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Paris to the Med Link
A new bridge over the River Tarn in France’s Massif Central mountains has just been finished. The bridge which completes a new motorway link that connects Paris and the Mediterranean is 2.5km (1.5 miles) long and 270m (885ft) high. Cars will be allowed to use the bridge by the end of 2004.
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Murder and Horses by Daniel Wallace
I arrived in the Guatemalan mountain town of Todosantos Chuchumantan hoping to improve my Spanish. Some hours after my first lesson, my teacher’s brother was shot dead by a local police officer. The dead man turned out to have been the head of a local gang – the next morning the entire town police force…
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Being Careful: Zambia
This advice is from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Zambia. Violent and armed robberies and vehicle hijackings are increasing. Lusaka, the Copperbelt towns and other tourist centres are the favourite targets of criminals but attacks can happen almost anywhere. Mugging, bag-snatching, theft from parked cars and vehicle hijackings are common in downtown areas,…
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Thanks to Globetrotters
I want to thank all the members who helped me in my research for a novel I was writing set on the liner Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s. ‘ Cherry Ice’ has recently been published by Penguin and it carries the following message in the Acknowledgements: – ‘Thanks are also due to the worldwide membership…
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Sicily: Palermo, Part 2 by David Cross
All long-distance buses seem to have termini fairly near the Central Station [trains]. Outside this there is a massive square where most local buses start and from the other side there are roads into the centre, of which the Via Roma is the widest. The place where I stayed is just to the left of…
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Great Lakes Ferry
A new high-speed, high-tech ferry has just started a crossing Lake Michigan, from Milwaukee to Muskegon, a 76 nautical miles journey in about two and a half hours. The ferry is an affordable alternative to flying to Muskegon and is faster and more relaxing than the six-hour 286-mile drive through Chicago traffic and around the…
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Travel Quiz: Peru
The winner of last month’s Moon’s Guidebook on the Four Corners is: Paul Roberts. Congratulations! This month, win a Rough Guide on Peru. See www.roughguides.com for info. 1. The Incas were defeated by conquistadores from which country in 1533?ï¿Â½ 2. The population of modern day Peru is around 8 million, 18 million or 28 million?…
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Flag Quiz
Which countries are represented by these flags? For the answers, see at the end of the eNews. 1 2 3 4 5
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Channel Tunnel Offer
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is cutting prices in its latest bid to compete with high speed ferry operators. The latest offer is £100 return tickets for a car and passengers travelling to France until December 31. To get this price, you must travel from the UK to France after 2pm on the day of the…
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Answers to: So You Think You.re Well Travelled?
The capitals are: Tonga: Nuku’Alofa Albania: Tirane Latvia: Riga Argentina: Buenos Aires Ireland: Dublin 0 out of 5 – you need to get out more! 1-3 – not bad 4 – very good! You are a Globetrotter! 5 – are you sure you didn’t sneak a look?
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