry has just started a crossing Lake Michigan, from Milwaukee to Muskegon, a 76 nautical miles journey in about two and a half hours. The ferry…
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Being Careful: Zambia
This advice is from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Zambia. Violent and armed robberies and vehicle hijackings are increasing. Lusaka, the Copperbelt towns and other tourist centres are…
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Mac.s Travel Tips
I read somewhere that two Australian women travelling in Africa to dissuade anyone taking stuff from their backpacks put rubber toy snakes on top of their stuff in backpacks.ï¿Â½ They…
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Thanks to Globetrotters
I want to thank all the members who helped me in my research for a novel I was writing set on the liner Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s. ‘ Cherry…
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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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Travel Jokes
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your…