Author: The Beetle
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Being Careful
The Foreign Office is urging travellers to avoid all non-essential travel to major Turkish cities following November’s bomb attacks in Istanbul which killed at least 27 people, including three British
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Asian Spooks Experience
A tour company in Kuala Lumpur are offering a tour on Asian ghosts, spirits and superstitions. It costs US $44 and starts at the site where more than a decade
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Taiwan Tallest Building in the World
Malaysia’s Petronas Towers used to be the world’s tallest buildings. Taiwan intends to top this (groan… with a 508-metre (1,667-feet) tower, the Taipei 101 which is expected to be completed
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6 Month + UK Visas
With effect from Thursday 13 November, entry clearance will become mandatory for nationals of the ten phase one countries and all work permit holders (except for nine EU accession countries)
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Sorry, we ate your missionary
Ratu Filimoni Wawabaluva, a chief from Navosa, on the Fijian island of Viti Levu, has announced that a traditional apology ceremony is to be held to apologise 136 years after
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Discount on Karrimor products
Karrimor are pleased to announce to all Globetrotters Club members (please note, club members only and not Including sale goods) a 25% discount through their factory shop. They offer a
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Money in Sick Bags
When you sit on that plane and feel for the sick bag, think again. Online auctioneer eBay has a section for unused sick bags from almost ever airline around the
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Tourists Kidnapped in SE Iran
Three cyclists, two German, one Irish are reported missing between the city of Bam and Zahedan near the Pakistani border – a notorious opium smuggling route from Afghanistan to Western
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Under 30? 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
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Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will change the current two-tier price system for Vietnamese and foreigners from January 1 next year to boost tourism. Foreigners will no longer pay
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No Hunting Please – We’re Lions
A recent report from Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit says that fewer than 20,000 lions may now survive in the whole of Africa, although they do not face immediate
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Faliraki Club Reps
Club Reps, a bawdy real life UK TV documentary on the goings on in the town of Faliraki on the Greek island of Rhodes is blamed for an increase in
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Fave Website: Travel Tips
Mac spotted a website www.walkabouttravelgear.com that has a lot of good travel tips. He says: they include using empty gatoraide bottles for water instead of water bottles as the gatorade
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BBC Programme Needs Travellers
The Globetrotters Club has been approached by the BBC about a programme they are working on about young gap year travellers. They are looking for UK based people aged 18-25
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Campervan Swap
We are a semi-retired couple in our late 50’s from Adelaide, South Australia who will be visiting UK from May 21st 2004 – sometime in August 2004. We are experienced
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Airline News: November 2003
State-owned Air Malta has announced that it will operate low cost flights between Malta and London for USD$53 one way from March 2004. Qantas will start a low cost carrier
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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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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: Bangladesh
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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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Travel Quiz
Win a Frommer’s guidebook on the USA 2003. See www.frommers.com for info on Frommer’s guidebooks. The winner of last month’s Frommer’s guide to Los Angeles is Nancy Haggarty. Some people