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Alaskan E-Mail Tip
Frank from the US is currently 3,000 miles and more en route from Texas to Alaska. He sent the Beetle an e-mail to say that in Dawson Creek British Columbia…
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Meeting News from Texas
Globetrotters meeting on July 12th The Texas branch will celebrate their 2 year anniversary – 24 months of meetings – in July! Their monthly meeting participation averages around 20. People…
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Answers To Last Month’s Travel Quiz
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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Fave Travel Website
The Beetle has a real soft spot for Spain – great food, good wine, friendly people, wonderful language, easy to get around and fabulous paradores to stay in. A paradore…
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Airport Profile: Haneda – Tokyo
Tokyo Haneda airport is the largest and the busiest airport in Japan – over 300 flights take off and same number of flights land each day and around half are…
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Being Careful: Sabah Region
The Canada Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a statement dated 21st June 2003: Canadians should not travel to the islands off the southeast coast of Sabah, including Sipadan…
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Train from Alice to Darwin, Australia
Tickets are on sale for the inaugural journeys on the Alice Springs to Darwin extension of the Great Southern Railway’s (GSR) line between Adelaide and Alice. The journey will take…
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Padmassana Travels To Japan – Part 1
I’ve been to Japan before, to Honshu, but have not explored the southern parts, so this trip was designed at seeing Kyushu. I flew into Fukuoka as an entry point…
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Free London Museums: Royal Air Force Museum
If you are into airplanes, then this is the place for you: Britain's National Museum of aviation features over 70 full-sized aircraft including a unique collection of British, German and…
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Airline News
Qantas began flying to Rome in 1948 but is suspending services because of SARS and the threat of terrorism. Low cost UK based carrier bmibaby is to start services from…