Author: The Beetle
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana November 2006 London Meeting
Our first speaker was Janice Booth, whose talk on Rwanda was something different. Instead of highlighting the gorillas and monkeys that tourists go to see Janice told us about how
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermane@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,
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Cruising The Bosphorus
There are so many things to see and do in Istanbul, it is the most enchanting city. One of the best trips that the Beetle made was a trip up
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Trans-Atlantic the Hard Way– 60 Days of Rowing by Lew Toulmin
Fancy a romantic trans-Atlantic cruise with your sweetheart? How about a nice, relaxing voyage where you row 16 hours a day for 60 days, eat lukewarm freeze-dried food, roll your
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Explore the Island Pleasures Tucked in the Caribbean by Clinton Douglas IV
The Cayman Islands, nestled in the temperate and scenic Caribbean, are a paradise retreat for celebrities and vacation travellers across the world. Three English- speaking islands, Grand Cayman and its
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Cascais, Portugal, as a Weekend Break
Cascais is a great weekend break from the UK. There are several airlines that fly to Lisbon, including EasyJet, Monarch, British Airways and Monarch. From Lisbon airport, it is a
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Getting in to Barcelona from the Airport – All you want to know Manuel Kupka
There is only one airport in Barcelona city, commonly known by the locals as L’Aeroport del Prat. Barcelona Airport is located 12 kilometres south-east of Barcelona city centre and 3km
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Globetrotter Karen Neale’sBook Launch
Karen (see photo left) is a London based artist and architect whose passion is sketching and painting life around her, in her annotated, watercolour sketchbook diaries. Karen says, “This might
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Santiniketan, West Bengal, India by Arjun Mukherjee
Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, and approximately 180 kilometres north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was made famous by Nobel
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World's Largest Subway Systems (by rider ship)
World’s Largest Subway Systems (by rider ship) City Date system completed Number of riders (year) Length (km) Moscow 1935 3.2 bil (1997) 340 Tokyo 1927 2.6 bil (1997/98) 281+ Seoul
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Volunteer Corner
The South American Explorers Club are looking for new volunteers and interns in their Buenos Aires Clubhouse as they are expanding the services they offer. There are many exciting volunteer
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
Mac has not been very well but is still e-mailing strong. Here is an account by Paul Haring, a US journalist writing about Mac’s exploits during WW2. The article is
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Our Friends Ryanair
More news re Ryanair who have been told by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading(OFT) to remove their small print in their ticket info over their attempt to avoid paying