Category: Sidebar
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Being Careful: Philippines
As the Beetle was planning a little diving trip to the Philippines, she thought she’d check out the FCO’s travel advice for the area. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office…
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Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled?
Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Bahrain — Manama Japan — Tokyo Saudi Arabia — Riyadh Somalia — Mogadishu Burundi — Bujumbura 0 out of 5 – you…
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Naked Man at LAX
A 31 year old Canadian man recently tried to buy a one-way ticket on a Qantas flight from LAX to Sydney, but was turned down because he could not supply…
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A Cautionary Warning – Europcar Malaga
Just a sober warning for anyone considering using Europcar at Malaga airport. Earlier in the year we hired a car, left credit card details as is normal, checked car for…
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London tube to Heathrow
From January 7 2005, London Underground Piccadilly line trains heading for Heathrow's Terminal 4 station will not go beyond Hatton Cross. Passengers will have to take a shuttle bus from…
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Fave Restaurant
Anne writes in: I've been living in Mexico City for 8 months and I'd like to communicate to all the travellers to Mexico the address of a great French Bistro…
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10% tax on US $ in Cuba
If you want to change US dollars in Cuba, you will now have to pay a 10% tax on exchange. The move will affect Cuban citizens who receive money from…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Under 30? 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…
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Airline Responsible for Death
A US appeals court ruled that an airline that forced an elderly woman to check a bag with her medical devices must bear responsibility for her subsequent death after losing…
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Fave Websites
If you are interested in forest conservation, then take a look at this: http://forests.org/ This website provides news from around the world on issues in countries about the protection of…
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Eurostar to Close Waterloo
You got used to catching the Eurostar from London Waterloo to Paris or Brussels? Well, in 2007, all cross channel trains will no longer use Waterloo station, which was opened…
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Abercrombie & Kent on Burma Dirty List
The Burma Campaign UK has released its latest list of companies that invest in Burma, or Myanmar as it is called by the country’s military dictatorship. You may be interested…
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Spain Drink Driving
Spanish police are targeting tourist resorts in a crackdown on holidaymakers who drink and drive. Until this summer, penalties for drink-driving applied only to full-time residents with tourists being let…
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Michelin Route Planner
Spotted by our Webmaster, Paul, this website tells you how to drive between different places in Europe. It calculates the total number of miles, the best route and the amount…
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Cheaper Travel in SE Asia
News comes from SE Asia that some airline ticket have fallen below the cost of bus fares, with a one-way ticket between Singapore and the Thai resort of Phuket advertised…
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A New Silk Route
Forty-five years after it was first proposed, a modern version of the ancient Silk Road that once linked Asia with Europe is taking shape, in the form of a 140,000…
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Fave Website
Kid of Speed This website contains pictures and dialogue (in English) of the after effects of Chernobyl. Some people have said that it is a hoax, but the Beetle thinks…
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Sex Toy Scare Down Under
A vibrating sex toy in a rubbish bin sparked a security scare and closed a Mackay airport in Queensland, Australia for almost an hour. An emergency was declared at the…
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Airline News: October 2004
United Airlines plans to launch daily flights between San Francisco and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City in December 2004, becoming the first US carrier to resume direct air links since…
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Companions2Travel.co.uk
Companions2Travel matches up like-minded single people looking to travel. Companions2Travel.co.uk is a unique UK website allowing single people to combine their travel plans by simply going online and filling in…