Category: Sidebar
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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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Crime Fighting Dogs
Spotted by Globetrotter Steve: police in India’s Bihar state in northern India are so short of resources they are using a pack of stray dogs to protect themselves from Maoist…
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New LP Comments on London
The latest edition of the Lonely Planet Guide to London says that London has become “dynamic and forward-looking” full of great places to visit, eat and stay, chic inner-city neighbourhoods,…
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Oz Overheats
It’s a little recognised fact that Australia (as well as the US) is not a signatory to the Kyoto agreement to cut greenhouse gases. Australia’s meteorology bureau has found that…
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Mosquito Virus Reunion
If you have plans to visit Reunion in the Indian Ocean, be warned that in late Jan 2006, France drafted 400 troops to help fight a mosquito-borne virus there. The…
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Pop Idol in Ethiopia
There are some differences to the Pop Idol that is shown in the UK and the US: contestants can perform in any one of 80 languages, and performance can include…
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Fave Website
Spotted by Webmaster Paul: CentralPark.com – your first stop for information on Central Park and The Central Park Zoo. Including extensive event listings, maps, attractions, sports, activities, history and the…
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Discount from Globalbagtag
Globalbagtag the metal luggage tag people are generously offering a rise in the discount available to Globetrotters from 25% to 40% for our 60th anniversary. Just go to their website…
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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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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…