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The Ant
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This year I received quite an unusual Christmas card from Myrna & Gene, who IÂ’d met whilst sailing aboard the Soren Larssen in the Pacific Ocean – they related some of their latest adventures and I thought I share some of them with you, as thereÂ’s plenty of travel related detail in what they had…
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The Beetle
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Write for the Globetrotters monthly e-newsletter
If you enjoy writing, enjoy travelling, why not write for the free monthly Globetrotters e-newsletter! The Beetle would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints and tips, or your hometown or somewhere of special interest to you. Over 14,000 people currently subscribe to the Globetrotter e-news in over 150 countries…
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The Beetle
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Review of The London Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show January 2007 by Globetrotter Roving Reporter Tony Annis
New regime, new management, new ideas! Only taking over the show from last November, so how did it work out? Did they rejuvenate it or did they blow it? The Photographic competition exhibition was gone, bad news – good news the sound system was much improved in all the talk areas. Travel lecture open theatres,…
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The Beetle
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
Mac is still not very well but is still e-mailing strong. In this month’s Globetrotter e-newsletter, he writes about American Samoa, his friend Frank adds some of his reminiscences about British Samoa and other random thoughts on travels that we love to hear about. Sending picture postcards to self. For a while when travelling overseas…
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The Beetle
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world. July’s London meeting took place on the other side of Covent Garden at The Concert Artists Association, due to the building work at our usual Church of Scotland venue. The September meeting will also take place there, as the building work continues. The meeting was an opportunity…
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The Beetle
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Long Serving Globetrotters Awards by Francesca Jaggs
While thinking of ways to celebrate Globetrotters’ Club’s 60th anniversary we came up with the idea of awarding people who have been members for 30 years or more, with a certificate. Our President, Janet Street-Porter has signed 17 certificates. Using my own membership of exactly 30 years I was able to use my membership number…
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The Beetle
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An Appeal for Help in Rwanda by Michael Rakower
Here is an appeal by Michael on behalf of the American Friends for the Kigali Public Library (the AFKPL) for help creating Rwanda’s first public library. Michael is a regular contributor to the Globetrotters e-newsletter. My wife and I recently returned to the United States from a one-year journey through Africa. During the last three…
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The Beetle
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Travel Reminiscences by Stanley Mataichi Sagara
My name is Stanley Mataichi Sagara. My Christian name was given to me by my first grade teacher who was probably from the Midwest and had never had an experience with Orientals. Apparently my Japanese name was too hard to remember for roll call so all the Japanese children in my class were given Christian…
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The Beetle
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The Secret Seaside of Sao Paulo by Tony Annis
We dragged ourselves ever upwards and onwards, I thought my get up and go, with the help of Guarana and good whisky was still going strong; but rather than over the hill – I was finding it difficult too even get up this hill! My friends and I were on a steep walk that was…
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The Beetle
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The Canadian Arctic by Robert, a former Chair of the Globetrotters Club
As I write this I am crossing the Mackenzie river on a ferry on the way to Inuvik, Northwest territories, several hundred miles north of the arctic circle and as far as the road goes north in Canada. It’s about 12:30 am and the light still shines bright here. Twilight is my favourite time of…
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