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Picture courtesy of Derek Clark : Perfect Pitch Hi Ant I’ve been receiving the newsletters for awhile now and thoroughly enjoy them. I’m no globetrotter myself. I went to Switzerland three times in the early ’60’s and have been to Paris twice in the late ’90’s. I don’t like flying and find that I have…
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August 2009 Hello, I am contacting you regarding CarolineÂ’s Rainbow Foundation new website, we are re launching the site after six years in operation. We are registered UK charity working to raise awareness of the importance of safe travel to young people, whether they are going aboard for independent travel, gap years, organised tours or…
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Several things in the May 2009 Globetrotters E Mail Newsletter (besides what countries I liked, disliked etc Ha!) interested me. I would be interested in hearing other Globetrotters likes, dislikes etc.. Finding out from Jennifer Barclays visit to Tilos (Greek Island) and her telling that years ago Elephants, when water was shallow, came over from…
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The Cook Islands chapter from Moon Handbooks South Pacific is now online at http://cookislands.southpacific.org/ I updated the information during a visit to Rarotonga after the 2004 edition was published, so whatÂ’s on the web is more up to date than whatÂ’s in the printed book. The 125 pages of my Cook Islands Travel Guide contain…
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Vancouver – CANADA: Save the date for the 6th annual around-the-world travel adventure competition that crowns The WorldÂ’s Greatest Travelers. The worldÂ’s only open international travel adventure competition known as The Global Scavenger Hunt™ that circles the global over three-weeks, is set to begin April 9th, 2010, is now accepting applications for the 25 Team…
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Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way This time round he consider where to find the best flea markets, via Gigi Guerra and Rachel Mosely, September 2009 in budget Travel Publication:- MEXICO CITY – La Lagunilla Cuban antiques and centuries-old religious relics can be snapped…
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From Hubert Burgess:- I will be travelling to Sydney AUS. from the 7th October till the 27th to the World Masters Games; any suggestions on reasonable accommodations? Email your suggestions to hubertburgess19@gmail.com
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Web sites to muse about travel to:-
· From Paul Roberts:- For commercially based assistance on visa & immigration related issues for those who want to move, travel and work overseas – www.globalvisas.com · From Dick Curtis:- Not strictly travel related but fun from a GT stalwart of many years – http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s96
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Welcome to eNewsletter August 2009
Hello all, You might have received an email from me recently – apologising for being very late with this latest edition…despite my tardiness I hope you enjoy what we’ve put together, as it’s a catch up from many different aspects of our travelling worlds. Summer in London and the wider country has been thoroughly enjoyable…
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June meeting news from the London branch by Padmassana
Luke Freeman – A Drovers view of Madagascar Luke’s talk was based on the time he spent with the cattle drovers, who take the long horned cattle from the highlands to markets on the coast. Cattle are currency in Madagascar, they can even be seen on the bank notes. These young men hope to earn…
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