Category: newsletter
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Japan by the Wandering Weasel from London:
In general travel and accommodation are expensive whilst food can vary hugely in price from noodle bars both cheaper and considerably more nutritious than MacDonald’s to city restaurant where the…
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New York: A message from Laurie, the New York chair:
Hello Globies! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. Due to holiday parties, travel and cheer, we will not be holding a December Globies meeting. We WILL resume on 5th…
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Hooray for Harry Potter – surviving the cold in Andalusia by Gill from London:
Early November. I need WARMTH and SUN. Flights to Malaga are cheap, temperature check on the web – 22-23°C, comfortable for walking. SO I decided on Andalusia. No, I don’t…
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Texas:
If the first six meetings of the Texas Branch of the Globetrotters Club are an indication of the future, it is going to be bright, rosy, fun, informative, exciting, and…
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London tube facts: the Northern Line, London:
Believe it or not, the Northern Line (AKA the Misery Line) is allegedly now the Tube’s top performing line! Formed in the mid 1920s and renamed the Northern Line in…
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Bulgaria by Sandra from the United States
In May 2001 I spent 2 weeks travelling in Bulgaria. This is a very ancient and honourable culture that disappeared from the history books for longer than my own country…
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Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Some places in the Islamic world vie to be the first to see the new moon at the start of the…
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Personal Traveler Offer
David Showalter, Personal Traveler’s President’s, has kindly offered E-Newsletter readers a great discount on his new travel course, “The Best European Vacation of Your Life.”. This course was writen, based…
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Mutual Aid
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the…
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Did you know…the London Eye
The London Eye will, on average, turn continuously 6,000 times each year, and the 32 capsules carry up to 15,000 visitors a day.