Category: Sidebar
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
On a more positive note, contrary to popular belief, US citizens are allowed to visit Libya! This is good news as the Beetle is trying to persuade one to join…
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Watching the Road in Iran
This wonderful snippet about travelling in Iran came from Kevin, near London (not Croydon!) Kevin tells us about the effect some of the girls he was travelling with had on…
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Useless Facts: Perfume
Perfume comes from the Latin per fumus (through smoke). The smoke of incense, burning woods and spices were the most ancient scents. Some useless facts courtesy of directcosmetics.com When Cleopatra…
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Dinner: snake, ants and scorpions … London
Ever wondered what scorpions taste like? Or cobra stew? Look no further. You can now try such delicacies at Empire, a new London restaurant where snake, kangaroo, zebra, ants and…
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Lost City off Gujarat, India
Marine archaeologists in India believe they have found a sunken 'lost city' which pre-dates all previous signs of civilisation by 5,000 years. The site lies at a depth of 36m,…
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Globetrotter Travel Award
Under 24? 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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Fave Websites of the Month
Serious and not so serious diving news : Great for recommendations on where to dive, equipment tests and news about new dive sites. www.divernet.com
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Travel Tips
Trying to travel light? Shampoo is not only good for washing hair and body, but clothes as well! Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to: the…
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London tube facts: the Northern Line, London:
Believe it or not, the Northern Line (AKA the Misery Line) is allegedly now the Tube’s top performing line! Formed in the mid 1920s and renamed the Northern Line in…
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Camera Planet
Gabrielle wants to hear from you! She is a Producer for an American website/independent TV company called CameraPlanet.com CameraPlanet takes viewer video (amateur video from all over the world), edits…
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Coffee, drink, dinner … Tallinn:
Maiasmokk is the most charming restaurant with a café overlooking the street on the ground floor where you can sip coffee or have drinks and watch the world go by.…
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Fancy that! Australia
In about 200 AD a famous Greek astronomer named Claudius Ptolemy believed that the earth had to be balanced or it would topple over. He figured that there had to…
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The Congo – Lightening Can Strike Twice!
NASA has recently published a map of the world showing the frequency of lightening around the world. They found that The Congo has 50 lightening strikes a year for each…
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Hyenas Have Good Reason To Laugh!
Researchers studying the spotted hyena in Tanzania have discovered that they are the only wild animal to be able to carry the rabies virus but not display any of the…
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Ooops! An apology
Last month’s article on Bali in a nutshell was in fact written by Shirley of London. Sorry about that, Shirley!
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Globetrotter Travel Award
Under 24? 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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Fave Websites of the Month
Fairly self-explanatory, a suggestions form Dick, the London Meetings organiser: onlinenewspapers.com A great way of catching up after months of being away from TV, radio and newspapers!
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Travel Tips
When the Beetle wants to say thank you and money is not appropriate, she gives postcards from her hometown, London, to people as small gifts. Take some with you! Got…
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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…