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The travel club for independent travellers.

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  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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  • Fave Websites of the Month

    Ever wondered where pastry chefs for the QE2 are recruited? Have a look at:http://www.hcareers.com/ This site shows jobs in the travel, tourism and leisure sector. A late recommendation iswww.ktc.com/~blodwen which

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  • Ontario:

    Meetings are held onthe third Friday of January, March, May, September and November.Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street indowntown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.

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  • Travel Tips

    Frank from Alabama says that he uses Velcro on his trouser pockets. He also carries a wallet in his back pocket. It contains two dollars, that is two one dollar

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  • Best Beach in the World

    Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks between your toes. To get there,

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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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  • London:

    Jason Lewis, spoke about his human powered journey to circumnavigate the globe, starting by pedalling across the Atlantic from the UK to Florida, in a specially designed boat, then across

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  • New York:

    April's meeting was cancelled due to Passover and Easter. Next, on May 5th, we have Bob Fisher. He is a contributing Editor to both Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online and

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  • Not to be Seen Dead In?

    The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade suggests reconsidering travel plans to the following places: civil unrest and violence in Indonesia and Fiji, Brazil (violent street crime), Uganda (violence

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  • You want to visit?..Sri Lanka

    You need to allow yourself at least two weeks to do this whistle stop tour! Arrive into Colombo and take a bus north east to Kandy a 100km so not

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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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  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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  • London

    London: Kate Clow an experienced tour leader who specialises in developing and conducting long distance walks talked to us about the Lycian Way in Turkey. The walk is almost 500

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  • New York

    New York:Bob Sacha talked about his work as a photographer for National Geographic magazine — don’t you just hate people with jobs like that! And Alejandra Gurtman, Medical Director, and

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  • Ontario:

    Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.

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  • You want to visit?…Peru?

    Arrive in Lima, spend at least 2 nights there and visit the cathedral, the museum of the Inquisition, buy bus ticket to Pisco. Visit Paracas national Park, take the bus

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  • Coffee Corner..London

    Paul Webmaster Roberts recommends Cafe Valerie, Regents Street Branch, good coffee and cakes and its not Starbucks. Want to tell us about your favorite coffee corner or watering hole? Then

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  • Stop Press: £1,000 Travel Award

    Under 24? A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best

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  • Fave Website of the Month ©Globetrotters club 2001 http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/

    Have a look at: This is a “cultural travel magazine” and has some short travelogues with lovely pictures. The Website has also won a couple of prestigious Internet awards too!

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  • Travel Tips

    The beetle puts safety pins in her shorts pockets to prevent being pick pocketed in busy areas. Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to:Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk

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