The winner of last month's Moon Guidebook on Peru is: Jane Thomas congratulations! This month, win a Moon guidebook on Acadia National Park. See www.moon.com for info on Moon guide…

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I was pretty taken with Cefalù. I had not expected it to have retained such charm since its advent to practically every tour firm’s brochure. My one disappointment was quite…

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What's your score? Bulgaria: Sofia Ghana: Accra Mauritius: Port Louis Tunisia: Tunis Maldives: Male Yemen: Sana 0 out of 5 – you need to get out more! 1-3 – not…

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Planning a visit to London or already live in London or visit, well, Gordon regularly hosts get togethers for visitors and local people alike to go to the theatre and…

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Due to popular demand, we have included the answers to last month’s Travel Quiz. We are inundated each month by people entering the quiz, and receive many correct submission answers.…

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Rajasthan is a land where the vagaries of nature have settled to co-exist with the good cheer of its people.  The architectural grandeur of royalty and the tales of valour…

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Volunteers wanted for projects worldwide. India Project, Karmi Farm Clinic Nomad Travel Store is now seeking voluntary doctors and nurses for our charity clinic in India.  The clinic is based…

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Back in January 2004 Martin Wright, one the club’s most sociable regulars at the London Meetings, royally entertained a packed Crown Court with tales of his marathon cycle ride to…

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When Tanganyika – as it was then – gained its independence it was praised for the devotion and priority it gave to education. Its then president, Julius Nyerere was known…

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Sally left the UK around two years ago to start a new life in Portugal.  She lives in a suburb of Lisbon, close to the sea and is now a…

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Over the last few years it has become increasingly obvious that travellers (from all backgrounds, ages and levels of intelligence) come under two main divisions, those who are organised and…

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Where is it likely to happen:   scorpions can be found in the wild in South, West and North Africa; North, Central and South America; India; and the Caribbean.  Among…

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Interesting country facts. The United States has the most money, power, airports, cell phones, radios and ISP's. The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America,…

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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 Mac reminiscences about some of…

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Answers to Flag Quiz              1 Bahamas  2 Brazil  3 Croatia  4 Germany 5 Iceland Discuss this article and give feedback in our online forum

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