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A visit to Durban by Geoff Fairman
Today we will visit Durban which is a city situated on the east coast of South Africa. It has a sub tropical climate opposed to that of Cape Town, which…
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Low-cost London
A new booklet from the London Tourist Board gives suggestions on making your holiday budget go further and exploring the capital off the main tourist trail. “Go Further in London”…
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A Cautionary Tale: Trailfinders by Kevin Brackley
Globetrotters should be extra careful when booking flights with travel agents in the UK. High street budget travel agents, Trailfinders are, like most other companies, happy to sell you a…
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Art at Schipol
If you find yourself at a loose end in Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, you can now visit a branch of the world renowned Rijskmuseum in the terminal after passport control on…
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Mac’s Jottings: China
U. S. Soldiers Home Mac: during a century of travel (well 78 years!) both in and out of service I have travelled to over 150 countries (I count both North…
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Take your pet to the UK
North Americans will be pleased to learn that the UK's tough animal quarantine regulations are being relaxed. From December 11, 2002 dogs and cats that meet requirements will be able…
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Travelling in Tibetan Buddhist Spiti with Carol and Martin: High Altitude Adventure in the Indian Himalayas
Part One: We had listened with excitement to our friend’s description of his travels in the tribal regions of Kinnaur and Spiti, in the North Indian State of Himachal Pradesh.…
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Airline News
Courtney Love was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport earlier this month after accusations of verbally abusing Virgin crewmembers on a flight from Los Angeles. As she left Heathrow's police station…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Does a Stopover Count as a Visit to a Country?
Nick from London says that he thinks that it does not really count if you have only been to the inside of an airport in a particular country, though others…