Category: archive
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Traveller's Diseases: Lassa Fever
What is it: Lassa fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa. It is highly contagious and occurs mainly in the dry season in West Africa, particularly…
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Latin America Bureau: learn more about Latin America!
LAB is running a working and Volunteering in Latin America workshop in London on Saturday 21st February from 10.30am to 5.30pm. From coffee brigades and tree planting to literacy teaching…
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12 Questions To Ask Inca Trail Operators Before The Big Trek
This is an extract from a great website that gives visitors to Peru lots of invaluable information about Peru, how to get around, visas, museums etc. It is a not…
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Our Friends Ryanair
Plenty of news about our friends Ryanair. Despite their difficulties with court cases with the European Union about state aid, (whether Ryanair received unfair state subsidies at its Belgian hub…
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BBC Programme Needs Travellers
The Globetrotters Club has been approached by the BBC about a programme they are working on about young gap year travellers. They are looking for UK based people aged 18-25…
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Iris’s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America
After her memorable barbecue in Itaunas, Brazil, Iris and her overland group make their way to Caravelas. We moved on to a place called Caravelas which was right by the…
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Campervan Swap
We are a semi-retired couple in our late 50’s from Adelaide, South Australia who will be visiting UK from May 21st 2004 – sometime in August 2004. We are experienced…
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Traveller’s Diseases: Rabies
What is it: rabies is an acute, and occasionally fatal virus almost always transmitted by dogs, jackals, foxes, skunks, cats, bats, mongooses, and farm animals. Rabies is found on all…
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Airline News: November 2003
State-owned Air Malta has announced that it will operate low cost flights between Malta and London for USD$53 one way from March 2004. Qantas will start a low cost carrier…