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March for Children, New York
On May 8-10, the UN will be hosting the most important children's event since the 1990 World Summit for Children. We will gather at 4pm to start the march at
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Letter from Mikindani, Southern Tanzania, edited by Cherie, Projects Manager from England
This is the first time I have written an article for this publication and I should like to tell you all a little about the charity Trade Aid. It was
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Altai Ethnomusicology expedition seeks sponsorship
This summer, three students from Imperial College, London will travel on horseback to the remote and beautiful valleys and mountains of the Altai Republic in south Siberia. The expedition will
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Mardi Gras, Belgium Style by Krys from London
On Mardi Gras in good old Carnival style some 800 identically dressed men go to the streets of Binche in south Belgium to fight for their freedom from feudalism like
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The Conservation Experience – Australia, by Madeline Townsend, Australia
Founded in 1982, Conservation Volunteers Australia is a national, non-profit and non-political organisation. CVA completes essential conservation projects, which could not be tackled without active community participation. The projects are
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London:
6th April Kevin Morgan kicked off with a wonderful slide show of dolphins, whales and other marine and bird life ranging from Antarctica to the Bahamas! We all left feeling
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Diving in Oman
Oman is a fascinating country. For anyone who has been to Zanzibar, there are striking architectural similarities, but it is not all about modern or ancient towns, there’s desert, mountains
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New York:
On May 4th Mike Luongo will be giving a slide show and lecture about Lake Titicaca and the Border Regions of Peru and Bolivia. As well as touching on Venezuela.
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Readers comments: best airport nominations – from Stuart, London
Skagway, Alaska is quite impressive – one shack and a runway! Pyongyang, North Korea – loads of staff servicing very few flights! Canaima, Venezuela, says the Beetle, is quite funny,
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Ontario:
The last meeting was on March 15: Bruce Weber talked about Yucatan. For information on Ontario meetings, please contact: Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb:
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Music and Travel By Padmassana
Music and travel have been synonymous since the hippies took their music along with them in the sixties. Certain pieces of music have the ability to remind of places we
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Texas:
The May 11 meeting will meet at the library at 3 p.m., if you were not able to make the April picnic. The picnic went swimmingly – great weather, great
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BBC ONE’s Holiday Swaps Is Back!
Imagine swapping your normal holiday for a surprise trip that could take you anywhere in the world doing almost anything. Holiday Swaps offers you the chance to make this year’s
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A Cautionary Tale
Easter would not be Easter without a quick diving trip. Last year the Beetle went to the Red Sea on a live aboard, and this year, the Beetle was at
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Van Exchanges Are Better Than House Trades
Says Peter from California who wrote in to tell us about how he and his partner, Leslie, traded vans and reaped the benefits of cheap travel. “And we”d love to
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London Underground Travel – the low down
This is not for the faint hearted: if you are a regular traveller on the London Underground, here are some facts that you are going to wish you hadn”t read.
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More Funny Signs
In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER. On the grounds of a private school: NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION. On an Athi River
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Readers comments: best airport nominations – from the Travelling Stoat
Changi, Singapore: large, efficient, clean (good duty free) and looks great, what with the orchids and the waterfalls inside the airport Aruba: clean, quiet and uncrowded Denver: looks nice but