Category: Main article
-
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,
-
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:
-
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
-
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
-
London Markets: Leadenhall Market
In the 15th Century, Dick Whittington, who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time, designated this site as an official food market and it has been serving the
-
It’s A Small World!
While I spent last week in the shadow of Kilimanjaro the thought occurred to me, “Is anywhere still truly remote?” Though we were in the middle of Maasailand and a
-
Jacqui’s Notebook from South America
Greetings!! When last I wrote carnival was in the offing and here it is a month later and it all seems so far away. Rio was excellent despite the weather
-
Free London Museums: The National Portrait Gallery (NPG)
The Beetle’s second favourite museum in London is the National portrait Gallery. At the moment, this is a terribly fashionable place to be seen as it currently hosting a Mario
-
Can you name the Seven Wonders of the World?
This is the first of a series of seven looks at the seven wonders of the world. The list was started in the second century BC and the wonders we
-
More on Dhaka, Bangladesh by Atom Crater
Food (curry): The simple unexpected truth is that Indian/Bengali food in England is much tastier than the food here. Not sure why that should be, but the local curries are
-
Flying around China
Contrary to popular opinion, it is possible to travel independently around China. However, having said that, it has to be one of the most frustrating countries to travel in as
-
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
-
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
-
New York:
Hello Globies! Our next meeting will be April 6th at The Wings Theater, 154 Christopher Street. 4:00pm sharp. We have yet, another exciting guest speaker. Mary Russell, an import coming
-
Ontario:
The last Toronto GT meeting was on Friday, March 15 at 8 p.m. at the Woodsworth Co-op Penthouse, (PH) 133 Wilton Street, Toronto. (Wilton is a very short E-W street
-
Texas:
The April 13 meeting will be at Cypress Bend Park, which is 4 blocks from the library at the end of Peace Street. Peace St. is between the library and
-
London Markets: Colombia Road Flower Market
This packed flower market is on one street and gets phenomenally busy. It starts at around 8am on Sundays only and closes up around 1pm, so get there early. Here
-
Jacqui in South America
Buenas dias de Buenos Aires, todo del mundi! Can’t believe how far I’ve travelled and where I have been in the last four weeks! It seems no time since I
-
Dhaka, Bangladesh by Atom Crater
Atom Crater, a former work colleague of the Beetle has recently returned from a work trip to Bangladesh. This month and next, we include some of his observations. Weather report:
-
An Itinerary for South Korea by Kevin, from London
Day 1. Depart Europe via Frankfurt, Lufthansa flights are cheapest, then overnight flight to Seoul. Day 2. Land around noon at Incheon Airport. Take the Airport limousine bus into downtown