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Airline News
New European low-cost airline WIZZ Air plan to start flights from Budapest to seven European cities from June 24. Destinations include London, Barcelona, Athens, Rome, Paris, Prague and Katowice from
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10 Dumbest Questions Asked by Cruise Passengers
Spotted by our webmaster: 1. Does the crew sleep onboard? 2. What time is the midnight buffet? 3. Which elevator takes me to the front of the ship? 4. Do
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Travel Resource
Spotted by our webmaster, the BBC has an excellent on-line travel resource. It has country and mini guides, travel tips, basic travel advice, studying and travelling and how to make
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S Korea Train
South Korea has just launched its new bullet train service which travels at 300 kph (185 mph. The Korea Train Express will nearly halve the near five-hour trip, by conventional
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Travel Jokes
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a Flight Attendant on a Northwest flight announced “Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like
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Train from Vienna Airport to the Centre
It is now possible to take a train from Vienna airport to Wien-Mitte train station. The journey takes 16 minutes and runs every thirty minutes. Single tickets cost 8 euros
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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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JFK Baggage Handlers Busted
Police have busted a gang who used their jobs as baggage handlers at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to avoid inspection of mail bags filled with cocaine and transported
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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: Botswana
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The Beetle is often asked for advice on how to go about getting a job teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) overseas. My best advice is to look up
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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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China Closes Internet Cafes
In China, looking for an internet café? There will be fewer around. China has closed more than 8,600 cybercafes over the last couple of months because of fears that the
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Travel Quiz: Moon Guidebook: Four Corners
The winner of last month’s Rough Guide to Peru is: Judith Jones – congratulations, Judith. This month, win a Moon guidebook on Four Corners, this includes Utah, Arizona, Coloradfo and
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Zimbabwe Internet Censorship
Be careful using the internet in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe has suggested the internet, widely developed in Zimbabwe, is a tool of colonialists. The Zimbabwean government is in the process
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Answers to: So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Botswana — Gaborone Gabon — Libreville Armenia — Yerevan Turkey — Ankara Norway — Oslo 0 out of 5 – you need
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Caribbean Storms
Over 2,000 people are believed to have died or disappeared as a result of huge storms and an earthquake on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Aid agencies say bad weather
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Under 30? 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
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Amateur Photo Competition
Are you passionate about photography? Taking pictures of family, friends and places you’ve been? Maybe you’ve captured a magic moment, an unusual situation or some humorous, crazy slice of life?
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International Summer Music Village
If you are in London in June/July you might want to check these events out, you can get free tickets from culturalco-operation.org, Cultural Co-operation is an independent arts charity that
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MTV show "True Life: I'm Backpacking in Europe"
MTV are looking for people who are planning to backpack around Europe this summer. If you are interested, see: and would like to be on the MTV show “True Life: