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Volunteer with Muir's Tours
Muir's Tours is committed to travel with concern for the environment, the indigenous people and of course our clients. Our name was inspired by John Muir, the “Father of Ecology”. We are a non-profit organisation with proceeds going to various charities. Your custom will provide us with funds that are passed on to various charities…
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Mt Etna Erupted
Where is Europe's largest and most active volcano? Answer: Mount Etna on Sicily. Mount Etna has had four major eruptions in the last 309 years and it has just erupted once again – the last time was 1992. Although lava flows have reached the tourist areas and the airport in Catania has closed and some…
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Vietnam by Mike Dodd
Mike is the winner of the Globetrotter Club £1,000 legacy available to members under 30 years of age for the best independent travel plan. If you are under 30 and are a member, please visit our legacy page for details of how to apply. It is available to anyone in the world, as long as…
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So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Here's a little Beetle quiz based on airport codes. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! Which cities are served by airports with the following codes: AMS MCO CDG YYZ HND For the answers, see at the end of the e-newsletter.
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Namibia by Renate
There is an old Namibian saying: “If the Namibian sun has shone on you once, you are part of the country.” People who have never been to Africa seem to be under the misconception that lions and wild animals roam our streets or that we stay in the bush! This has caused much laughter from…
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FBI Asks for Diver Info
A Beverly Hills scuba diving store has resisted a federal grand jury subpoena demanding that they identify everyone who had taken, but not finished, recreational dive classes over the last three years. The subpoena was based upon far-fetched fears that an underwater terrorist attack could be accomplished by partially-trained divers. Apparently the FBI has already…
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Meeting News from London:
Globetrotters meeting Saturday 5th October 2002 By Padmassana Eamon Gearon's talk entitled “Walking to Siwa” gave us a glimpse of the Egyptian desert. Eamon first visited the area in 1994 and has returned regularly since. His slides depicted the mad Siwa traffic and told us about the Brooke Hospital for working animals, a charity that…
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Bali, Indonesia
You would have to be living in a world with no access to the radio, newspapersor tv not to hear about the recent bombing in Bali. News reports say that around 75 percent of those who died (around 200) in the blasts were Australian nationals. But let's not forget the local people of Bali and…
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Fave Websites of the Month
Kevin, our membership secretary likes this one! theangkorguide.com
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Meeting News from New York:
A message from Laurie, the New York Chair: there will NOT be a Globie meeting in November, but we WILL have our December 7th meeting. We wish Laurie Bonne Voyage as she prepares for her trip to Asia! New York meetings are held at The Wings Theater, 154 Christopher Street (btw Greenwich St and Washington…
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