Category: Sidebar
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Strange but True!
Both the Paris and Hong Kong metro systems regularly use air freshener. Apparently studies reveal that if the system smells good, customers feel more positive about the travelling experience. London
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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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Did you know…the London Eye
The London Eye will, on average, turn continuously 6,000 times each year, and the 32 capsules carry up to 15,000 visitors a day.
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Burmese Food… London
If you find yourself in London, at a loose end, fancy something just a little bit different, then give the Mandalay a go. It can be found at 444 Edgware
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Bali in a nutshell by Shirley of London
This was our first trip to Bali and I have to say that the Balinese are in general the loveliest people, very gentle and welcoming. Driving out there was a
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Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes
Joanne is from Canada and works with the Beetle. She has not been in the UK very long. She had never been to a bonfire night! We explained to her
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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
The Beetle likes the UK Foreign and Commonwealth site – it has everything from employment opportunities to individual country reports – really interesting! UK Foreign and Commonwealth
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Travel Tips
Sort clothes together and put them in different coloured plastic bags – helps you to find your socks as opposed to your T-shirts and also keeps them clean and dry
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Funny Signs Again….
Back in 1959, when Frank from the US was in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia on Lebuh Chulia Street he saw a local Chinese Hotel named the Hang Chow Hotel and Restaurant,
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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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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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Home Base Holidays
Travelling abroad but finding accommodation expensive? Try home exchange, a rent-free and friendly option. Home Base Holidays was established in London, UK in 1985 (by a Canadian) and now has
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against travel to Pakistan until further notice unless there are compelling reasons to do so. They advise all British nationals still in the
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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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Travel Tips
Mike from the UK says: if you’re desperate for a toilet and can’t find a handy McDonalds, the more luxurious hotels always have toilets in their lobbies – walk straight
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Funny Signs Again!
Shirley from Kent in the UK saw the following in Bali: If you have any loose baboons in your pocket, you might want to visit the “monkey exchange” for something
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Scams – the "homeless mother scam"
Tom from North Carolina wrote in to tell us his experience in Rome. He saw a woman ostensibly carrying a baby in her arms (all he saw was a rolled
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Mutual Aid New Year's Eve Buenos Aires!
Sue (Deputy Chair, London) would like some advice/tips/pointers on where to go and what to do in Buenos Aires at the New Year. Please contact the Beetle with any advice: