October 2004 Archives

The Great Unprepared by Paul at Travelpharm

October 27, 2004

Over the last few years it has become increasingly obvious that travellers (from all backgrounds, ages and levels of intelligence) come under two main divisions, those who are organised and…

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Companions2Travel.co.uk

October 27, 2004

Companions2Travel matches up like-minded single people looking to travel. Companions2Travel.co.uk is a unique UK website allowing single people to combine their travel plans by simply going online and filling in…

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MEETING NEWS

October 27, 2004

Meeting news from our branches around the world.

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Traveller's Illnesses: Scorpion Stings

October 27, 2004

Where is it likely to happen: scorpions can be found in the wild in South, West and North Africa; North, Central and South America; India; and the Caribbean. Among…

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Mt St Helens Risk

October 27, 2004

Scientists have warned that Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state is likely to erupt again very soon. Federal authorities are evacuating everyone from a five-mile radius around the mountain. …

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Meeting News from London by Padmassana

October 27, 2004

Our first speaker was Simon Casson, who took us on a journey in the footsteps of his hero Butch Cassidy, riding the Outlaw Trail. Simon’s pictures portrayed the barren deserts…

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Interesting Facts

October 27, 2004

Interesting country facts. The United States has the most money, power, airports, cell phones, radios and ISP's. The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America,…

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Fancy a Trip into Space?

October 27, 2004

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has signed a £14m agreement which will allow passengers to travel into space. Branson has commissioned five “spaceliners” built in the US by the team…

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Meeting News from New York

October 27, 2004

There was no New York meeting in October, but we will resume in November – Subject will be Tibet by Ken Axen! For details of forthcoming meetings email newyork@globetrotters.co.uk or…

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Mac Reviews some Travel Books and Adds his own Experiences

October 27, 2004

We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of Mac reminiscences about some of…

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New Tunnel under the Bosporus

October 27, 2004

Work on a tunnel and rail system under the Bosporus Strait connecting Europe and Asia in has just started in Istanbul. The tunnel will be 13.7 kilometres long, (8.5 mile)…

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Meeting News from Ontario

October 27, 2004

For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,…

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Answers to Flag Quiz

October 27, 2004

Answers to Flag Quiz 1 Bahamas 2 Brazil 3 Croatia 4 Germany 5 Iceland Discuss this article and give feedback in our online forum

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Electronic Ticketing

October 27, 2004

Paperless and ticketless bookings made more attractive by incentives, discounts and offers of air miles are fast becoming the way to travel. Airlines are planning to stop issuing paper tickets…

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Meeting News from Texas

October 27, 2004

We don’t have any information for upcoming meetings, but if you would like to attend a New Braunfels Globetrotters meeting, or obtain information about the Texas Branch: please contact texas@globetrotters.co.uk…

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Visitors to the US

October 27, 2004

Complaints from international visitors to the United States about hostile treatment by immigration officials have prompted them to clean up their act, the official in charge of border controls has…

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French Card Fraud

October 27, 2004

France has been ranked as the place where British holidaymakers are most likely to become victims of credit card fraud. Barclaycard’s annual world fraud index shows that France is the…

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Padmassana Goes to Cambodia

October 27, 2004

After a long trip via Kuala Lumpur and Phnom Penh finally got to Siem Reap. After dumping luggage straight out to Angkor Wat, spectacular place and surprisingly not many tourists.…

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So You Think You're Well Travelled?

October 27, 2004

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: Bulgaria…

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New Iran Island Resort

October 27, 2004

Iran is to build a 1.7 billion euro ($2.0 billion) luxury tourism project on the Gulf island of Kish designed to rival nearby tourism hotspot Dubai. Kish is a small…

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