Category: archive
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
May 6th 2002, the United States has added Cuba, Libya and Syria to its “axis of evil” – nations it claims are deliberately seeking to obtain chemical or biological weapons.…
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Recipe for Moqueca Capixaba by Tony Annis
Ingredients: For four people 4 portions of Sea Bass, ½ Kilo diced tomato, 1 teaspoon of salt, 100 grams diced Parsley , 100g diced Coriander, 4 medium diced whole onions,…
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Jacqui: Voyages around South America . the end and the beginning!
Greetings from Guatemala! Yes, the South Amercing Circuit is finished and our overland is finished. Hopefully everyone who left Caracas over the past few days got home to their various…
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Free London Museums: The V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum
Also free, the nearest tube is: A visit here can be combined with a visit to the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, but maybe not all on the…
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Impotence blamed on EUR 10 notes Spotted by Bretislav from the Czech Republic
GERMANY: A Berlin man claims that handling 10-euro banknotes has made him impotent. Mr Wolfang Fritz (55) spent hours last January counting money his girlfriend inherited after the couple withdrew…
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Airline news: Aeroflot to Re-Vamp Image!
Many travellers have their own tale to tell about Aeroflot. The Beetle has a vivid and scary memory flying from Dublin to Havana via Gander in Canada. It was December,…
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Chile Airpass
If you are thinking of travelling in Chile, it might make sense to investigate an air pass with LanChile and Ladeco flights. The pass is valid for 1 month and…
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More Funny Signs
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations: GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING…
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Mardi Gras, Belgium Style by Krys from London
On Mardi Gras in good old Carnival style some 800 identically dressed men go to the streets of Binche in south Belgium to fight for their freedom from feudalism like…
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Travel Tips
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