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Travels In Papua New Guinea by Jon Hornbuckle, UK
The pilot’s safety briefing was interrupted by a loud squeal. “Was that a pig? If it makes a mess you’ll have to clear it up when we reach Hagen” he
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Ramadan by Alhabib, Libya
Alhabib is from the Tuareg people in Libya and sent us this fascinating insight into the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. It
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European Rail Timetable Resources
Spotted by our webmaster, Paul. If you are planning to travel in Europe by train, then the links below will take you to the English language versions of local rail
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Stuart’s Guide to Angkor Wat
Former Globetrotters Committee member Stuart was recently based in Cambodia whilst working for Voluntary Services Overseas. In this article, he gives us the benefit of his experience and tells us
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A brief description of Mtwara by Jean Milnes, UK
Mtwara (pop:approx.100,000) is the nearest town to Mikindani, in South eastern Tanzania. It is the administrative centre of the region, was the southern ‘capital’ in Colonial times and serves as
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Travel with a Challenge Web Magazine
Travel with a Challenge Web Magazine is richly illustrated travel information website showcasing feature articles and fast-breaking travel news on ecological, educational, cultural and volunteer vacations around the world. Visit
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Global Warming Caused by Air Flights
The UK Government think-tank Commission for Integrated Transport is currently considering a plan to impose a congestion charge on flights. It warns that the number of flights is growing by
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Your responses on Burma
A big thank you for all your comments and thoughts sent to the Beetle. We had two votes for visiting Burma and one against visiting. What do you think? London
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Thin Girl with a Headscarf by Richard Mowell
Richard Mowll is a civil engineer from Croydon, who travelled to Western Uzbekistan in January 2002 with MSF to rehabilitate a 600 patient TB dispensary. He then went on to
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Largest countries in the world
Rank Country Area (square kilometers) Russia (17,075,400) Canada (9,976,140) United States (9,629,091) China (9,596,960) Brazil (8,511,965) Australia (7,686,850) India (3,287,590) Argentina (2,776,890) Kazakhstan (2,717,306) Sudan (2,505,810)
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An Introduction to Sulawesi by Alam
Dear Reader Please let me introduce my country, Indonesia to you. I am a native born Indonesian and have lived here all my life. My life is very simple: I
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Volunteer Corner
Puerto Maldonado, Peru: The Piedras Biodiversity Center (affiliated with Tambopata Expeditions) is looking for for 2 volunteers to help out with an amphibian survey scheduled for November/December of this year.
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Sun Block Study
A recent UK scientific study on the efficacy of sun creams says that although they help prevent sunburn, lotions fail to block out the harmful ultraviolet rays which can cause
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Our Friends Ryanair
Why is that the low cost airlines don’t offer frequent flier awards? It seems that unlike the US, none of the European low cost carriers have frequent-flier programs. Southwest Airlines,
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Iris’s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America
Iris takes part in a barbecue in Brazil. We went to a little town called Ouro Preto, in Brazil, which is in the centre of a mining area, which produced
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Chagas Disease
What is Chagas disease? Also called American trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease is an infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Chagas disease primarily affects low income people living in rural areas.
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
On October Saturday 4th, our first speaker was Globie member Roger Widdecombe who showed us what a Raleigh International expedition is really like. Roger’s project was in the west African
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Mac’s Jottings: India
U. S. Soldiers Home, Washington: during a century of travel (well 78 years!) both in and out of service I have travelled to over 150 countries (I count both North
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Meeting News from New York
Michael Rakower, an attorney in New York with long-standing wanderlust gave a talk on November 1st about his latest trip in which he and his wife (also a lawyer) left