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Gabrielle wants to hear from you! She is a Producer
for an American website/independent TV company called CameraPlanet.com
CameraPlanet takes viewer video (amateur video from all over the world),
edits the tape into short pieces (four minutes) and posts the stories
online for viewer enjoyment.

The videos follow certain themes that correspond with
channels. Gabrielle is in charge of the site “Freefall” Channel, dedicated
to extreme sports and thrill seeking in general.

If you are interested in creating a short video (shot
by yourselves, they can provide a video camera if you don’t have access
to one) about adventure holidays etc, contact Gabrielle on: 212.779.0500
ext.240) or to e-mail click here.

Fairly self-explanatory, a suggestions form Dick, the
London Meetings organiser: onlinenewspapers.com A
great way of catching up after months of being away from TV, radio and
newspapers!

Maiasmokk is the most charming restaurant with a café
overlooking the street on the ground floor where you can sip coffee or
have drinks and watch the world go by. It’s tucked behind the main square
but is easy to find. The best dinner the Beetle had whilst in Tallinn
– and the competition was tough! Address: (1-2) Pikk 16, tel: 6464-070.

Want to tell us about your favourite coffee corner or
watering hole? Then e-mail: the Beetle

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

In about 200 AD a famous Greek astronomer named Claudius
Ptolemy believed that the earth had to be balanced or it would topple
over. He figured that there had to be a land yet unknown to Europeans
somewhere below the Indian Ocean. Over time this yet to be discovered
land came to be known as Terra Australis Incognito that means the Unknown
Southern Land.

NASA has recently published a map of the world showing
the frequency of lightening around the world. They found that The Congo
has 50 lightening strikes a year for each square kilometre of land, compared
to two per square km in the UK. Antarctica and Egypt hardly have any lightening
strikes at all.

Researchers studying the spotted hyena in Tanzania have
discovered that they are the only wild animal to be able to carry the
rabies virus but not display any of the symptoms. So stop worrying about
those hyenas biting!

Under 24? 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 submitted independent travel plan. Interested?

Then see our legacy page
on our Website, where you can apply with your plans for a totally independent
travel trip and we’ll take a look at it. Get those plans in!!

When the Beetle wants to say thank you and money is
not appropriate, she gives postcards from her hometown, London, to people
as small gifts. Take some with you!

Got a travel tip you would like to share
with the Beetle? Then e-mail them to: the Beetle

Both the Paris and Hong Kong metro systems regularly
use air freshener. Apparently studies reveal that if the system smells
good, customers feel more positive about the travelling experience. London
Underground, with over 3 million passengers a day, has started to trial
a fragrance called Madeleine to see if fragrance will make a positive
difference. If customers like it, it will become a permanent item. Sound
like the sweet smell of success?