Category: newsletter
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Congrats to Solo Balloonist!
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett has reached Australia and finally succeeded on his 6th attempt in becoming the first solo balloonist to circumnavigate the globe, completed after covering nearly 20,000 miles…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
India: the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade lifted its travel advisory for India on July 23, 2002, but maintains that Canadians should still not travel to Jammu…
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Diving Florida Keys
A disease which has devastated one type of Caribbean coral, Elkhorn coral, has been traced back to bacteria found in human faeces. On some reefs, 95% of Elkhorn corals, which…
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London:
Saturday 8th June 2002 – London Meeting by Padmassana This Saturday we were treated to two splendid talks, about two different areas of the world. The first by Peter Eltringham…
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Tax Free Shopping in New York
In an attempt to boost the city's flagging post-11 September economy, the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, has declared tax-free shopping days for people who shop downtown, where…
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Travel in Southern Africa
If you are thinking about travelling to Lesotho, Swaziland, Angola or remote parts in South Africa and Mozambique, it may be worth looking at your itinerary and possibly re-routing. The…
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New York:
Jason Florio gave us some fabulous insights into life in Afghanistan and entertained us with some amazing stories of his time there. We will NOT have a July meeting due…
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Travel Tips
If you have a mobile phone that works overseas, it's not a bad idea to take it, even if you have no intention of using it for phone calls. In…
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Tea in Pasadena!
Janice from L.A. suggests the Rose Tree Cottage in Pasadena for that great English cup of tea. The owners, Mary and Edmund Fry, (her husband Edmund dressed like Jeeves) run…
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Ontario:
The annual Toronto & Ontario GT picnic on Georgian Bay (in Meaford) is upon us, and will be held on Saturday, July 13th, 2002. As usual, our host will be…