In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO. One of
the Mathare buildings: MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION CENTRE. In a Pumwani maternity
ward: NO CHILDREN ALLOWED. In a cemetery PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING
FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.
Write in and tell us your funny sign! Drop a line to the Beetle! the
Beetle
Owen Brown, a mad adventurer and ex-Tour Leader of good old Explore adventure
travel (maybe some of you know him) is exhibiting a great collection of
photos of all his journeys. If anyone happens to be in the area of Suffolk
between 27APR-08MAY and fancy giving it a glimpse, the address is: CLOISTERS
GALLERY St Edmundsbury Cathedral Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Free accommodation in New Zealand
Land of the Lord of the Rings. A message from Yves: Hello! If you plan
on passing through New Zealand, just come and pay us a visit! We will
put you up for free, providing you inform us in advance. Contact details:
Monsieur Yves Héraud 17
Morningside Road, flat 4, 0101, Whangarei, New Zealand
Tel: 64 94308181
Web: Click Here.
E-mail: Send e-mail.
American Rose would like to meet UK Roses!
Can anyone in the UK help Globetrotter Rose from Seattle via New Jersey?
She says she plans on coming to England in the fall and would dearly
love to know people there. If by any chance any Globetrotters members
are interested in hosting people, and she in exchange would be willing
to host others, let them know that I just love to travel and really don't
have firm plans in mind, at this time. She says she just wants others
to know that as a single woman, she is really keen on knowing people in
different places. Please contact Rose on: ratterayr@aol.com
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
If you find yourself in South Wales or around Bristol and you feel like
shopping, why not check out the McArthurGlen designer outlet just off
Junction 36 of the M4. The nearest train station is at Bridgend. It’s
open from 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 11am
to 5pm on Sundays. It’s got ladieswear, menswear, jewellery, household
– you name it, plus a food court. Name includeTimberland, CK Jeans,
Windsmoor, Clarks, Wedgwood, Royal Worcester etc. For information, contact:
01656 665700 or visit: the website
From Stuart, in London: e-mail yourself your passport details in case
you lose it.
Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to: the Beetle
If you are ever planning to travel by rail in the UK, there are two invaluable
web sites. The first railtrack.co.uk will show you timetables for
the entire country; simply enter your starting point, destination and
preferred timings and it will come up with the options. You can ask for
earlier and later journeys. However, this site does not show prices, so
for this you need to go to: thetrainline.com
Here in the UK, if you book your train fare one week, two weeks and further,
in advance, you can achieve substantial savings. Even buying a ticket
to pick up the next day at the station can make a big difference in price.
The two rail journeys where buying tickets in advance makes no difference
is the Heathrow Express, the £12, 15 minute journey from London
Paddington railway station to London Heathrow airport, and the Gatwick
Express costing £11, and taking 30 minutes from London’s Victoria
railway station to Gatwick.
Under 30? Been a member of the Globetrotters Club for 2 years –
or want to take out a 3 year subscription? 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?
We have just made the first award to Mike Dodd, a 22 year old mechanical
engineering student at Warwick University, to help him with his trip to
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
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!!
Can anyone put Emma in touch with a tour operator who runs trips for
people with impaired hearing. Emma’s sister is partially deaf and
has speech difficulties, but her sign language is up to date and excellent
– she also lip-reads. She has a very good sense of humour and gets on
with most people! If you know of anyone who organises tours that would
be suitable for her, please contact Emma by e-mail
Serves 6:
4oz dark rum, 4ox light rum, juice of 2 fresh limes, 5oz of pineapple
juice and 6oz orange juice, 2oz of Grenadine, 6 dashes of angostura bitters
– put into the same jug and stir. Enjoy!
If you are planning a trip to South America, it is definitely worth considering
buying a Mercosur pass. This covers travel in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,
Argentina and Chile, excluding Easter Island. It has to be bought as a
part of your international ticket and must include travel in at least
2 Mercosur countries. It can be used for a minimum of 7 days and a max
of 30 days. It is calculated on the number of miles travelled. The more
you travel, the cheaper the fare. You have to travel on certain carriers,
but there is a wide range. Ask your travel agent about it.