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The Globetrotters Club

The travel club for independent travellers.

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  • Travel Tips

    Kevin (Membership) Brackley from London says that he always carry a compass in Japan: the train stations are so vast, at least you know you are heading in the right

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  • New York:

    On Saturday, July 14th, we had the fabulous Yuan Li, a Professor Emeritus from Rutgers University and author of several books on photography. He gave a spectacular slide show about

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  • Ontario:

    A quick reminder that theGlobetrottersannual picnic is at Meaford, Ont. (on Georgian Bay), it will be held at Vera Blowers' on Saturday, August 11, 2001. Arrive on Saturday (August 11)

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  • Texas:

    Christina in Texas is to hold her second Globetrotter meeting at the at the New Braunfels Public Library, 700 E. Common Street in New Braunfels, Texas. from 3 – 5

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  • Reader’s Questions:

    Robert from the US says he is going to St Petersburg in early September this year and wants to know what ballet performances are on during this time. After a

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  • Did You Know?

    That the combined age of our two oldest Globetrotter members is 174 years!

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  • The Chariot Festival at Puri

    Sanjay, one of our regular readers in India is justifiably proud of Puri, the area in which he lives. He wants to tell us about the Chariot Festival: Puri, on

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  • Some silly signs seen overseas:

    Norway , in a cocktail lounge: LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR. Hungary , at a Budapest zoo, PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU

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  • Fave Websites of the Month

    Jon from Red Wing, Minnesota, suggests visiting this site, http://www.confluence.org The idea is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take

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  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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  • Travel Tips

    Kevin (Membership) Brackley from London says that he always carry a compass in Japan: the train stations are so vast, at least you know you are heading in the right

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  • London:

    Members slides: we had a veritable marathon of Globetrotters showing slides. Part 1 included Dan Buckman showing slides on Belgium and Poland; Ernest Flesch showing slides on how people make

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  • Fancy visiting the Peak District: Friday & Saturday night 14th & 15th September

    Barbara Brooks, Committee member of the Globetrotters Club has arranged a stay at a gorgeous hostel: Alstonefield Youth Hostel, Gypsey Lane, Alstonefield, Derbyshire DE6.2FZ. There are five 4 bedrooms complete

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  • New York:

    On Saturday, July 14th, we had the fabulous Yuan Li, a Professor Emeritus from Rutgers University and author of several books on photography. He gave a spectacular slide show about

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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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  • Ontario:

    A quick reminder that the Globetrotters annual picnic is at Meaford, Ont. (on Georgian Bay), it will be held at Vera Blowers' on Saturday, August 11, 2001. Arrive on Saturday

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  • Help Raise Money – Appeal!

    Tom Freemantle, a regular at the London Globetrotter meetings has planned a walking trip – 2,500miles with a mule from the Mexican border to New York following the journey of

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  • Texas:

    Christina in Texas is to hold her second Globetrotter meeting at the at the New Braunfels Public Library, 700 E. Common Street in New Braunfels, Texas. from 3 – 5

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  • Budapest in August

    From Paul (Webmaster) Roberts: he says that Budapest is a great place to be on August 20; it is their national holiday. Paul says that you can see the hand

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  • Reader’s Questions:

    Robert from the US says he is going to St Petersburg in early September this year and wants to know what ballet performances are on during this time. After a

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