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  • Lemonade… Zanzibar

    The Neem Tree Café inside the Old Fort in Stone
    Town is an oasis of calm where you can sit, hassle-free, drink the excellent
    lemonade and watch life go by at the local craft stores.

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

  • New York:

    On Saturday, July 14th, we had the fabulous Yuan Li, a Professor Emeritus
    from Rutgers University and author of several books on photography. He
    gave a spectacular slide show about China! Breathtaking photos from Beijing,
    Shanghai, and Xian. He truly captured the beauty of the people as well
    as the terrain and helped educate all of us on where to go and what
    to see in China. A true inspiration to us all!

    Due to all of our summer travelling, there will be no August Meeting,
    but next month, on September 8th, we hope to have a talk from
    Toni Kamis, the well-traveled journalist who has written several travel
    books and articles

    New York meetings are held at The Wings Theater, 154 Christopher
    Street (btw Greenwich St and Washington St), to the right of Crunch Fitness,
    in the Archive on the first Saturday of each month at 4 pm.

  • MEETING NEWS

    Meeting news from our branches around the world.

  • Have you got a tale to tell??

    If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell.
    Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website
    and share it with the world.Travel Sized
    Bites

  • Budapest in August

    From Paul (Webmaster) Roberts: he says that Budapest
    is a great place to be on August 20; it is their national holiday. Paul
    says that you can see the hand of St Stephen being paraded around the
    streets in its silver box. There are fireworks over the Danube and, (strange,
    this, Ed) you can also catch the Hungarian grand prix (19 Aug) which is
    very affordable.

  • Help Raise Money – Appeal!

    Tom Freemantle, a regular at the London Globetrotter
    meetings has planned a walking trip – 2,500miles with a mule from the
    Mexican border to New York following the journey of his ancestor Lieutenant
    Colonel Arther Freemantle in 1863, crossing America at the height of the
    Civil War.

    He is aiming to raise $20,000 for Covenant House New
    York – a crisis shelter in New York for runaway and homeless children.
    It helps youth of all ages with everything from free food and medical
    facilities through to education and job training. If you can help, please
    e-mail Tom ontomfreo@hotmail.com

    The latest details on the appeal and the journey will
    be on the web sitewww.mini-mule.co.uk

  • Fancy visiting the Peak District: Friday & Saturday night 14th & 15th September

    Barbara Brooks, Committee member of the Globetrotters
    Club has arranged a stay at a gorgeous hostel: Alstonefield Youth Hostel,
    Gypsey Lane, Alstonefield, Derbyshire DE6.2FZ. There are five 4 bedrooms
    complete with en-suite facilities in two fabulous barns overlooking Dovedale.
    Lots of walking and fresh air on offer! The cost of accommodation only
    is £20 per person for the two nights. This offer is available to
    anyone, Globetrotter members and non members alike!

    For more info, e-mailBarbara,
    She hopes you can join her!!

  • Travel Tips

    Kevin (Membership) Brackley from London says that he
    always carry a compass in Japan: the train stations are so vast, at least
    you know you are heading in the right direction for the exit you want!

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

  • Fave Websites of the Month

    Jon from Red Wing, Minnesota, suggests visiting this
    site, http://www.confluence.org
    The idea is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree
    intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. Pictures
    and stories will then be posted on the site. Take a look – it’s
    really interesting!

  • 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 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!!