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  • Iraqi Treasures Stolen

    More than two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, 10,000 artefacts looted from the National Museum of Iraq are still missing and archaeological sites across Iraq have been plundered.

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  • Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha

    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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  • The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel& Sports Show

    13-15th January, 2005 at Olympia, London Where better to start Planning your Adventure holiday or Career break than at Olympia this January? Over 250 exhibitors * Over 100 free talks

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  • Mutual Aid

    Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the

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  • Kalahari Bushmen Claims

    Survival International, a London-based organisation which accuses the Botswana government of ethnic cleansing against the Kalahari Bushmen has come under fierce criticism for allegedly distorting the true picture. One of

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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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  • Norway's Underwater Signs

    Norway’s Directorate for Cultural Heritage has begun a unique program of setting up signs to highlight historical landmarks – underwater. The signs will be placed in order to discourage vandalism

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  • Philippines Not So Bad

    Jon from the UK writes, in connection with a travel warning issued by the UK government about the Philippines: I’ve visited the Philippines 3 times this year and travelled widely.

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  • Ugandan Killings

    Ugandan rebels have murdered a second Briton in less than a week as they step up a new offensive against tourists and aid workers. Gunmen from the Lord’s Resistance Army

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  • Singapore Low Cost Terminal

    A new terminal dedicated to low cost airlines will open at Singapore’s Changi Airport on March 6 next year the Civil Aviation Authority said. Passenger charges at the new facility

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  • Trip Advisor Poll

    Trip Advisor, the US based travel organisation recently conducted a survey of over 3,000 travellers. Their findings are that the top three most desirable travel destinations in the next year,

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  • Destinations Travel Show

    Discover the world in a day at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, the essential event for travel inspiration. Get tips from the travel experts while experiencing Destinations Sensations, demonstrations

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  • Being Careful: Vanuatu

    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise all travel to the island of Ambae, where the Mount Manaro volcano is threatening a major eruption. The Government of Vanuatu has begun

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  • Chiang Mai Safari

    The Chiang Mai Night Safari Park, part of a huge project aimed at turning the area into “Chiang Mai World”, has received a boost with Kenya agreeing to provide Thailand

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  • Globetrotters Travel Award

    A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a �1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have �1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent

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  • US Muslims Urged to Register BeforeAir Travel

    The head of civil rights for the US Department of Homeland Security is urging Muslim air travellers to register with the federal government before flying to reduce the chances they

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  • Garuda

    UK based Neil wrote in to the Beetle warning travellers about Garuda. This is what he says: Garuda have a reputation for being unreliable. On a recent trip to Indonesia

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  • Travel Facts

    Travel Facts Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America. Australians have a huge 380,000 sq m of land per person – and yet 91% live in urban areas. Nearly a

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  • US Crime Rate Drops

    The FBI recently released crime figures in the USA. Murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years, while rapes increased slightly last year. Overall, the

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  • SatellitePhoto

    Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here’s a satellite photo from Google of Hampton Court

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