Category: Sidebar
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Kenyan Matatus
Travellers to Kenya will know that a ride in a matatu (minibus) can be a hair raising experience. The last time the Beetle was in Kenya, a fellow traveller reported…
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So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! What is the capital city of the following countries: Angola…
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Rotten Squid Gases Crew
Three crewmembers found dead on a South Korean freighter that washed ashore in Shimane Prefecture on Sunday may have died after inhaling toxic gas generated from rotten squid organs, local…
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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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Cut Price Transatlantic Fares?
Plans are afoot to cut transatlantic fares to as little as £66 return. Passengers travelling to the U.S. and Canada could enjoy the type of low-cost fares that have revolutionised…
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Travel Quiz: Peru
The winner of last month's Trailblazer Guidebook on Tibet is: Gavin Fernandez congratulations, Gavin! This month, win a Rough Guide guidebook on Peru. See http://www.roughguides.com for travel info. Some people…
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Virgin Atlantic P's People Off
Virgin Atlantic Airways scrapped plans to install bright-red urinals shaped like women's open lips at New York's John F Kennedy Airport, saying it had received complaints they were offensive. “Virgin…
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Answers to: So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Angola = Luanda Egypt = Cairo Morocco = Rabat Uganda = Kampala Palau = Koror 0 out of 5 – you need…
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Sentosa Cable Car Competition
A marathon competition to see who could live for a week in a cable car that makes the 1.7-kilometre trip between Singapore and the resort island of Sentosa about 80…
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Possible tax on visits to the Costa Brava
More than a million British holidaymakers heading for the Costa Brava in north eastern Spain face an increase in prices due to a tourist tax. The new tourism director-general of…
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There's a Frog in My Salad
An airline passenger discovered the a frog perched on a slice of cucumber while on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Wellington in February. “Naturally there was a bit of…
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Singapore Pilot Booted Out
A foreign pilot who infuriated Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew by leading a rare union revolt has been told by the government he can no longer live in Singapore…
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Queen Mary 2 Criticisms
Spotted by Mac who wrote in to say: I read in yesterday’s Travel section of the Washington Post that a couple taking the Queen Mary 2 had picked out cabin…
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Tip of the Month
From Mac: one of the users of Internet Cafes overseas suggests that you leave a list of e mail addresses with a relative or friend in your home town that…
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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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Being Careful: Thailand
This is what the Foreign and Commonwealth office of the UK says about visits to Thailand. There is a general threat to British and other Western targets from terrorism in…
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Travel Quiz: Tibet
The winner of last month’s guidebook on the Azores is: Joan Haladay, congratulations! This month, win a Trailblazer guidebook on Tibet Overland. See www.trailblazerguides.com for info on Trailblazer Guidebooks. Some…
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Why Do Mosquitoes Bite?
Researchers have discovered that a key chemical found in sweat is what attracts the mosquito that spreads malaria in Africa to bite its human victims. With this knowledge, scientists believe…
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Where is the US’ 2nd Oldest Tourist Attraction?
If you had to guess: where and what do you think is the US’ second oldest tourist attraction after the Niagara Falls? Answer, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It is not…
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Planet Reunited
When travelling, it’s hard enough to remember where you were yesterday, let alone the phone number of that fabulous girl you met in Hong Kong, or the postal address of…