Category: archive
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The Gambia by Rosemary Hamblin
Fate has a strange knack of intervening in your live when you least expect it. 1999 had been the worst year of my life ending with the death of my…
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Try Real Ale!
It’s Real Beer Week in British pubs this autumn. 33 family run breweries that have each been in the business from 100 to 300 years want to encourage more people…
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A Pharmacist Writes…..Insect Bites by Jason Gibbs, Pharmacist at Nomad Medical Centres
There are many diseases spread by the bite of infected insects. This article focuses on methods of bite avoidance and therefore ways to reduce not only the inconvenience of insect…
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Thames travel
A number of boat tours and ferries operate on the Thames. Below is a selection of the trips you can take. Catamaran Cruises offer tours with commentary, leaving from Waterloo…
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Curacao: the perfect diving spot for family men…and family women, Part 2
Philippe continues his tale of diving and exploring Curacao with his family. Harry and his wife, Ann-Marie, have done all in their power to help us achieving the best diving…
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Is Anyone There?
Absolutely a true story: the pilot of an SAS plane, on a domestic flight in Sweden, called up an airport control tower for clearance to land and found no one…
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Moscow is not a city but a whole world by Katia in Moscow
When I was a little girl and the trees seemed too big for me I was first taken to Red Square by my farther. It is a wonderful feeling to…
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Fave Websites of the Month
We think that all Globetrotters should go and visit the new Frommer’s Budget Travel site on MNSBC. There are some great articles, a notice board for sharing tips, posting issues…
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Visiting Cape Town for the first time by Geoff
Most visitors to Cape Town arrive by air and land at Cape Town's International Airport. The International terminal has recently been upgraded and facilities are good. The airport is about…
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Airline News
Air Canada and Australia's leading carrier, Qantas, will both reduce flights over the next two months to Taiwan because they say they cannot make enough money from them. Canada's new…