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International Summer Music Village
If you are in London in June/July you might want to check these events out, you can get free tickets from culturalco-operation.org, Cultural Co-operation is an independent arts charity that…
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MTV show "True Life: I'm Backpacking in Europe"
MTV are looking for people who are planning to backpack around Europe this summer. If you are interested, see: and would like to be on the MTV show “True Life:…
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Fave Website
Take a look at modern day adventurer John Pilkington’s website. In this, you can see details of the latest and most exciting of John’s journeys which took him up the…
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Increase in Membership Fees in the EU
For a while now postage costs to the EU countries have been rising and has now reached the point where they are on a par with the costs for our…
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Pilot Falls Asleep
A pilot for Japan’s All Nippon Airways fell asleep at the controls for several minutes while on a domestic flight and had to be awakened by a government inspector who…
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Being Careful: Indonesia
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office have the following to say about Indonesia: we advise against all non-essential travel to Indonesia. (Which is a great pity as the Beetle is…
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Rwanda 10th Anniversary
Rwanda is marking the 10th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, one of the worst atrocities of the late 20th century – alongside what happened in the Balkans. A bit of…
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Security Breached by Stripper
A drunken woman looking for a place to sleep slipped past security and onto an aircraft at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland where she dozed unnoticed for several hours, sparking a…
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Airline News
New European low-cost airline WIZZ Air plan to start flights from Budapest to seven European cities from June 24. Destinations include London, Barcelona, Athens, Rome, Paris, Prague and Katowice from…
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10 Dumbest Questions Asked by Cruise Passengers
Spotted by our webmaster: 1. Does the crew sleep onboard? 2. What time is the midnight buffet? 3. Which elevator takes me to the front of the ship? 4. Do…
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Travel Resource
Spotted by our webmaster, the BBC has an excellent on-line travel resource. It has country and mini guides, travel tips, basic travel advice, studying and travelling and how to make…
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S Korea Train
South Korea has just launched its new bullet train service which travels at 300 kph (185 mph. The Korea Train Express will nearly halve the near five-hour trip, by conventional…
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Travel Jokes
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a Flight Attendant on a Northwest flight announced “Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like…
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Train from Vienna Airport to the Centre
It is now possible to take a train from Vienna airport to Wien-Mitte train station. The journey takes 16 minutes and runs every thirty minutes. Single tickets cost 8 euros…
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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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JFK Baggage Handlers Busted
Police have busted a gang who used their jobs as baggage handlers at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to avoid inspection of mail bags filled with cocaine and transported…
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So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! What is the capital city of the following countries: Botswana…
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The Beetle is often asked for advice on how to go about getting a job teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) overseas. My best advice is to look up…
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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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China Closes Internet Cafes
In China, looking for an internet café? There will be fewer around. China has closed more than 8,600 cybercafes over the last couple of months because of fears that the…