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  • Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show

    Emma is STILL looking for UK based TV show contestants!

    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!

    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.

  • Globetrotter 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!!

  • 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.

  • Be On T.V.! Don't Be Shy!

    Emma needs you!!! Only 8 people have replied to Emma
    so far and she needs 90 contestants!!! If you live in the UK, are knowledgeable
    about travel and countries, and would like to be a contestant on the Geo
    Quiz – it goes out on the National Geographic Cable Channel, then contact
    Emma: thomase@meridiantv.com or call her on 02380 712 118.

  • 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!

  • Universal Language

    During WWII, Frank of Alabama found himself in Samoa
    and even today, he can still speak some Samoan. He paid a visit back in
    1999 to Samoa and surprised a lady who called him something rude by returning
    the compliment back in her own language! The woman’s 350 lb daughter was
    not amused, but the mother laughed and said that she would watch her language
    in future!

  • Travel Quiz – Tahiti

    We have a Berghaus Freeflow 23 kindly donated by Mike
    of the YHA Shop in Ludgate Hill (10m from St Pauls Cathedral), London
    to give away to the person with the correct answer to:

    1. Ruahatu is the Polynesian god of what?

    2. Gauguin’s intended patron, King Pomare
    V, suddenly died, a victim of many years of excessive what?

    3. What are known as “spat”?

    4. What is the name of the International
    airport in Papeete?

    5. What is the French abbreviation for
    the currency used in Tahiti?

    Your email address:

  • Mutual Aid

    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

  • Who Knows Ischia?

    Marilyn from the US was in Ischia 2 years ago and fell
    in love with the place. It is just a short ride from Naples, Capri and
    Almalfi. Marilyn asks if anyone has any information on living there? The
    Beetle will pass all info to Marilyn: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk