Villefranche-sur-Mer

The Globetrotters Club

The travel club for independent travellers.

Author: The Beetle

  • Free Concerts in London

    Cultural Co-operation are putting on free concerts featuring 300 musicians from 25 countries. The concerts are scheduled as follows: Kew Gdns on 29/30 June. Regents Park on 6/7 July Greenwich…

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  • Dakar and Dhaka!

    Thomas from Munich wrote in to say that he read the Beetle’s story about the confusion between Oman and Amman. The same thing happened to an African friend of his…

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  • North Korea Encourages Tourism

    Funded by the United Nations Development Programme, The Secretary General of the World Tourist Organisation, Francesco Frangialli, has signed agreements in North Korea, to help develop North Korea's tourism potential.…

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  • Sierra Leone

    Voting has finished in Sierra Leone and political pundits believe that for the first time in 10 years, peace will ensue. Perhaps now, tourism will return to a country with…

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  • Bangladesh Ferry

    Ferry accidents are very common in Bangladesh, a country criss-crossed by hundreds of rivers. Two large rivers dissect Bangladesh in two, east and west, the River Meghna and the River…

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  • Globetrotter Travel Award

    Under 24? 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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  • Fave Websites of the Month

    This web site provides links to a very wide range of information – everything you might need to plan a trip: links to the latest travel warnings for British, American,…

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  • Travel Tips

    Things to take on your Travels – Padmassana’s rules As well as the usual Lonely Planet guide and phrasebook here are a few other essentials. 1. Half the luggage you…

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  • New Bus Service for Central London

    Plans for the first new bus service in central London for over a decade have been unveiled. The route to be known as Riverside 1 (RVS1) will link together more…

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  • Appeal for Sponsorship from Kiwisonbikes

    Since December 2001 we have chosen to dedicate our overland bicycle expedition to help raising funds for the Gray Cancer Institute. Many people know of someone who has been affected…

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  • Space Tourist Returns!

    South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth has landed safely back on Earth after a 10-day journey into space. The Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying the South African millionaire and two crewmembers…

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  • Recipe for Moqueca Capixaba by Tony Annis

    Ingredients: For four people 4 portions of Sea Bass, ½ Kilo diced tomato, 1 teaspoon of salt, 100 grams diced Parsley , 100g diced Coriander, 4 medium diced whole onions,…

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  • Impotence blamed on EUR 10 notes Spotted by Bretislav from the Czech Republic

    GERMANY: A Berlin man claims that handling 10-euro banknotes has made him impotent. Mr Wolfang Fritz (55) spent hours last January counting money his girlfriend inherited after the couple withdrew…

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  • More Funny Signs

    Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations: GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING…

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  • Mutual Aid

    Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the…

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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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  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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  • London:

    6th April Kevin Morgan kicked off with a wonderful slide show of dolphins, whales and other marine and bird life ranging from Antarctica to the Bahamas! We all left feeling…

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  • New York:

    On May 4th Mike Luongo will be giving a slide show and lecture about Lake Titicaca and the Border Regions of Peru and Bolivia. As well as touching on Venezuela.…

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  • Ontario:

    The last meeting was on March 15: Bruce Weber talked about Yucatan. For information on Ontario meetings, please contact: Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb:…

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