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  • Meeting news from Ontario

    For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Ontario meetings are held on the third Friday of January,

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  • Write in (1)

    In advance of his return to the forests of Brazil, Tony recalls how the tribes of the rain forest fare in our more familiar 21st century:- The small airport of

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  • News from the travel world

    “WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society are looking for adventurous volunteers to trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this October whilst raising vital funds for our work. As

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  • Families for A New Documentary.

    “Do you hanker after foreign adventures and new experiences outside of four star hotel rooms? Do you want your children’s education to take in the best of what the world

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  • Write in (2)

    After a short train journey from Delhi and a relaxing night in Chandigarh we drove up into the Himalayas to the lushly forested Kullu Valley. Sitting beneath the Great Himalayan

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  • Help wanted

    · “Hello! I was wondering if you could help me. I’m looking for DSLR photography classes in Barcelona for the month of July. Any information would be very helpful!” haya_k@hotmail.com

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  • Globetrotters Club Travel Award

    A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have up to £1,000 to award twice a year for the best submitted independent

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  • Mac says…

    Regular contributor Mac asked us to give a plug to a particular a travellerÂ’s web site he has come to enjoyÂ… http://www.hobotraveler.com/. Andy, the author, sees himself as a latter

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  • Web sites worth a glance!!

    Web sites worth a glance!! · music with a difference – http://www.tuneyourworld.com/ · Moroccan music festivals – http://www.moroccofestivals.co.uk/ · What time is it? – http://worldtimeengine.com/

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  • Know Your Riyals from Your Kwacha

    Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter – get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet – create and print a

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  • Welcome to the March 2008 eNewsletter !!

    Hello all. This month’s eNewsletter is a little later than normal, as I’m just back from a couple of shortish trips – one to the USA and the other to

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  • Meeting news London by Andrea Orban

    Kevin Brackley – Laos – A journey from Luang Nam Tha to Vietianne The first speaker of February’s meeting was the Globetrotters membership secretary Kevin. Kevin talked about the pilot

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  • Meeting news from Ontario

    For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Ontario meetings are held on the third Friday of January,

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  • Write in (#1). Town of Icebergs by Katharine Owen

    Ilulissat…Ilulissat…how could I know what to expect? A warm welcome or a cold, unwelcoming environment? Will I go back to the raw, lush land that held so many surprises? Ilulissat,

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  • News from the travel industry

    “We’ve all seen the one cent ultra-cheap fares that Ryanair, Easyjet and and other low cost carriers (LCCs) frequently offer from European hubs. It’s a great way to skip around

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  • Write in (#2) Zhouzhuang and Its Map: Ways to Explore a Chinese Tourist Trap by Hal Swindall

    In September of last year, Globetrotters’ regular China correspondent had the opportunity to go to Zhouzhuang, an ancient canal town west of Shanghai. It is not an extra fantastic place,

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  • Back-pack by Dan Cavalli

    If you are serious about getting some back-pack equipment then weight has to be your first consideration. A light backpack can be an experienced backpacker’s sweetest dream. That’s why any

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  • Globetrotters Club Travel Award

    A member of Globetrotters Club ? Interested in a £1,000 travel award ? Know someone who is ? We have up to £1,000 to award twice a year for the

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  • Mac says…

    Regular contributor Mac had some thoughts… On my trip to Egypt the guide said we could ride a camel but first we had to go inside the Cheops Pyramid the

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  • Fav web sites

    Recommended by the many !! SOUTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS – download of 30th anniversary special edition of SAE Magazine, click here to download your copy! New online travel community – www.passportvillage.com

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