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Don't Upset The Elephants!
They really do have long memories! Research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that elephants have very long memories, large brains and are highly emotional. Orang-utans are 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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Giant Grouper – Barrier Reef
A recent report from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia: a Swedish diver had a narrow escape after a giant grouper attempted to swallow his head on New Year's Eve.…
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Joke time
From Bretislav, in the Czech Republic: A guy is flying to London checking in at the airlines counter with 3 suitcases. He tells the lady there: “I want the first…
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Monkeys at Agra Fort, India
An alert, bought to the attention of the Beetle by Frank, in the US, about a female traveller in India who was bitten by a monkey at Agra Fort. Frank…
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Pirates foiled by international co-operation!
Forget the romantic notion of Captain Hook and Cap'n Kidd – piracy is alive and well in the modern world! Just last week, coastguards in Falmouth, in the south west…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
On a more positive note, contrary to popular belief, US citizens are allowed to visit Libya! This is good news as the Beetle is trying to persuade one to join…
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Watching the Road in Iran
This wonderful snippet about travelling in Iran came from Kevin, near London (not Croydon!) Kevin tells us about the effect some of the girls he was travelling with had on…
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Useless Facts: Perfume
Perfume comes from the Latin per fumus (through smoke). The smoke of incense, burning woods and spices were the most ancient scents. Some useless facts courtesy of directcosmetics.com When Cleopatra…