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Our Friends Ryanair
British Airways whose tagline has been 'the world's favourite airline' has been overtaken by our friends Ryanair whom it has been recorded carried more passengers in August 2005 than the
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Countries with the Most Billionaires
Countries with the Most Billionaires Countries with the Most Billionaires Rank Country Number of billionaires 1 United States 269 2 Japan 29 3 Germany 28 4 Italy 17 5 Canada
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
September 2005 London meeting. Globies kicked off the newseason at our temporary venue The Concert Artists Association onthe other side of Covent Garden. Jules Stewartstarted the season with his talk
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,
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Greg McKenzie's Motorbike Travels from Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia
Trip duration: 19 days Trip miles to date: 3,040 Miles since last update: 1,023 I've recently arrived in Peurto Natalès having successfully visited Ushuaia and the end-of-the-world!!! Having hoped to
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Destination Guide – Trieste by Karen Bryan
Trieste is an Adriatic coastal city in north eastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. The sea in the Gulf of Trieste is very clear and clean, with limestone
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Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Framed by glowing sunsets and a bountiful canopy of stars, lies the Kruger National Park. The park, rich in biodiversity, was established in 1898 and stretches for 350km (approx 140
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Where in the World: Diego Garcia
In the first of a number of Where in the World profiles, we look at Diego Garcia, a tiny island in The Indian Ocean, with coral beaches, turquoise waters and
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of travel reminiscences. A friend of
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London’s Palaces: Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain’s Kings and Queens since 1837. Built by George VI on the site of the King’s House, Pimlico, the shell
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Our Friends Ryanair
Ryanair, always on the look out from generating new sources of revenue including charging passengers for food, drinks, car hire and hotels, was also looking at gambling and property ventures
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Statistic Watch: Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts Main warring parties Year began- year ceasefire occurred Sudan vs. Sudanese People’s Liberation Army1 1983-2004 Solomon Islands vs. Malaitan Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement 1998-2003
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
June 2005: our first speaker today was John Gimlette, whose talk was entitled “Theatre of Fish” and was about Britain’s first colony, Newfoundland. John showed us the capital, St John’s
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Meeting News from New York
We are sorry to say that for the time being, New York meetings are suspended as Laurie really needs a helper. If you have some time to spare and are
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,
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Meeting News from Texas
Due to bereavement in Christina’s family, we regret to say that Texas meetings have stopped pending further notice. If you have time to spare and would like to take over
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Beetle Diary
It was with a sense of relief rather than rather than elation or sadness, that I escaped London. First stop was Singapore. The weather here in Singapore has been horrendous
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Hiking in Sydney, Australia, by Susan Velasquez
Might you be the type that goes somewhere new and ends up only seeing the designated and well known tourist sites? There is, of course, nothing wrong with that ,