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  • Have you got a tale to tell?

    If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel

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  • Guatemalan Girl Killings

    A report from Amnesty International from Guatemala: Amnesty’s latest report cites police figures which show that 229 women and girls were killed in Guatemala in the first six months of

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  • The Effect of Sanctions in N Korea

    UN officials and aid workers say that millions of North Koreans will face famine and starvation during the country’s winter if the international community cuts off humanitarian food aid in

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  • Dubai Camel Racing Problems

    Dubai’s ruling family says a legal case filed against it in Miami in the United States for allegedly enslaving thousands of young camel jockeys is without foundation. The law suit

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  • Borat Invited To Kazakhstan

    British comedian Sacha Baron who plays a fictional TV reporter called Borat has been invited by Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakh first deputy foreign minister and a powerful son-in-law of President Nursultan

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  • Mines Cleared in Mozambique

    The US State Department Mozambique’s recently announced that Mozambique’s 670km long railway line, Sena Railway, which has not been used for 20 years, has been cleared of mines and unexploded

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  • Travel Tip: Carrying Money

    When wearing a money belt, first make sure it is cotton and machine washable, they can get awfully hot snug under your clothing. Secondly, use one of those small oblong

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  • Leaping Stingray Strikes

    Reuters recently reported that in Miami, Florida, a leaping spotted eagle ray stabbed an 81-year-old Florida boater in the chest, leaving its poisonous barbed sting lodged close to his heart

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  • Hyde Park Solar Boat

    A shuttle boat powered entirely by the sun has been launched on the Serpentine lake in London’s Hyde Park. The 14.5m (48ft) Solarshuttle, thought to be the biggest of its

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  • Darts in Iran

    Darts, the game of throwing small pointed missiles at a board divided into scoring segments is normally associated with British pubs and the consumption of large amounts of alcohol, has

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  • Daintree Saved

    Daintree forest, a World Heritage site in northern Queensland, one of the oldest rainforests on the planet and home to Australia’s most diverse range of species, has been saved from

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  • MEETING NEWS

    MEETING NEWS

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  • Meeting News from London by Padmassana

    Our first speaker was Rory Maclean, “The magic bus”, Istanbul to India. Rory set out to visit the places along the classic overland route to India. Starting in Istanbul at

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  • Meeting News from Ontario

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

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  • The Golden Triangle and Surrounds

    The Beetle visited Thailand in September 2006 and had an opportunity to travel to the Golden Triangle, an area that refers to a large, predominantly highland a Laos, Burma and

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  • Lights Out in a Mexican Cave by Ron McCluskey

    Shortly after we arrived at our position in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, my wife and I were invited with a youth group to tour a cave near the town of Pichucalco,

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  • The Acropolis of Athens by Matt Barrett

    The Acropolis is the one historical site you can't miss. You can take a tour or wander up there yourself but during the summer, whatever you do, unless it is

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  • Planning for the Family Holiday by Kirsa Guidan

    So you are ready to start planning that family vacation that you have been putting off for a few extra months. And you feel like you need a pat on

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  • Suvarnabhumi – Bangkok’s New Airport

    Southeast Asia's largest airport, Suvarnabhumi officially opened at the end of September after over forty years of planning and building that at a cost if US $4 billion converted a

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  • The World's Top Tourism Destinations

    The World’s Top Tourism Destinations 2004 rank Country Arrivals (millions) Percent change 2004/2003 Market share 2004 2002 2003 2004 1. France 77.0 75.0 75.1 0.1% 9.8% 2. Spain 52.3 51.8

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