Author: The Beetle
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Free London Museums: The British Museum
The British Museum, one of the greatest museums in the world, tops the visitor charts. Founded in 1753, it is also the oldest museum in the world and its contents
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Globetrotter 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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Dancing In Iran
Be careful dancing in Iran: an Iranian dancer who left Iran 22 years ago and has been living in Los Angeles has just been given a 10-year suspended prison sentence
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House Votes to Lift Ban on Cuba Travel by Susan Milligan / Boston Globe (via Common Dreams News Center)
The US House voted last night to lift the ban on US citizens travelling to communist Cuba, stunning hard-liners and defying a plea by the Bush administration to retain harsh,
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Fave Websites of the Month
Cut price rooms in London do, really exist. Take a look at: www.laterooms.com and also www.lastminute.com do London hotel rooms. Travel Inn www.travelinn.com have rooms at £74.95 and there is
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Outbreak of Malaria in Kenya
The Red Cross in Kenya has mobilised 1,000 volunteers to help cope with an outbreak of malaria, which has killed nearly 300 people. The outbreak has affected eight districts in
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Mutual Aid
Can you help Caroline? Suffering from information overload, she would love some advice on round the world tickets, volunteer organisations in Australia, New Zealand, and Nepal that don't charge heaps
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Come To Beautiful Rabaul – East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea by Steven Mago
When on a holiday to Papua New Guinea is must-see is beautiful Rabaul, a town well known for its native Baining fire dancers, live volcanoes, pristine wreck and reef
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More Funny Signs
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS, AND WRITERS ARE
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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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Three Gorges Dam – see it quick!
If you want to see the Three Gorges (the Qutang, Wuxia and the Xiling) before they are lost for ever – as a result of the controversial dam project on
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Earth From the Air
This is a fantastic free open air exhibition planet, a series of large scale photographs of amazing natural landscapes by Yann Arthus-Bertrand at the exhibition at the Natural History Museum,
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Itchy Feet Events presents African Adventure
Venue: Slug & Lettuce, Fulham Broadway Date: Wednesday 7th August, 7pm Price: £4 on the door £2 if pre-booked Special Guest – Paul Goldstein Tales from the Bush: An African
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St Helena – tourism coming!
St Helena is a British Dependent Territory; a tiny island in the Atlantic, midway between Africa and South America. Around 5,000 people live there, bolstered by 36 births last year.
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Strange but True: BA Personal Shoppers at Heathrow
BAA's expert Personal Shoppers are there to help you find exactly what you're looking for, every step of the way. For complimentary and impartial advice on special offers and gift
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More news on Beijing Internet Cafes
Following a fire that killed at least 24 and injured 13 others in one of Beijing's internet parlours, the mayor of Beijing has ordered the immediate closure of all cyber
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Congrats to Solo Balloonist!
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett has reached Australia and finally succeeded on his 6th attempt in becoming the first solo balloonist to circumnavigate the globe, completed after covering nearly 20,000 miles
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Diving Florida Keys
A disease which has devastated one type of Caribbean coral, Elkhorn coral, has been traced back to bacteria found in human faeces. On some reefs, 95% of Elkhorn corals, which
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Travellers
The FCO has just developed a web page of advice for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender traveller. It starts by saying: “Attitudes towards gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender travellers around
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Inuit Web Site
One of the oldest indigenous peoples, the Inuit, have turned to one of the most modern forms of communication to tell the world about their culture. The Inuit are a

