Vacation Dreams

Category: enewsletter

  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

  • New York:

    On Saturday, July 14th, we had the fabulous Yuan Li, a Professor Emeritus
    from Rutgers University and author of several books on photography. He
    gave a spectacular slide show about China! Breathtaking photos from Beijing,
    Shanghai, and Xian. He truly captured the beauty of the people as well
    as the terrain and helped educate all of us on where to go and what
    to see in China. A true inspiration to us all!

    Due to all of our summer travelling, there will be no August Meeting,
    but next month, on September 8th, we hope to have a talk from
    Toni Kamis, the well-traveled journalist who has written several travel
    books and articles

    New York meetings are held at The Wings Theater, 154 Christopher
    Street (btw Greenwich St and Washington St), to the right of Crunch Fitness,
    in the Archive on the first Saturday of each month at 4 pm.

  • Not to be Seen Dead In?

    This year, the US State department suggests that the
    following destinations really aren’t such clever places to visit right
    now: the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Somalia, Yugoslavia, Haiti, Congo,
    Israel, the West Bank and Gaza

  • Coffee Corner… Vienna

    The Beetle can report back on the Palm House in the Burggaten,
    the historic heart of Vienna. It is perfect for coffee and cake or brunch
    ~ whatever ~ good service, good food and you can loiter and
    gossip with friends or just sit and read the papers.

    Want to tell us about your favourite coffee corner
    or watering hole? Then contact the Beetle:     Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk

  • Stop Press: £1,000 Travel Award

    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!!

  • Travel Tips

    The beetle always carries a Maglite and stores lunchtime
    or dinner paper serviettes in pockets as emergency paper for the bathroom.

    Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them
    to: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk

  • Bhutan ~ A Disappointment

    Karen from L.A found Bhutan to be interesting but a tad
    expensive. She says she had to pay $225 a day per person to stay in substandard
    hotels and eat substandard food. Although she feels it was not worth the
    money, she is glad that she did it.

  • Free Bradt Travel Guide!

    Bradt Guides have offered to give away a Bradt Guide
    Book on Madagascar for the best travel story, tip or info. Contact Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk

  • Travel Scams – Zanzibar

    The Beetle spent some time beetling around in Zanzibar
    last year and noted that unsuspecting travellers at the Dar es Salaam
    port were being told by unscrupulous individuals that they had to pay
    an additional $10 or $15 for port tax. This is completely untrue as port
    tax is included in the price of the ticket. You now know what to say to
    these vermin!

  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.