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From Stuart, in London: e-mail yourself your passport details in case
you lose it.

Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to: the Beetle

If you find yourself in South Wales or around Bristol and you feel like
shopping, why not check out the McArthurGlen designer outlet just off
Junction 36 of the M4. The nearest train station is at Bridgend. It’s
open from 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 11am
to 5pm on Sundays. It’s got ladieswear, menswear, jewellery, household
– you name it, plus a food court. Name includeTimberland, CK Jeans,
Windsmoor, Clarks, Wedgwood, Royal Worcester etc. For information, contact:
01656 665700 or visit: the website

Free accommodation in New Zealand

Land of the Lord of the Rings. A message from Yves: Hello! If you plan
on passing through New Zealand, just come and pay us a visit! We will
put you up for free, providing you inform us in advance. Contact details:

Monsieur Yves Héraud 17
Morningside Road, flat 4, 0101, Whangarei, New Zealand
Tel: 64 94308181
Web: Click Here.
E-mail: Send e-mail.

American Rose would like to meet UK Roses!

Can anyone in the UK help Globetrotter Rose from Seattle via New Jersey?

She says she plans on coming to England in the fall and would dearly
love to know people there. If by any chance any Globetrotters members
are interested in hosting people, and she in exchange would be willing
to host others, let them know that I just love to travel and really don't
have firm plans in mind, at this time. She says she just wants others
to know that as a single woman, she is really keen on knowing people in
different places. Please contact Rose on: ratterayr@aol.com

Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country
– want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section
of the Website: Mutual Aid

Owen Brown, a mad adventurer and ex-Tour Leader of good old Explore adventure
travel (maybe some of you know him) is exhibiting a great collection of
photos of all his journeys. If anyone happens to be in the area of Suffolk
between 27APR-08MAY and fancy giving it a glimpse, the address is: CLOISTERS
GALLERY St Edmundsbury Cathedral Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO. One of
the Mathare buildings: MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION CENTRE. In a Pumwani maternity
ward: NO CHILDREN ALLOWED. In a cemetery PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING
FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

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Arundhati Roy, the prize-winning Indian novelist, was jailed Wednesday
(March 6, 2002) after the Supreme Court in India convicted her of criminal
contempt for suggesting it was trying to “silence criticism”
of its approval of a hydroelectric project. As about 250 supporters stood
outside with banners reading “Free speech is not contempt,”
the court sentenced Roy to one day in prison and a $42 fine. If she does
not pay, she will spend three months in prison, the court said. The court
said that in sentencing her to one day, it was “showing magnanimity
of law by keeping in mind that the respondent is a woman.” Roy won
the prestigious Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel “The God of Small
Things.” She has written articles criticizing India's nuclear
program and is a prominent campaigner against the Narmada Dam, the nation's
biggest hydroelectric project.

Source: by Nirmala George / Associated Press (via Common Dreams News
Center) If you want to take action, visit Amnesty International’s
web site.

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visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share
it with the world. Travel Sized Bites