Category: Sidebar
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Holiday Theft Hot Spots
You don't have to go far to encounter trouble! New research from the UK's Direct Line Travel Insurance indicates that over one in 10 Britons has been robbed while on
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Yahoo in China
Be careful what you write whilst on-line in China. Yahoo was accused last week of helping Chinese authorities identify and imprison a reporter who described government fears about pro-democracy activists.
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Globetrotters Travel Award
A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best submitted independent
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Siberian Tigers to go to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is said to be about to import four endangered Siberian tigers from China for captive breeding. China had received zebras, elephants and impala as part of an “exchange programme”.
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Access Cash Overseas
Ever worried about being able to access your cash whilst overseas? These two websites allow you to locate Visa and Mastercard ATMs.
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Shaolin Temple, Wales
A monk has travelled from China to Ruabon, near Wrexham in Wales to help open a special temple to teach the ancient discipline of Shaolin. Shi Xing Du will draft
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Tiger Meat Restaurant Busted in China
A restaurant in north east China was closed down for listing stir fried tiger meat with peppers for US $98 or a kilo of tiger meat for US $ 863.
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European Airline Delays
According to a recent study, some 30% of European flights from London Heathrow were delayed in 2004. The average delay per flight was 33 minutes. Zurich and Vienna were the
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Singapore Giant Ferris
Singapore is following London's lead and plans to build a giant Ferris wheel. Designers estimate that it will be 142 feet taller than the London Eye and say that visitors
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Satellite Photo
Spotted by Webmaster Paul, here's a satellite photo from Google of the Stonehenge
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Protect against Malaria
Campaigners organising Malaria Awareness Week say that British tourists are too complacent about contracting malaria as they travel to more and more far flung locations. In particular, last minute bargain
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"Failed States" Warning
Recent research from the United States publication Foreign Policy and the US NGO “Fund for Peace” has identified the twenty most vulnerable countries as: Ivory Coast, Congo, Sudan, Iraq, Somalia,
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Swaziland Tassel Burning Ceremony
Since 2001, in Swaziland, teenage girls have had to wear large woollen tassels as a sign of their chastity. Now news comes that Swaziland's King Mswati III has ended a
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Getting to Stansted Airport
John from London wrote in to share some information about getting to London Stansted airport. He says: I share your frustrations about the cost and unreliability of the train service
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter – get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet – create and print a
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Present A Travel Programme
Have you ever wanted to present a travel programme? Do you see yourself as a budding Judith Chalmers or Michael Palin? Or, do you just have a passion for the
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Mutual Aid
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the
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Camel Cull In Oz
Camels were introduced to Australia in the 19th Century as desert transport creatures. Australian officials say the country’s camel population has grown to about 700,000 in recent years and because
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Avoid Illicit Brew
Do not drink home made alcohol – anywhere, not just Kenya. Over 50 people have died after drinking home made alcohol laced with a substance believed to have been methanol
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Direct Flights to Cuba
Virgin Atlantic Airways have started direct flights from the UK to Cuba that are expected to boost growing British tourism to the communist-run Caribbean island. “This is good for Cuba,