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Cruise Ships touted for Homeless
New York City may convert de-commissioned cruise ships into shelters for its rising numbers of homeless people. Last month, a record 37,000 homeless people were sleeping in city shelters every night according to the Coalition for the Homeless, which compiles statistics for the city. City officials, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg's commissioner of homeless services, have…
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Galicia’s Shores Under Threat
If you were thinking of visiting Spain’s beautiful north western coast, your walks along the beach may be spoilt and it may be an idea not to order locally caught fish. A 35m gash in the side of a Greek owned oil tanker, the Prestige, has caused a major oil spill, about 1,500 tonnes of…
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Ryanair Pilot Recruitment Blunder
Spotted by our eagle-eyed Webmaster: The only way a pilot can apply for a job at Ryanair is via the internet. The recruitment data contains credit card information because Ryanair refuses to consider applications unless a £50 fee is paid. Sensitive personal information, such as credit card details, health records and career history, is collected…
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7 UK Airports may Close Due to Strike
A British union that has firemen and airport workers as its members has announced a set of dates it on which it proposes to strike. These will affect seven airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Southampton, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Proposed strike dates are: 28 Nov, 2, 10, 15 & 23 Dec and 2nd Jan, and if…
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First Impressions of Mikindani by Richard Densham
Richard was a volunteer working in Mikindani, Tanzania for a charity, Trade aid. My first impressions of Mikindani were what an improvement it was on my initial reaction to Dar-es-Salaam, [probably influenced by jet lag and the uncomfortable heat]. After the long journey it was a relief to get into Mikindani, and all I really…
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Fave Websites of the Month
Passed on by the London Meetings co-ordinator: TravelIntelligence is a new website giving access to good travel writing (mainly British) – Philip Marsden, William Dalrymple, Stanley Stewart, Nick Danziger et al. Take a look at Travel Intelligence and sign up for their monthly newsletter – mostly links to other sites.
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Wishing all our readers a Happy Christmas!
Happy Holidays! Meeting News Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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Laos by Mike Dodd
Mike is the winner of the Globetrotter Club £1,000 legacy available to members under 30 years of age for the best independent travel plan. Our £1000 travel prize is available to anyone in the world, as long as they are a member, have a great plan for independent travel and are under the age of…
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Airline News: November 2002
A new “no-frills” international carrier, Qantas-owned Australian Airlines, launched its schedule with flights from the northern city of Cairns to Nagoya and Osaka in Japan. They plan to start services to other Asian destinations, most likely Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong and aim to bring thousands more tourists to the tropical north of Queensland. The…
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Meeting News from London.
Globetrotters meeting Saturday 2nd November 2002 By Padmassana Our first talk was from James Greenwood and was entitled Globetrot on Horseback. James’ round the world journey took him ten years to complete. His slides began in Argentina and then north into Bolivia, where hostel (or should that be hostile?) owners lock their guests in their…
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