Vacation Dreams

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  • Did You Know World Heritage Listed Sites for the UK

    In London: Westminster Palace and Abbey and St Margaret's
    Church, Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich.

    Near London : Stonehenge and Avebury, Blenheim Palace, Bath,
    Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's
    church.

    England : Durham Castle and Cathedral, Ironbridge Gorge
    (Shropshire), Studley Royal Park, (Yorkshire) incl. the ruins of
    Fountains Abbey, Hadrians Wall.

    Wales : castles and town walls of King Edward in Gwynedd and
    Blaenarvon Industrial landscape (near Cardiff).

    Scotland : the island of St Kilda (Hebrides), Neolithic
    Orkney.

    Please contact Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
    for your suggested country itinerary

  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

  • Ontario:

    Meetings are held onthe third Friday of January, March, May, September and November.Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street indowntown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.

  • Best Beach in the World

    Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off
    Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks
    between your toes. To get there, you can take a boat from Cairns,
    Airlie Beach or even Brisbane.

  • Travel Tips

    Frank from Alabama says that he uses Velcro on his
    trouser pockets.

    He also carries a wallet in his back pocket. It
    contains two dollars, that is two one dollar bills, between them he
    has newspapers cut to same size everything in a plastic bag.

    In the bag he has Swiss Blue, a chemical, when it
    comes into contact with hands etc. it turns a very bright
    blue/purple. It will ruin clothing and anything else that it
    touches.

    Nothing too good for the thieves is his motto!

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

  • Not to be Seen Dead In?

    The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and
    Trade suggests reconsidering travel plans to the following places:
    civil unrest and violence in Indonesia and Fiji, Brazil (violent
    street crime), Uganda (violence re presidential elections), Laos
    (bombing in public places).

  • Chocolate Corner…Paris

    Maeve recommends Angelina's which can be found
    opposite Le Louvre for the most fabulous molten chocolate!! It comes
    in a jug complete with jugs of cream and milk to mix to taste. Yum
    yum!!

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

  • Do you have a brain the size of the planet? Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show

    Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show

    Does your knowledge span the globe? If you fancy
    yourself as a modern-day Marco Polo, and have the geographical,
    cultural and scientific knowledge it will take to get around the
    world, then Emma at Meridian TV wants to hear from you!

    She is working on an exciting new quiz show and is
    scouring the planet for the person who knows most about our planet.
    Could it be you? The Beetle has already taken part in a pilot, and
    sadly has to report that she was not the winner – but it is a lot of
    fun and you get to meet some really interesting people – and the TV
    crew are quite nice too! It's a great opportunity!

    If you have global general knowledge, think
    you could be the 8th wonder of the world, live in the UK and would
    like to take part, then please contact Emma by e-mail on
    thomase@meridiantv.com or call on 02380 712 118.

  • 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 seeour 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!!

  • Fave Websites of the Month

    Ever wondered where pastry chefs for the QE2 are
    recruited? Have a look at:http://www.hcareers.com/ This site
    shows jobs in the travel, tourism and leisure sector.

    A late recommendation iswww.ktc.com/~blodwen which is run
    by the founder of the Globetrotters Club back in 1945. Norman now
    recommends people to take independent bicycle trips around the world.
    Have a look at his site! He is happy to give independent and
    impartial advice on bicycle trips.