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Food Safety by Jason Gibbs, Pharmacist at Nomad Medical Centres
One of the most enjoyable reasons for travelling to exotic and distant places is to sample the delights of the local cuisine. Two of my favourites have been ‘Rat on…
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Chinese Wedding Customs
Chinese marriage was systemized into custom in the Warring States period (402-221 B.C.). Due to the vast expanse and long history, there are different customs to follow in different places,…
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Appeal for Info: UK Exchange Control July 1964
Can anyone help Jill: For the last eighteen months I've been trying to find out exactly what was the sterling travel allowance (Exchange Control) which British citizens were allowed to…
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Cotswold Wool Churches
During the medieval period the Cotswold area underwent a startling transition from small scale agriculture to large scale wool production. This shift, most noticeable by the 15th century, enabled wool…
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Vietnam by Mike Dodd
Mike is the winner of the Globetrotter Club £1,000 legacy available to members under 30 years of age for the best independent travel plan. If you are under 30 and…
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Meeting News from London:
Globetrotters meeting Saturday 5th October 2002 By Padmassana Eamon Gearon's talk entitled “Walking to Siwa” gave us a glimpse of the Egyptian desert. Eamon first visited the area in 1994…
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Namibia by Renate
There is an old Namibian saying: “If the Namibian sun has shone on you once, you are part of the country.” People who have never been to Africa seem to…
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Meeting News from New York:
A message from Laurie, the New York Chair: there will NOT be a Globie meeting in November, but we WILL have our December 7th meeting. We wish Laurie Bonne Voyage…
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Meeting News from Ontario:
Coming up on November 15, 2002, Robin Christmas, Linda Rosenbaum & Family: “The Ve-Ahavta” (“You Shall Love”) a video of a community development project in Bartica, Guyana. For information on…
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Meeting News from Texas:
This month we will have two guest speakers. Chris Schorre, our own resident photographer, will present a slide show of Spain. Christina and Susan will recount their recent trip to…
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London Markets: Berwick Street Market
This street was featured on the cover of Oasis' ‘What's the Story? Morning Glory' LP, and is also home to a tiny market in the heart of Soho. Soho is…
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Views of Highgate by Matthew Doughty
One of the best ways to discover some of the many views of and from this well known corner of north London can be located by heading up Highgate Hill,…
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Super Natural British Columbia, Canada's Mountain Province by Steve Noakes
British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province, is located on the Pacific Coast. It is Canada's third largest province comprising 9.5 percent of the country's total land area. The province is nearly…
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Mosquito Borne Diseases by Jason Gibbs, Pharmacist at Nomad Medical Centres
In the first article I talked about the best ways to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes and consequently how to avoid catching some of the many diseases they carry. Here…
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Letter From Lisbon Part 2 by Sally Pethybridge
Having decided that my hair was in desperate need of some care and attention, I decided to be brave and try to get my hair done. The word for hairdresser…
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Sicily: A visit to the islands by Murray Hubick
I am an artist and one who, not surprisingly, is drawn (no pun intended) to the sun, the sea and a beautiful landscape. Now, obviously, you don't need to be…
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Oslo Weekend
The tourist season in Oslo starts around the middle of June and finishes in the middle of September. The 15th of September, to be precise. This means that going to…
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Ryanair – the Low down on the Low Cost Airline
It may be cheap (but not always), but it certainly isn't clever. And it definitely isn't funny! Flying Ryanair is not the fantastic low cost and cheerful option that it…
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Lahore: a historical city with a rich cultural heritage by Hameed Abdul
Lahore is located 288 km from Islamabad. This capital of the Punjab is a city of gardens, parks and educational institutions with a rich heritage. It is an ancient town…
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Mauritius by Fatiha
Ask most of the people around you: “where is Mauritius?” and they probably could not tell you. And yet the famous writer Mark Twain said: God created Paradise, and copied…