Category: archive
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Mt Etna Erupted
Where is Europe's largest and most active volcano? Answer: Mount Etna on Sicily. Mount Etna has had four major eruptions in the last 309 years and it has just erupted…
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Oslo Weekend
The tourist season in Oslo starts around the middle of June and finishes in the middle of September. The 15th of September, to be precise. This means that going to…
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So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Here's a little Beetle quiz based on airport codes. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! Which cities are served by airports with the following codes:…
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Ryanair – the Low down on the Low Cost Airline
It may be cheap (but not always), but it certainly isn't clever. And it definitely isn't funny! Flying Ryanair is not the fantastic low cost and cheerful option that it…
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FBI Asks for Diver Info
A Beverly Hills scuba diving store has resisted a federal grand jury subpoena demanding that they identify everyone who had taken, but not finished, recreational dive classes over the last…
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Lahore: a historical city with a rich cultural heritage by Hameed Abdul
Lahore is located 288 km from Islamabad. This capital of the Punjab is a city of gardens, parks and educational institutions with a rich heritage. It is an ancient town…
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Fave Websites of the Month
Kevin, our membership secretary likes this one! theangkorguide.com
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Mauritius by Fatiha
Ask most of the people around you: “where is Mauritius?” and they probably could not tell you. And yet the famous writer Mark Twain said: God created Paradise, and copied…
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New European Air Line Compensation Rules
Airlines in Europe will have to pay increased compensation to passengers who are stranded by cancellations or overbooking on flights if new legislation is approved. At present, passengers who are…
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Volunteer with Muir's Tours
Muir's Tours is committed to travel with concern for the environment, the indigenous people and of course our clients. Our name was inspired by John Muir, the “Father of Ecology”.…
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London bus tours
There are a few to choose from, so we thought we'd tell prospective visitors to London about the top four, plus the Harrods coach. The convenient thing about taking one…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Not to be Seen Dead In? The Ivory Coast
Cote d'Ivoire (a.k.a.Ivory Coast) is a developing country on the west coast of Africa. The Foreign & Commonwealth office advise against all holiday and other non-essential travel to Abidjan and…
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UK Air Passenger Complaints
The AUC (Air Transport Users Council– the UK airline watchdog) recently issued a list of the 20 most complained about airlines. They said there was “little evidence” that airlines were…
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London:
7th September 2002 London meeting Review by Padmassana We had two excellent speakers who both captured the essence of the countries they talked about with some fantastic photographs. Our first…
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Free London Museums: The Bank of England Museum
The Museum is housed within the Bank of England, at the heart of the City of London. It traces the history of the Bank from its foundation by Royal Charter…
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New York:
A change of date….on October 19th, we have yet, another interesting guest speaker!! Liz Ferber will be doing a picture show and presentation about some of her favorite exotic locations,…
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Bond, James Bond
For true 007 fans this exhibition at the Science Museum in London will display a vast collection of objects, costume designs, storyboards and images. See Oddjob's killer bowler hat and…
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Ontario:
On September 20, Bruce Weber & Hoang Nguyen will talk about: “Impressions of Vietnam” (with slides). Bruce, the first-time visitor and Hong returned after 15 years. We will also have…
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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…