Category: archive
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William Speirs Bruce, Scottish Antartica Explorer
Who, you might ask? William Speirs Bruce, let’s call him Bruce, may not be as famous as other Antarctic explorers, such as Scott and Shackleton, but he certainly did his…
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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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Texas:
The next Texas meeting will be completely open: please come and talk about your favourite place, travels, anecdote or listen to others! Congratulations to Christina, Chair of the Texas branch…
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Readers comments: best airport nominations
Koh Samui Airport, Thailand is good. No doors here! This has to be one of the prettiest airports around. Liz, England Koh Samui, The most tropical airport ever! The most…
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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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Travel Quiz
Due to technical hosting problems, we are going to run last month’s travel quiz again for those who did not receive last month’s Globetrotter e-newsletter. Win a copy of a…
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Buddha.s Teeth
You may have read recently about one of Buddha’s fingers being brought from Thailand to Taipei in Taiwan. This got the Beetle wondering about other parts of Buddha and where…
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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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London Markets: Petticoat Lane
This is East London's famous Sunday morning market that has been trading for more than two centuries. In Elizabethan times, the market was called Hog Lane, because this is where…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
May 6th 2002, the United States has added Cuba, Libya and Syria to its “axis of evil” – nations it claims are deliberately seeking to obtain chemical or biological weapons.…