Category: newsletter
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Indonesia in Brief by Teddy
Indonesia is the largest archipelago and the fifth most populous country in the world. Consisting of five main islands and 30 smaller archipelagos, it has a total of 13.677 of…
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Airline News: August 2003
In a bid to step up flight security, China plans touse policemen disguised as crew members. The undercover police, who maybe armed, are undergoing training and are likely to be…
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Iris’s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America
On the way to Buenos Aires We only did two visits during the five days it took to drive from Tierra del Fuego to Buenos Aires (BA) and so we…
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The Hospitality Club
Ben Sessions from Houston, Texas wrote in to recommend: “a wonderful travel-accommodations club. My wife and I often travel in the US and Europe researching our ancestors and visiting relatives,…
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Travelling Medical Hints and Tips
The Beetle received this e-mail from a Globetrotters who thought it might be useful to pass on to other travellers. If you find yourself under the weather, there is almost…
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Mutual Aid
Can you help David and his wife and two young children who are planning to travel to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the US, Canada and Africa. Can anyone give him…
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Mac’s Jottings: Hong Kong
U. S. Soldiers Home, Washington: during a century of travel (well 78 years!) both in and out of service I have travelled to over 150 countries (I count both North…
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BOLOGNA TOURIST DAY – September 27TH
September 27th is World Tourism Day. Tourists lodging in Bologna will receive a passport listing all services and advantages: discounts to museums, restaurants, bars, pubs, local transportation and unusual guided…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Being Careful: Dengue Fever in Tonga
The Australian High Commission currently advises that there is currently an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever in Tonga on the main island of Tongatapu. Anyone visiting Tonga is…