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London 60th anniversary meeting

January 31, 2006

Saturday December 3 saw the Globetrotters Club celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding, shortly after the end of the Second World War. In order to mark the occasion a…

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Eritrean Steam Trains Run Again by Capt. Theo Trutter

January 31, 2006

When based in Asmara , Eritrea and off-duty , I was determined to research as much of the history of the country. One of the fascinating facets is readily available…

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The Beetle Struggles with Australian Customs

January 31, 2006

My arrival into Sydney at 5. 30am on a June Sunday morning did not bode well as a sign of enjoying my week long stay in Australia. After waiting patiently…

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Glasgow: Scotland With Style by Charlie Taylor

January 31, 2006

Last year, in 2005, readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine – the bible of the travel industry – have recently voted Glasgow as second only to London as a UK…

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Survey Corner: Top Hotel in the World

January 31, 2006

Institutional Investor magazine’s recently ran its 25th annual survey of its wealthy readers. The St. Regis Hotel in New York was ranked first among the world’s top hotels by Institutional…

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Manas – Wildlife Heaven by MKS Pasha

December 23, 2005

Against the backdrop of the Eastern Himalayas lies a grass and jungle habitat of unparalleled beauty. Tigers, Asian elephants, golden langurs, one-horned rhinoceros and Bengal Florican share this wilderness with…

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Small Town, Big Fishing Problem! byRon Kirstein, edited by Lisa Cole

December 23, 2005

Port Renfrew is a small Canadian town with a major fishing problem. The problem is the sport fishing is great and only a few people know that. We arrive in…

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A short story to read next timeyou're on a budget flight! by Geoff Rees

December 23, 2005

“There must be a better way than this!” Jane muttered as she shuffled forward with all the other budget airline passengers. “After all it’s only a two hour flight, so…

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TripAdvisor Survey

December 23, 2005

We mention the Trip Advisor survey in the side bar, but we thought you may be interested in seeing some of their key findings from a recent survey of over…

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Scandinavia by Karen Bryan

December 23, 2005

I was looking forward to my first visit to Scandinavia. I had always wanted to visit Sweden but had been put off by the impression that it is really expensive…

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