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  • GT Travel Award

    Update – the deadline for submitting applications for the first GT Travel Award of 2009 has now passed and the club’s Committee are now considering any proposals they have received. Any winner will be announced shortly and the exciting part of organising these great ideas can then begin. More details to follow as soon as they are known…

    Background – A member of Globetrotters Club and interested in winning a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who fits these criteria? We have up to two £1,000 awards to give out this year for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the club’s Committee.

    See the legacy page on our web site, where you can apply with your plans for a totally independent travel trip and we’ll take a look !!

  • Web sites to muse about travel to:-

    Web sites to muse about travel to:

    • Via Paul Roberts – details Robert Loken’s walk along the Great Wall of China to raise money for cancer research.
    • Via Francesca Jaggs – yoga classes and climbs in the Indian Himalaya http://himalaya-raja.blogspot.com
    • From Douglas Baird on a warm welcome for all travellers to Glasgow and how to enjoy time in the city http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk
    • From eleanor h borkowski – Last Summer I went to Altumura, Italy and worked on a volunteer project with La Sabranenque Restoration. It was such a great experience and the places we visited were out of this world. Their email address is info@sabranenque.co and their web site is www.sabranesque.com.

  • 2009 Travel Writing Competition by Debbie Hunter at Bradt Travel Guides

    Dear all,

    Can you write a winning travel article?

    Enter the Bradt/Independent on Sunday Travel-Writing Competition and you could win a fabulous holiday for two in Colombia and a commission for an article to be published in The Independent on Sunday – and for unpublished writers there is a prize of a place on a travel-writing course in Spain

    Entries must contain a strong travel element and the maximum length is 800 words. The competition is open to all writers, published or unpublished, aged 18 years or over. This yearÂ’s theme, along with full details of the competition, will be announced in The Independent on Sunday on 5th April.

    Details and rules of the competition will also be available from 5th April on the Bradt website: www.bradtguides.com

    With thanks and best wishes

    Debbie Hunter

    Bradt Travel Guides – Pioneering publishing for 35 years

    23 High Street, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 9QE

    Tel: +44 1753 893 444

    Fax: +44 1753 892 333

    Email: info@bradtguides.com

  • Write in (2) May 2009

    · Café© society history & a great tango show try Café‚© Tortoni, Buenos Aires – http://www.cafetortoni.com.ar

    · Hostel del Glaciar Pioneros in El Calafate, Argentina for a modern, helpful & friendly place to stay- http://www.glaciar.com/pioneros.asp

    · Superbly crafted beer after trekking around Mount Fitzroy stop at Cerveceria artesanal El Chalten, Argentina – http://www.elchalten.com

    · Great vegetarian food in Puerto Natales and sofas to lounge on – http://www.el-living.com/

    · Walking along the shoreline of Lago Nordenskjold on the Los Cuernos to Paine Grande stretch of the W circuit , Torres Del Paine – http://www.wcircuit.com/

    · Taking the catamaran from Paine Grande to Pudeto, across Lago Pehoe, on a clear day – view the magnificent Paine Grande & Torres mountains rising

    · Puerto Varas & volcano Orsono as a backdrop- http://www.frommers.com/

    · A surprisingly great place to stay at the Happy House hostel, Barrio Brasil in Santiago – http://www.happyhousehostel.cl

  • Write for the eNewsletter

    If you enjoy writing and travelling, why not write for the free Globetrotters eNewsletter! The Ant would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints and tips, or your hometown or somewhere of special interest to you. Over 14,000 people currently subscribe to the Globetrotter eNewsletter.

    Email The Ant at theant@globetrotters.co.uk with your travel experiences / hints & tips / questions. Your article should be approximately 1000 words, feature up to 3 or 4 jpeg photos and introduce yourself with a couple of sentences and a contact e-mail address.

  • Help needed

    · From Naomi in Bulgaria:-
    Hi Beetle – I have recently opened a restaurant in a small but very beautiful village in Beli Iskar, Bulgaria. The place itself is very picturesque with nature trails and national forest surrounding it. It is a small journey from the 7 lakes a famous glacier lake formation. Also near to Borovets ski resort, the beautiful Rila Monastery, and much more. I moved here from the UK about 9 months ago, after finishing my degree and wanting a change of scenery, I opted for Bulgaria! I would love for more people to know about the area and what it has to offer! We are based in a great apartment complex where we can organise 3/5 day activity packages where people will get a chance to experience some of what is on offer here! I don’t know whether you would be interested in including something about this in the newsletter- or whether you have any advice about getting this little gem known to travellers! I would appreciate any advice you can give ! If you would like to know anymore please get in touch! I have loads of information about the area that I would love to share!

    Thanks for your time, Kind Regards, Naomi eaglerockcafe@hotmail.com

  • GT Travel Award

    A member of Globetrotters Club and interested in winning a £1,000 travel award ? Know someone who fits these criteria ? We have up to two £1,000 awards to give out this year for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the clubÂ’s Committee.

    See the legacy page on our web site, where you can apply with your plans for a totally independent travel trip and we’ll take a look !!

  • Web sites to muse about travel to:-

    · recent addition to the range of travel web sites & magazines – http://www.beyondtravelmagazine.co.uk/

    · spotted by David Hock – check out these guys biking from Alaska to tip of S. America. They’re the real deal –http://ridingthespine.com/main.html

    · Calcutta Walks, a walking tour company in Calcutta, India, offer many other ways of exploring the city besides walking, but specialise in walking tours. Their web site is at – www.calcuttawalks.com.

    ·“An interesting pair ” as spotted by Tracey Murray – http://www.3mphroundtheworld.com

    · In response to a request for suggestions in finding a travelling companion I suggest clicking on this link There is a host of links to explore all about finding companions for travel – Francesca Jaggs

  • Mac says…

    MacRegular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way 

    This time round The Beetle is responding to his suggestion of the following top ten places to visit:-

    1. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Zambia

    2. Canals of Venice, Italy

    3. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    4. Lee River, China (conical limestone peaks)

    5. Suez Canal, Egypt

    6. Lake Como, Italy

    7. Lake Baikal, Russia

    8. Nile River, Egypt

    9. Bora Bora, South Pacific

    10. Dead Sea, Israel

    Hi Mac,

    I’m at work, we are having a wall built between the main cheese waxing area and my new dairy – I will be making cheese for the first time next week!

    Here’s my version of the best top 10:, with a theme of best Lakes, Canals, & Watery Wonders:-

    1. The Panama Canal – an incredible piece of engineering

    2. The Amazon

    3. The reefs off Papua New Guinea – the Great Barrier reef is largely dead and trashed by careless divers and snorkelers

    4. The Nile from Luxor to Aswan

    5. Venice

    6. Lake Tanganyika by the steps of the Railway Hotel, Kigoma – the most beautiful and serene sight

    7. Gulin, China, with its rounded steep mountains

    8. The Danube

    9. Rotorua and its geysers and stinky lake

    10. Lake Wanaka

    What do you the readers think ? Has Mac got the inside track or does The Beetle show up the breadth of her knowledge ? The Ant