Tag: May 2001

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

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

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!!

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

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.