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Sally Visits Sintra and Cabo da Roca

December 27, 2004

Sally left the UK around two years ago to start a new life in Portugal. She lives in a suburb of Lisbon, close to the sea and is now a…

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December 18, 2004, BootsnAll 2nd Annual Travel Party

December 27, 2004

Lie, Cheat, Steal. Hitchhike, Drive, take a bus, fly, walk or run…do whatever you can to get to the BootsnAll 2nd annual Travel Party. When: December 18th, 7 pm to…

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Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled?

December 27, 2004

Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Bahrain — Manama Japan — Tokyo Saudi Arabia — Riyadh Somalia — Mogadishu Burundi — Bujumbura 0 out of 5 – you…

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Traveller’s Diseases: Decompression Sickness

December 27, 2004

What is it: decompression sickness, also called the bends, is related to great changes in environmental pressure. It is caused by nitrogen bubbles forming in the bloodstream and tissues of…

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Being Careful: Philippines

December 27, 2004

As the Beetle was planning a little diving trip to the Philippines, she thought she’d check out the FCO’s travel advice for the area. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office…

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Meeting News from London by Padmassana

October 27, 2004

Our first speaker was Simon Casson, who took us on a journey in the footsteps of his hero Butch Cassidy, riding the Outlaw Trail. Simon’s pictures portrayed the barren deserts…

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Interesting Facts

October 27, 2004

Interesting country facts. The United States has the most money, power, airports, cell phones, radios and ISP's. The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America,…

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Fancy a Trip into Space?

October 27, 2004

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has signed a £14m agreement which will allow passengers to travel into space. Branson has commissioned five “spaceliners” built in the US by the team…

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New Airport Planned for Madrid

October 27, 2004

Spain, which attracts 50 million tourists a year, is building its first private airport 200 km (125 miles) south of Madrid in a bid to lure budget airlines away from…

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Meeting News from New York

October 27, 2004

There was no New York meeting in October, but we will resume in November – Subject will be Tibet by Ken Axen! For details of forthcoming meetings email newyork@globetrotters.co.uk or…

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