Category: archive
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Free London Museums: The Tate Britain
Overlooking the River Thames, Tate Britain was originally founded through the philanthropy of the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate. The Tate legacy now encompasses three other galleries around the UK,…
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Trivia: Lithuania Driving Test
A recent UK Sunday newspaper ran a brief report about a five month study the Lithuanian government has just conducted. As a result of the study, the government has scrapped…
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London Events London Waterways Week
London Waterways week takes place between 7-15 September. The event will start with the Great River Race and finish with the Mayor's Thames Festival. Many waterside attractions are taking part…
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What Counts as having visited a Country?
The Beetle has been having an interesting e-mail conversation with Peter in the US, but British, about what counts as having visited a country. He says that he visited Czechoslovakia,…
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This e-newsletter
Did you know?…you are one of around 6,500 subscribers who receive this e-newsletter each month. 53% of you live in the United States, 22% in the UK, 4% in Canada,…
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Boston by Olwen
Why risk the uncertain weather of the British climate? With airfares low and hotels reasonable, why not go to Boston to watch the match?? There is a big Irish community…
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Parsley Island – What a Spat!
In last month's e-newsletter, we talked about Spain demanding Gibraltar back from the British, and how odd this was when they themselves had two territories in Morocco, (Ceuta and Melilla)…
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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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Beasts, Beans and Bolsheviks by David Fuller
Under a bridge in a vast city dominated by a powerful empire, lives a giant troll. A short walk from the beast's dark hiding spot stands a statue of a…
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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…